Exhibit (a)(3)



April 3, 2007

TO:                BAC HOLDERS OF CRI HOTEL INCOME PARTNERS, LP

SUBJECT:           OFFER TO PURCHASE BACS

Dear BAC Holder:

As  described  in  the  enclosed  Offer  to  Purchase  and  related  Letters  of
Transmittal   (the  "Offer")  the   Purchasers   named  in  the  attached  Offer
(collectively  the  "Purchasers")  are  offering to purchase all BACs of limited
partnership  interest  (the  "BACs")  in CRI  HOTEL  INCOME  PARTNERS,  LP  (the
"Partnership") at a purchase price equal to:

                                 $12.50 per BAC

The Offer will provide you with an  opportunity  to liquidate  all, or a portion
of,  your  investment  in CRI  HOTEL  INCOME  PARTNERS,  LP  without  the  usual
transaction  costs  associated  with market sales or partnership  transfer fees.
Reasons you may wish to sell your BACs include:

      o     HIGHEST  OFFER  PRICE YET.  This  Offer is 25% higher  than our last
            offer and the highest offer price of which we are aware.

      o     UNCERTAINTY  OF  PARTNERSHIP  TERMINATION  PRIOR TO 2016.  Our offer
            provides you with the opportunity to receive a guaranteed  amount of
            money in a specified  time period.  According  to the  Partnership's
            most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K,  "The General Partner is not
            currently  soliciting  sale offers" and that the  Partnership  "will
            continue  until  December 31,  2016,  unless  dissolved  earlier..."
            (emphasis added).  Therefore,  investors may not see liquidity until
            2016.

      o     LACK OF DISTRIBUTIONS  AND ILLIQUIDITY.  No distributions  have been
            paid to BAC  holders  since  the  second  quarter  of 2006,  and the
            Partnership has paid  distributions in only two quarters in the past
            4 years.  The relative  illiquidity  of the BACs  resulting from the
            absence of a formal trading market makes the BACs difficult to sell.

      o     NO FUTURE  IRS FILING  REQUIREMENTS.  The tax year in which you sell
            your BACs will be the final year for which you will be  obligated to
            file a K-1 for the  Partnership  with  your  tax  return.  This  may
            represent a reduction in costs  associated  with filing  complicated
            tax  returns.  Your  decision  to sell may have other  favorable  or
            unfavorable tax  consequences  and potential  sellers should consult
            their individual tax advisers.

      o     ELIMINATION  OF RETIREMENT  ACCOUNT FEES. If you sell your BACs, you
            may avoid  incurring fees for having this  investment in your IRA or
            retirement   account.   Because  many   custodians   have   transfer
            restrictions  against limited partnership units or charge additional
            fees for holding this type of asset,  many  investors are faced with
            the task of searching  for a way to avoid these fees.  Once our cash
            payment is sent directly to your retirement account, you are free to
            consolidate  your  retirement  accounts or  transfer  the funds to a
            custodian that offers lower fees.

After  carefully  reading the enclosed  Offer, if you elect to tender your BACs,
mail (using the  enclosed  pre-addressed,  postage  paid  envelope) or fax (then
mail) a duly completed and executed copy of the Letter of  Transmittal  (printed
on green paper) and change of address forms, and any other documents required by
the Letter of Transmittal, to the Depositary for the Offer at:

                         MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
                               1640 School Street
                            Moraga, California 94556
                            Facsimile: (925) 631-9119

If you have any  questions or need  assistance,  please call the  Depositary  at
800-854-8357.

This Offer expires (unless extended) May 4, 2007.