Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

As of April 30, 2013, InnSuites Hospitality Trust (the “Trust”, “we” or “our”) owns directly and through a partnership interest, five hotels with an aggregate of 843 suites in Arizona, southern California and New Mexico (the “Hotels”).  The Hotels operate under the trade name “InnSuites Hotels.”

The Trust is the sole general partner of RRF Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and owned 72.04% of the Partnership as of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013.  The Trust’s weighted average ownership for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 was 72.04% and 72.03%, respectively.  As of April 30, 2013, the Partnership owned 100% of one InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona and together with the Trust owned a 58.11% interest in another InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona and a 61.60% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Ontario, California.  The Trust owns and operates a Yuma, Arizona hotel property directly, which it acquired from the Partnership on January 31, 2005, and owns a direct 50.63% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Trust directly manages the Hotels through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels.  Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels manages the daily operations of the Hotels and  three hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth.  All Trust managed Hotel expenses, revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation.  The management fees for the Hotels are set at 2.5% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel. The management fees for the three hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth were set at 2.5% of room revenue and an annual accounting fee of $27,000, payable $1,000 per month with an additional payment of $15,000 due at year-end for annual accounting closing activities.  The additional year-end annual accounting closing fee of $15,000 was discontinued with no material effect on the financial operating results of the Trust at the end of fiscal year 2013. These agreements have no expiration date and may be cancelled by either party with 90-days written notice or 30-days written notice in the event the property changes ownership.

The Trust also provides the use of the “InnSuites” trademark to the Hotels and the three hotels owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth through the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels.  All such fees among InnSuites Hotels, the Trust and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation.   From January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, the fees received by InnSuites Hotels were equal to $10 per month per room for the first 100 rooms, and $2 per month per room for the number of rooms exceeding 100. As of January 1, 2013, these fees were discontinued.

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

The Partnership Agreement of the Partnership provides for the issuance of two classes of Limited Partnership units, Class A and Class B.  Class A and Class B Partnership units are identical in all respects, except that each Class A Partnership unit is convertible into one newly-issued Share of Beneficial Interest of the Trust at any time at the option of the particular limited partner.  The Class B Partnership units may only become convertible, each into one newly-issued Share of Beneficial Interest of the Trust, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion.  As of April 30 and January 31, 2013, 286,034 Class A Partnership units were issued and outstanding representing 2.17% of the total Partnership units.  Additionally, as of April 30 and January 31, 2013, 3,407,938 Class B Partnership units were outstanding to James Wirth, the Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Wirth’s affiliates. If all of the Class A and B Partnership units were converted on April 30, 2013, the limited partners in the Partnership would receive 3,693,972 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust.  As of April 30 and January 31, 2013, the Trust owns 9,517,545 general partner units in the Partnership, representing 72.04% of the total Partnership units. The Trust purchased 7,631 Partnership units during the quarter ended April 30, 2013 at an average price of $2.10 per unit.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The financial statements of the Partnership, InnSuites Hotels and Yuma Hospitality LP, are consolidated with the Trust, and all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended April 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending January 31, 2014. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended January 31, 2013.