Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

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1.  NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

As of January 31, 2014, InnSuites Hospitality Trust (the “Trust”, “we” or “our”) owns interests in 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.”

Full service hotels often contain upscale full-service facilities with a large volume of full service accommodations, on-site full service restaurant(s), and a variety of on-site amenities such as swimming pools, a health club, children’s activities, ballrooms and on-site conference facilities. Moderate or limited service hotels are small to medium-sized hotel establishments that offer a limited amount of on-site amenities. Most moderate or limited service establishments may still offer full service accommodations but lack leisure amenities such as an on-site restaurant or a swimming pool. We consider one of our Tucson, Arizona hotels and our hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico a moderate or limited service establishment. All of our other properties are full service hotels.

The Trust is the sole general partner of RRF Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and owned 72.04% interest in the Partnership as of January 31, 2014 and 2013. The Trust’s weighted average ownership for the years ended January 31, 2014 and 2013 was 72.04%. As of January 31, 2014, the Partnership owned 100% of one InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona, owned a 51.00% interest in another InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson, Arizona, and together with the Trust controlled 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 50.85% interest in an InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Under certain management agreements, InnSuites Hotels, our subsidiary, manages the Hotels’ daily operations.  The Trust also provides the use of the “InnSuites” trademark to the Hotels through wholly-owned InnSuites Hotels.  All such expenses and reimbursements between the Trust, InnSuites Hotels and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation.

InnDependent Boutique Collection (IBC Hotels), a wholly owned subsidiary of InnSuites Hospitality Trust, has approximately 3,100 properties. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 IBC Hotels formed a marketing alliance with the Independent Lodging Industry Association (ILIA). Revenues and expenses of IBC Hotels are not significant and not separately recorded.

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.  On January 31, 2014 and 2013, 286,034 Class A Partnership units were issued and outstanding, representing 2.17% of the total Partnership units.  Additionally, as of both January 31, 2014 and 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 January 31, 2014, the limited partners in the Partnership would receive 3,693,972 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust.  As of January 31, 2014 and 2013, the Trust owns 9,517,545 general partner units in the Partnership, representing 72.04% of the total Partnership units.

LIQUIDITY

Our principal source of cash to meet our cash requirements, including distributions to our shareholders, is our share of the Partnership’s cash flow, quarterly distributions from the Albuquerque, New Mexico property, and through the Partnership and our direct ownership of the Yuma, Arizona property.  The Partnership’s principal source of revenue is hotel operations for the one hotel property it owns and quarterly distributions from the Tucson, Arizona and Ontario, California properties.  Our liquidity, including our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, will depend upon our ability and the Partnership’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow from hotel operations.

Hotel operations are significantly affected by occupancy and room rates at the Hotels. We anticipate occupancy and ADR will be improved in the coming year, capital improvements are expected to be similar from the prior year. As of January 31, 2014, the Trust had $583,000 drawn on our $600,000 line of credit. Our credit line matures on June 23, 2014 and we are currently in discussions with the bank and anticipate a renewal of at least an additional year on this line of credit. As of April 18, 2014, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $600,000.

With the expected continued availability of the $600,000 bank line of credit which management expects to timely renew, the refinance or extension of two of our mortgage note payables which management expects to occur, management believes that it will have enough cash on hand to meet all of our financial obligations as they become due. Management is actively discussing with the bank an extension of the line of credit. In addition, our management is analyzing other strategic options available to us, including the refinancing of another property or raising additional funds through additional non-controlling interest sales.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in raising additional or replacement funds, or that these funds may be obtainable on terms that are favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional or replacement funds, we may be required to sell certain of our assets to meet our liquidity needs, which may not be on terms that are favorable.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

As sole general partner of the Partnership, the Trust exercises unilateral control over the Partnership, and the Trust owns all of the issued and outstanding classes of shares of InnSuites Hotels. Therefore, the financial statements of the Partnership and InnSuites Hotels are consolidated with the Trust, and all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

SEASONALITY OF THE HOTEL BUSINESS

The Hotels’ operations historically have been somewhat seasonal.  The three southern Arizona hotels experience their highest occupancy in the first fiscal quarter and, to a lesser extent, the fourth fiscal quarter.  The second fiscal quarter tends to be the lowest occupancy period at those three southern Arizona hotels.  This seasonality pattern can be expected to cause fluctuations in the Trust’s quarterly revenues.  The two hotels located in California and New Mexico historically experience their most profitable periods during the second and third fiscal quarters (the summer season), providing some balance to the general seasonality of the Trust’s hotel business.

The seasonal nature of the Trust’s business increases its vulnerability to risks such as labor force shortages and cash flow issues.  Further, if an adverse event such as an actual or threatened terrorist attack, international conflict, data breach, regional economic downturn or poor weather conditions should occur during the first or fourth fiscal quarters, the adverse impact to the Trust’s revenues could likely be greater as a result of its southern Arizona seasonal business.