POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Gregory R. Moxley, D. Mark
McMillan, David P. Glatz, and Stacie L. Herron, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:
1 execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Extended Stay America, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
2 do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute
any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
3 take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be
in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.
  The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of May, 2003.

/s/ H. Wayne Huizenga

Print Name:  H. Wayne Huizenga











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