RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
201 W. North River Drive, Suite 100
Spokane, Washington 99201
November 16, 2016
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Red Lion Hotels Corporation |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
| Filed July 29, 2016 (File No. 333-212790), as amended |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Red Lion Hotels Corporation hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the Securities and Exchange Commission accelerate the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) to Friday, November 18, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. EST, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please notify Frank Woodruff of Riddell Williams, P.S., counsel to the undersigned, at (206) 389-1519 as soon as possible as to the time the Registration Statement has been declared effective pursuant to this acceleration request.
RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas L. McKeirnan | |
| Thomas L. McKeirnan | ||
| Executive Vice President, | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
| cc: | Frank Woodruff |
