AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         This Amendment No. 4 to Employment Agreement (this "Agreement") is made
and entered into as of the 1st day of November,  2000, by and between  Amerihost
Properties, Inc. (the "Company") and Michael P. Holtz ("Executive").


WITNESSETH:

      WHEREAS,  the Company and Executive  entered into that certain  Employment
Agreement (the  "Original  Employment  Agreement"),  dated April 7, 1995, by and
between  the  Company  and  Executive,   which  Original  Employment   Agreement
previously was amended by that certain  Amendment No. 1 to Employment  Agreement
(the  "First  Amendment)  dated as of  February 4, 1997 and again was amended by
that certain  Amendment No. 2 to Employment  Agreement  (the "Second  Amendment)
dated April 13, 1999 and again was amended by that  certain  Amendment  No. 3 to
the Employment  Agreement (the "Third Amendment") by and between the Company and
Executive  (the Original  Employment  Agreement and the First , Second and Third
Amendments, collectively, the "Employment Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS,  pursuant to the  Employment  Agreement,  Executive  is currently
employed by the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer; and

      WHEREAS,   the  Company  and  Executive  desire  to  continue  Executive's
employment  by the  Company  is such  positions,  pursuant  to the  terms of the
Employment Agreement, as modified hereby.

      NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and
agreements of the parties herein  contained,  the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

          o    Change of Control shall be defined as any simultaneous  change in
               the  Company's  Board of  Directors  such that a majority  of the
               Board is composed of members who were not members of the Board on
               the  date of this  Amendment  No.  4.  The  directors  as of this
               Amendment No. 4 are as follows:

                 o   Michael P. Holtz
                 o   Reno J. Bernardo
                 o   Russell J. Cerqua
                 o   Salomon J. Dayan
                 o   Jon K. Haahr
                 o   Thomas J. Romano






          o    Change of Control  shall also be defined as an event whereby over
               51% of the Company stock changes hands in a 90 day period.

Either of the above shall be considered to be a Change of Control.



      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.


EXECUTIVE                                  AMERIHOST PROPERTIES, INC.


/s/ Michael P. Holtz                        By: /s/ Salomon J. Dayan
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Michael P. Holtz                                Salomon J. Dayan
                                                Chairman
                                                Compensation Committee