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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



                          CONSENT OF SALOMON J. DAYAN



         I, Salomon J. Dayan, hereby consent to my being named, and to the
disclosure of certain information regarding myself, in the Registration
Statement (Form S-2) and related Prospectus of Amerihost Properties, Inc. for
the registration of up to 3,450,000 shares of its common stock.





Evanston, Illinois

                                        /s/ SALOMON J. DAYAN
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                                        Salomon J. Dayan