EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY I, Edwin B. Borden, a resident of Wayne County, North Carolina, of legal age and legally competent for all purposes, do hereby grant this Power of Attorney to Robert W. Winston, III, Chief Executive Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "Company") and James D. Rosenberg, President of the Company, who are of legal age and who are legally competent for all purposes, and with full power of substitution so that they, or either of them, may perform any and all acts and things which said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I expressly authorize the said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to execute and deliver to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate entities on my behalf an Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, including specifically, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign for me in my name in the capacity indicated on the Annual Report and any and all amendments thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of January, 2002. /s/ Edwin B. Borden [SEAL] ------------------------------------ Edwin B. Borden POWER OF ATTORNEY I, Richard L. Daugherty, a resident of Wake County, North Carolina, of legal age and legally competent for all purposes, do hereby grant this Power of Attorney to Robert W. Winston, III, Chief Executive Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "Company") and James D. Rosenberg, President of the Company, who are of legal age and who are legally competent for all purposes, and with full power of substitution so that they, or either of them, may perform any and all acts and things which said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I expressly authorize the said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to execute and deliver to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate entities on my behalf an Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, including specifically, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign for me in my name in the capacity indicated on the Annual Report and any and all amendments thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 18th day of January, 2002. /s/ Richard L. Daugherty [SEAL] ------------------------------------ Richard L. Daugherty POWER OF ATTORNEY I, Thomas F. Darden, II, a resident of Wake County, North Carolina, of legal age and legally competent for all purposes, do hereby grant this Power of Attorney to Robert W. Winston, III, Chief Executive Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "Company") and James D. Rosenberg, President of the Company, who are of legal age and who are legally competent for all purposes, and with full power of substitution so that they, or either of them, may perform any and all acts and things which said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I expressly authorize the said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to execute and deliver to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate entities on my behalf an Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, including specifically, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign for me in my name in the capacity indicated on the Annual Report and any and all amendments thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of January, 2002. /s/ Thomas F. Darden [SEAL] ------------------------------------ Thomas F. Darden, II POWER OF ATTORNEY I, David C. Sullivan, a resident of Shelby County, Tennessee, of legal age and legally competent for all purposes, do hereby grant this Power of Attorney to Robert W. Winston, III, Chief Executive Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "Company") and James D. Rosenberg, President of the Company, who are of legal age and who are legally competent for all purposes, and with full power of substitution so that they, or either of them, may perform any and all acts and things which said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I expressly authorize the said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to execute and deliver to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate entities on my behalf an Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, including specifically, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign for me in my name in the capacity indicated on the Annual Report and any and all amendments thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of January, 2002. /s/ David C. Sullivan [SEAL] ------------------------------------ David C. Sullivan POWER OF ATTORNEY I, Charles M. Winston, a resident of Wake County, North Carolina, of legal age and legally competent for all purposes, do hereby grant this Power of Attorney to Robert W. Winston, III, Chief Executive Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "Company") and James D. Rosenberg, President of the Company, who are of legal age and who are legally competent for all purposes, and with full power of substitution so that they, or either of them, may perform any and all acts and things which said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I expressly authorize the said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to execute and deliver to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate entities on my behalf an Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, including specifically, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign for me in my name in the capacity indicated on the Annual Report and any and all amendments thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 17th day of January, 2002. /s/ Charles M. Winston [SEAL] ------------------------------------ Charles M. Winston POWER OF ATTORNEY I, James H. Winston, a resident of Duval County, Florida, of legal age and legally competent for all purposes, do hereby grant this Power of Attorney to Robert W. Winston, III, Chief Executive Officer of Winston Hotels, Inc. (the "Company") and James D. Rosenberg, President of the Company, who are of legal age and who are legally competent for all purposes, and with full power of substitution so that they, or either of them, may perform any and all acts and things which said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I expressly authorize the said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to execute and deliver to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate entities on my behalf an Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, including specifically, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign for me in my name in the capacity indicated on the Annual Report and any and all amendments thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of January, 2002. /s/ James H. Winston [SEAL] ------------------------------------ James H. Winston