Exhibit (a)(5)





                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP announces an extension of the tender offer for
CRI HOTEL INCOME PARTNERS, LP

Moraga, Calif. (Market Wire)--May 4, 2007--Affiliates of MacKenzie Patterson
Fuller, LP identified in the Offer to Purchase (the "Purchasers") have extended
the expiration date with respect to their tender offer for units of limited
partnership interests (the "Units") in CRI HOTEL INCOME PARTNERS, LP (the
"Partnership"), through May 25, 2007.

As of the date hereof, a total of 12,420 Units have been tendered by Unitholders
and not withdrawn. No other Units have been tendered to date.

Unitholders should read the Offer to Purchase and the related materials
carefully because they contain important information. Unitholders will be able
to obtain a free copy of the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, the Offer to
Purchase, the Supplemental Letter to Unitholders, the Letter of Transmittal, and
other documents that the company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission at the commission's website at www.sec.gov. Unitholders also may
obtain a copy of these documents, without charge, from our website at
www.mpfi.com (click on MPF Tenders), or by calling toll free at 800-854-8357.

Contact: Christine Simpson, 800-854-8357 x. 224
MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
1640 School Street, Suite 100
Moraga, California 94556