SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
                    Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



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                        SUBURBAN LODGES OF AMERICA, INC.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


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The  following  letter may be used from time to time by the  registrant's  proxy
solicitor in connection  with the  registrant's  solicitation of proxies for its
annual meeting.

                             D. F. King & Co., INc.
                                77 Water Street
                              New York, N.Y. 10005



Dear SUBURBAN LODGES OF AMERICA, INC. Stockholder:

         Thank you for  returning  your WHITE  proxy for the  Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders of Suburban Lodges of America,  Inc., ("Suburban Lodges") scheduled
to be held on May 17, 2001. We are assisting Suburban Lodges' board of directors
(the  "Board of  Directors")  with the  solicitation  of proxies  from  Suburban
Lodges' stockholders.

         To avoid the possibility of your vote being  challenged or disqualified
for the  reason(s)  indicated  below,  we ask that you  sign,  date and mail the
enclosed new WHITE proxy in the postage-paid  envelope provided.  As a reminder,
the Board of Directors  recommends a vote FOR nominees James R. Kuse and Michael
McGovern.

|_|  Your previous  proxy was unsigned or not legible.  (If signing as attorney,
     executor,  administrator,   corporate  officer,  authorized  officer  of  a
     partnership,  trustee or guardian,  please sign and give your full title as
     such.)

|_|  Your  previous  proxy  was  undated.  (Please date and sign to conform with
     the name shown on the proxy.)

|_|  Your previous proxy was not signed by all owners. (If shares are registered
     in the name of more than one person,  each person should sign the proxy. If
     a joint  tenant is deceased,  please  indicate  that you are the  surviving
     joint owner. If a tenant-in-common is deceased,  the proxy should be signed
     by the  executor or  administrator  of the deceased  tenant-in-common,  and
     proof of such person's status as executor or  administrator  should be sent
     with the proxy.)

|_|  Your  previous  proxy  omitted  your  title or  authority.  (If  signing as
     attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, authorized officer of
     a partnership, trustee or guardian, please sign and give your full title as
     such.)

|_|  Your  previous  proxy,  as marked,  did not  clearly  specify  your  voting
     instructions. (Please sign, date and clearly mark your proxy.)

|_|  Other _____________________________________________________________________

         The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday,  May 17, 2001.  Since time
is short,  we would  sincerely  appreciate  your  signing,  dating and  promptly
mailing the enclosed WHITE proxy card today.

         If you have any  questions  or need  assistance  in voting your shares,
please call us toll-free at 1-800-488-8035. Thank you for your cooperation.

                                                         Very truly yours,

                                                         D.F. KING & CO., INC.