NORFOLK, NE--(Marketwire - Dec 21, 2012) - Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ SPPR ]), a real estate investment trust (REIT) which currently owns 91 hotels in 22 states, today announced that the record date is January 1, 2013 for the regular monthly cash dividend of $0.066667 per share of Series A Preferred Stock on January 31, 2013.

About Supertel Hospitality, Inc.

Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (SPPR) is a self-administered real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership of select-service hotels. The company currently owns 91 hotels comprising 8,105 rooms in 22 states. Supertel's hotels are franchised by a number of the industry's most well-regarded brand families, including Hilton, Choice and Wyndham. For more information or to make a hotel reservation, visit [ www.supertelinc.com ].

Certain matters within this press release are discussed using forward-looking language as specified in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statement. These risks are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.