FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                           Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
(to Prospectus dated March 3, 1998)                   Registration No. 333-46357



                                  44,000 SHARES



                                [GRAPHIC OMITTED]



                                 FELCOR LODGING
                               TRUST INCORPORATED
                                  Common Stock
                                 $.01 par value

                          -----------------------------


         This prospectus  supplement  supplements the prospectus  dated March 3,
1998.  It relates to 44,000  shares of our common  stock that we are offering to
sell from time to time to holders of certain  options that expire July 31, 2009.
We intend  to issue  these  options  to 11 key  employees  of  Bristol  Hotels &
Resorts.  As of  September  30,  1999,  Bristol  leased and  operated 100 of our
hotels.

         Our  common  stock is traded on the New York Stock  Exchange  under the
symbol "FCH".  On January 7, 2000, the closing price for our common stock on the
New York Stock Exchange was $17.9375.

         The prospectus,  together with this prospectus supplement,  constitutes
the  prospectus  required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the  Securities Act
with respect to offers and sales of the shares of common stock.

         YOU SHOULD READ THE PROSPECTUS AND THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU INVEST, INCLUDING THE RISK FACTORS WHICH BEGIN ON PAGE 5 OF THE
PROSPECTUS.


     NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
   COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF
    THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
                       THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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                                        Price to               Underwriting Discounts            Proceeds to the
                                       Public (1)                  and Commissions                 Company (2)
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Per Share                                $19.50                           0                          $19.50
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<FN>
(1)      Represents option exercise price per share of common stock.
(2)      Before deducting expenses of this offering, all of which are payable by us, estimated at $15,000.
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           THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS JANUARY 11, 2000.


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                      THE OFFERING AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         In July 1999,  our Board of  Directors  determined  to give  options to
purchase our common stock to 11 employees of Bristol.  As of September 30, 1999,
Bristol leased and operated 100 of our hotels.  Each of these employees is a key
employee of Bristol,  with significant  responsibility  for the operation of our
hotels  leased by Bristol.  We are receiving no  consideration  for the grant of
these options.

         This  offering will commence when the options are issued to the Bristol
employees and will continue  until the earlier of the  expiration of the options
or the full exercise of all of the options.  We have not engaged any underwriter
or other person for the purpose of selling shares in this offering. No person is
receiving any special  remuneration or  compensation  for effecting any sales in
this offering.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The amount of proceeds  received by us from  exercise of the options by
the  option  holders  will  depend  on when  and how  much  of the  options  are
exercised. We expect that the net proceeds from the sale of common stock will be
added to our general corporate funds and used for general corporate purposes.

                             DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS

GENERAL

         The options  issued to Bristol  employees  will be evidenced by written
non-transferable  option  agreements.  The options  will expire  after 5:00 p.m.
Dallas, Texas time on July 31, 2009. The holders of the options will be entitled
to purchase in the aggregate  44,000 shares of our common stock. The text of the
form of each option can be found in Appendix A.

REASON FOR ISSUANCE

         As of  September  30,  1999,  Bristol  leased and  operated  100 of our
hotels.  In July 1999,  our Board of  Directors  determined  to give  options to
purchase our common stock to 11 employees of Bristol. Each of these employees is
a key employee of Bristol, with significant  responsibility for the operation of
our hotels leased by Bristol. Although we are receiving no consideration for the
grant of these  options,  our Board  expects  that  these  options  may  provide
additional   incentives  to  the  Bristol  employees  to  improve  the  business
performance of our hotels leased and operated by Bristol.

OPTION PRICE AND EXERCISE

         The  exercise  price of each  option is $19.50  per share of our common
stock, subject to adjustment. To exercise an option, the holder must pay in full
for the shares of our common  stock  being  purchased  in cash,  by check,  with
shares of our common stock (to be valued at the fair market value on the date of
exercise) or by a combination of these methods of payment.  Any shares delivered
in payment must have been  beneficially  owned by the holder of the option for a
period of not less than six months prior to the date of exercise.

         If Bristol or we are required to withhold taxes in connection  with any
exercise of an option,  prior to our issuing any shares,  the exercising  holder
must  pay  the  tax or  make  provisions  for  the  payment  of  the  tax to the
satisfaction of Bristol or us.

VESTING

         The options become exercisable over a period of five years at a rate of
20% per year. Continuous employment with Bristol or any of its subsidiaries will
satisfy the vesting requirements under the options.


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TERMINATION

         An option will  terminate 30 days after the holder of the option ceases
to be an employee of Bristol or any of its subsidiaries for any reason,  with or
without  cause.  The options also terminate at 5:00 p.m.  Dallas,  Texas time on
July 31, 2009.

ADJUSTMENTS UPON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS OR EVENTS

         The options  provide that our board of  directors  or the  compensation
committee of our board may adjust the number of shares of common  stock  covered
by the options, the exercise price of the options and the kind of shares covered
by the options.  The adjustment must be in good faith determined to be equitably
required to prevent any dilution or  expansion of the holder's  rights under the
options. An adjustment may be made as a result of:

          o    Any stock  dividend,  common stock split,  combination of shares,
               recapitalization or other change in our capital structure.

          o    Any merger, consolidation, separation, reorganization, or partial
               or complete liquidation.

          o    Other  distribution  of assets or  issuance  of warrants or other
               rights to purchase securities or any other corporate  transaction
               or similar event.

We will provide a written notice to the holders  describing any  adjustments and
the reasons for them.

NON-ASSIGNABILITY

         The options provide that they are not  transferable  other than by will
or by the laws of descent or distribution. During the lifetime of a holder of an
option,  the  option  is  exercisable  only by the  holder  or his or her  legal
representative if the holder is incapacitated.

AMENDMENT OF THE OPTIONS

         A  modification  or waiver of any term,  condition  or  provision of an
option is effective only if made in writing and executed with the same formality
as the option agreement representing the option.

COVENANTS OF FELCOR

         In the  option  agreements,  we agree that we will  reserve  sufficient
shares of common stock for issuance on exercise of the options. We also agree to
increase the  authorized  amount of capital stock if  sufficient  shares are not
available  to permit  the  exercise  of all the  options  then  outstanding.  We
covenant  that all the shares  that are issued  upon the  exercise of any option
will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
all liens and charges.

         We will deliver a replacement option if a holder's option is mutilated,
defaced,  destroyed,  lost or stolen.  To obtain a replacement  option, a holder
must  provide  satisfactory  evidence  to  us  of  the  mutilation,  defacement,
destruction, loss or theft of the option. We may require the holder to indemnify
us and pay our  expenses in  connection  with the  delivery  of the  replacement
option.

SECURITIES LAW ASPECTS

         We will make  reasonable  efforts to comply  with all federal and state
securities  laws.  However,  an option will not be  exercisable  if its exercise
would result in a violation of  securities  laws.  We may require an  exercising
holder to  provide  written  assurances  satisfactory  to us that the  holder is
acquiring  shares for his own  account for  investment  and not with any present
intent of reselling the shares,  and as to other matters as we deem necessary or
appropriate.  We may not permit the exercise of an option if a required listing,
registration,  qualification,  consent  or  approval  has not been  obtained  on
conditions  acceptable to our counsel.  If necessary  for an exemption  from the
"short swing" sale

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rules of Section 16(b) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  we
may  require six months to elapse from date of grant of an option to the date of
disposition of any shares acquired upon its exercise.

MISCELLANEOUS

         No option  interferes  or  limits  in any way the right of the  current
employer of the option holder to terminate the holder's  employment and does not
confer any continued  employment  right on the holder.  A holder of an option is
not a stockholder until a certificate representing purchased shares is issued to
the holder. No fractional shares will be issued upon the exercise of an option.

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

         The following summary of certain federal income tax consequences of the
holding or  exercise  of the options is based on the  Internal  Revenue  Code of
1986, as amended to date,  applicable  proposed and final Treasury  Regulations,
judicial  authority  and  current  administrative  rulings and  practice.  These
authorities are subject to change. This summary does not attempt to describe all
of the possible tax consequences  that could result from the holding or exercise
of an option or common  stock  purchased  under an option.  This  summary is for
general   information   only  and  does  not  address  the  federal  income  tax
consequences  that may be relevant to particular  shareholders in light of their
personal circumstances or to certain types of shareholders who may be subject to
special  treatment  under the federal income tax laws. This discussion also does
not address any tax consequences under state, local, or foreign laws.

         The options are intended to be nonqualified  stock options.  The holder
of an option will realize no taxable  income at the time of the option's  grant.
This  conclusion  assumes the option,  at the time of its grant,  has no readily
ascertainable  fair  market  value.  Ordinary  income  will be  realized  when a
nonqualified stock option is exercised.  The amount of the income will equal the
excess of the fair market value on the exercise date of the shares issued to the
holder over the exercise price.  The holder's holding period with respect to the
purchased shares will begin on the date of exercise.

         The tax basis of purchased  shares equals the sum of the exercise price
of the option and the amount  included in income upon its exercise.  Any gain or
loss on a subsequent sale of the shares will be either a long-term or short-term
capital gain or loss,  depending on the holder's  holding  period for the shares
being sold. Generally,  if the shares are held for more than 12 months after the
date of exercise, the holder will be taxed at a maximum 20% tax rate.

         It is not clear  whether  and to what  extent we will be  entitled to a
deduction  for federal  income tax  purposes  as a result of the  exercise of an
option.

         BECAUSE THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO A HOLDER MAY VARY DEPENDING UPON HIS OR
HER INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT HIS OR HER PERSONAL TAX
ADVISOR AS TO THEIR  PARTICULAR  FEDERAL INCOME TAX  CONSEQUENCES  AND AS TO THE
APPLICABILITY  OF ANY STATE,  LOCAL, OR FOREIGN TAX LAWS,  CHANGES IN APPLICABLE
TAX LAWS AND ANY PENDING OR PROPOSED LEGISLATION.

                               RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

FINANCIAL

         During the first nine months of 1999, we achieved:

          o    revenues  of  $386.2  million,  compared  to  revenues  of $233.5
               million in the first nine months of 1998;

          o    FFO of $223.1 million, as compared to $155.2 million for the same
               period of 1998; and

          o    EBITDA of $329.2 million, as compared to EBITDA of $212.4 million
               for the same period of 1998.


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ACTIVITIES

         Since September 30, 1999, we:

          o    completed the renovation and  development of 12 hotels at a total
               project cost of $276 million,  and are  continuing the renovation
               and redevelopment of 25 additional hotels;

          o    acquired a 50% joint  venture  interest in the 437-room  Sheraton
               Premier Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia;

          o    repurchased approximately 5.8 million shares of our common stock,
               for approximately $98.4 million, under a share repurchase program
               initially capped at $100 million and subsequently  expanded to an
               aggregate maximum of $300 million; and

          o    received  a term  sheet from a  nationally  recognized  financial
               institution  for a loan of $170 million to be secured by eight of
               our hotels.

NEW LAW

         On December 17, 1999,  the  provisions  of the REIT  Modernization  Act
became law. These provisions,  among other things,  will reduce the distribution
requirement  for REITs  from 95% of  taxable  income to 90% of  taxable  income,
effective January 1, 2001.

         In addition,  these  provisions  will allow  REITs,  subject to certain
limitations,  to own  (directly  or  indirectly)  up to 100% of the  stock  of a
taxable  REIT  subsidiary  ("TRS")  that can  engage  in  businesses  previously
prohibited to a REIT. In particular, these provisions will permit hotel REITs to
own a TRS that can lease hotels from the REIT,  rather than requiring the lessee
to be a separate,  unaffiliated party. Hotels leased to a TRS will still have to
be managed,  however, by an unaffiliated third party. The provisions are complex
and impose several  conditions on the use of TRSs,  generally to assure that the
TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate  taxation.  Further, no more
than 20% of a REIT's  assets may  consist of  non-qualifying  assets,  including
securities of TRSs and other taxable subsidiaries. These provisions also go into
effect on January 1, 2001.  However,  a taxable  subsidiary in existence on July
12,  1999,  such  as  Kingston  Plantation  Development  Corp.  ("Kingston"),  a
corporation of which our subsidiary,  FelCor Lodging Limited  Partnership,  owns
100%  of the  nonvoting  stock,  representing  97% of the  value  of  Kingston's
outstanding  stock,  will be grandfathered  unless and until (1) it engages in a
new line of business or acquires a substantial new asset or (2) the related REIT
acquires  additional  stock in the taxable  subsidiary.  Such  existing  taxable
subsidiaries  can be converted  into TRSs on a tax-free basis at any time before
January 1, 2004. As a result of these provisions,  we will be able to form a TRS
to serve as the lessee for any hotels we acquire after the effective  date.  Any
"profit" from leases held by the TRS, after payment of the applicable  corporate
tax,  will be  available  for  distribution  to the REIT.  We may also  consider
forming a TRS to acquire all or a portion of our existing hotel leases. However,
numerous issues and potential conflicts of interest would need to be resolved to
do so, and there can be no assurance that we will ultimately  acquire any of our
existing leases through a TRS.

NEW RISK FACTOR

         While we expect our  positive  historical  relationship  with Promus to
continue,  the recent  merger of Promus Hotel  Corporation  into a subsidiary of
Hilton Hotels  Corporation gives rise to a number of  uncertainties.  Changes in
brand  standards or operating  methods or personnel could result in increases in
required  capital  expenditures,   reduced  hotel  revenues,  or  other  adverse
consequences which cannot now be identified.



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                                                                      APPENDIX A
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                                 FORM OF OPTION

THIS OPTION MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED,  SOLD,  TRANSFERRED,  PLEDGED,  HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED OR DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER.

                                 NONTRANSFERABLE
                            OPTION TO PURCHASE SHARES
                               OF COMMON STOCK OF
                        FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED


                          Option to Purchase VOID AFTER
                                    5:00 P.M.
                                  July 31, 2009

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  FELCOR LODGING TRUST  INCORPORATED,  a corporation
organized under the laws of Maryland (the  "Company"),  promises to issue in the
name of, and sell and deliver to _____________________________ (the "Holder"), a
certificate  or  certificates  for  an  aggregate  of up to  ___________  shares
("Shares")  of common stock of the Company  ("Common  Stock") par value $.01 per
share, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., Dallas,  Texas time on July 31, 2009 (the
"Expiration Date"), upon payment therefor of $19.50 per Share in lawful funds of
the United  States of America,  such amount (the "Basic  Exercise  Price") being
subject to adjustment in the  circumstances  set forth herein.  This  applicable
Basic Exercise  Price,  until such adjustment is made and thereafter as adjusted
from time to time, is called the "Exercise Price".

1.       Exercise of Option.

                  a. To the extent exercisable, this Option shall be exercisable
         in whole or in part,  by  surrender  of this  Option,  with the form of
         exercise notice on the last page hereof duly executed by the Holder, to
         the Company  accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price of $19.50 per
         Share, subject to adjustment as noted herein.

                  b. In case of the  exercise of this  Option in part only,  the
         Company  will  deliver  to the Holder a new Option of like tenor in the
         name of the  Holder  evidencing  the right to  purchase  the  number of
         Shares as to which this Option has not been exercised.  This Option, at
         any time prior to the exercise hereof,  upon presentation and surrender
         to the Company may be  exchanged,  along or with other  Options of like
         tenor registered in the name of the same Holder,  for another Option or
         other Options of like tenor in the name of such Holder  exercisable for
         the  same  aggregate   number  of  Shares  as  the  Option  or  Options
         surrendered.

                  c. This Option is not intended to qualify under any particular
         provision of the Internal Revenue Code.

                  d. The Company  will have no  obligation  to issue and deliver
         any Shares to Holder  unless and until Holder  complies  with  Holder's
         obligations,  if any, under this Option,  including without  limitation
         Sections 2 and 10.

2.       Payment of Exercise Price.   The Exercise Price  will be payable (i) in
         cash in the form of currency or  check or other cash equivalent accept-
         able to the  Company, (ii) by  actual or constructive  transfer  to the
         Company of nonforfeitable, nonrestricted Shares that have been owned by
         the Holder for  at least six  months prior to  the date of exercise, or
         (iii) by any combination of the  foregoing methods of payment.  Nonfor-
         feitable, nonrestricted  Shares that are  transferred by  the Holder in
         payment of all or any part of the Exercise Price shall be valued on the
         basis of their  fair market value  (as defined below)  on the  date  of
         exercise.  The requirement of payment in cash shall be deemed satisfied
         if the Holder  makes arrangements satisfactory  to  the Company  with a
         broker that is  a member of  the  National  Association  of  Securities
         Dealers, Inc. to sell a sufficient

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         number of Shares which are being purchased pursuant to the exercise, so
         that the net proceeds of the sale  transaction  will at least equal the
         amount of the aggregate Exercise Price and pursuant to which the broker
         undertakes  to  deliver  to the  Company  the  amount of the  aggregate
         Exercise  Price not later  than the date on which the sale  transaction
         will settle in the ordinary  course of  business.  For purposes of this
         Agreement,  fair  market  value as of a given date means the greater of
         (A) the stated par value of the  Shares or (B) the  closing  sale price
         per share of the Shares as  reported on the  Composite  Tape of the New
         York Stock  Exchange  on such  date.  If there are no  transactions  in
         Shares on such date,  the fair  market  value  shall be  determined  as
         provided in the preceding sentence on the first preceding date on which
         there were transactions in Shares.

3.       Vesting of Option.  This Option shall only be exercisable for up to the
         percentage  of the  aggregate  number of shares  offered by this Option
         determined  by the  number of full  years of  employment  with  Bristol
         Hotels  &  Resorts,  a  Delaware  corporation  ("BHR")  or  any  of its
         subsidiaries  (together with BHR,  referred to as the "BHR Group") from
         July 30,  1999 to the date of such  exercise,  in  accordance  with the
         following schedule:

         Number of Full Years               Percentage of Shares Purchasable
         --------------------               --------------------------------

         Less than one                                                   0%
         One                                                            20%
         Two                                                            40%
         Three                                                          60%
         Four                                                           80%
         Five                                                          100%

4.       Termination  of Option.  This Option will terminate  automatically  and
         without further notice on the earliest of the following:

                  a.       Thirty (30) days following the effective date of
                           Holder's Termination of Service (as defined below);
                           or

                  b.       The Expiration Date.

         "Termination of Service" means the time at which Holder ceases to serve
         as an employee of any member of  the BHR Group for any reason,  with or
         without cause,  which includes  termination  by  resignation,  removal,
         death, disability, or retirement.

5.       Adjustments.  The  Board  of  Directors  of the Company, or the Compen-
         sation Committee  (the "Committee")  of the  Board of  Directors of the
         Company, may make  such adjustments in  the Exercise Price  and  in the
         number or kind  of shares of  stock or other  securities covered by the
         Option as the  Board of Directors  or the Committee  determines  to  be
         required to prevent any dilution  or expansion of the rights  of Holder
         under this Option that otherwise would result from (a) any stock divid-
         end, stock  split, combination  of shares,  recapitalization or similar
         change in the  capital structure of  the Company, (b)  any merger, con-
         solidation, separation,  reorganization or partial or complete liquida-
         tion of the  Company, (c) extraordinary  dividend  or  distribution  to
         holders of shares  of Common Stock,  or (d) other  transaction or event
         having an effect similar to any  of the foregoing.  Furthermore, in the
         event that any  transaction or event  described or referred  to  in the
         immediately preceding sentence  occurs, the Board  of Directors or  the
         Committee may provide  in substitution of  any or all  of  the Holder's
         rights under this Option such alternative consideration as the Board of
         Directors or the Committee may determine to be equitable under the cir-
         cumstances.

6.       Covenants of the Company.  The Company hereby covenants and agrees that
         prior to the expiration of this Option by exercise or by its terms:

                  a. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep  available,
         out of its authorized and unissued capital stock or its treasury stock,
         such number of shares of Common Stock as shall,  from time to time,  be
         sufficient  for  issuance  of the  Shares  upon such  exercise  of this
         Option.  The Company shall,  from time to time, in accordance  with the
         laws of the state of its incorporation,  increase the authorized amount
         of its

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         capital  stock,  if at any time the  number of  shares of Common  Stock
         remaining  unissued  and  unreserved  for other  purposes  shall not be
         sufficient to permit the exercise of all Options then  outstanding  and
         in effect.

                  b. The Company  covenants  and agrees that all Shares that may
         be issued upon the  exercise of the rights  represented  by this Option
         will, upon issuance,  be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
         and free from all liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

7.       Loss,  Theft,  Destruction  or  Mutilation.  In  case this Option shall
         become mutilated  or defaced  or be  destroyed,  lost  or  stolen,  the
         Company shall execute and deliver a new Option in exchange for and upon
         surrender and  cancellation of  such mutilated  or defaced Option or in
         lieu of  and substitution  of such Option so destroyed, lost or stolen,
         upon the Holder  of such Option  filing with the  Company such evidence
         satisfactory to it  that such Option  has been so  mutilated,  defaced,
         destroyed, lost or  stolen and of  the ownership thereof by the Holder;
         provided, however, that  the Company shall  be entitled, as a condition
         to the execution  and delivery of  such new Option, to demand indemnity
         satisfactory to it  and payment of  expenses and  charges  incurred  in
         connection with the  delivery  of  such  new  Option.  All  Options  so
         surrendered to the Company shall be canceled.

8.       Stockholder  Rights.  The  Holder  shall  not  have  any  rights  as  a
         stockholder  with respect to the Shares  subject to this Option until a
         certificate or certificates representing such Shares has been issued.

9.       Fractional   Shares.  No  fractional   Shares  or  scrip   representing
         fractional  shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of
         this Option.

10.      Withholding Taxes. If the Company and/or any member of the BHR Group is
         required  to  withhold  any  federal,  state,  local or foreign  tax in
         connection with any exercise of this Option or other event contemplated
         hereby,  the  Holder  will  pay  the tax or make  provisions  that  are
         satisfactory to the Company and/or such member of the BHR Group for the
         payment therefor.

11.      Mailing of Notices,  etc. All notices and other communications from the
         Company to the  Holder of this  Option  shall be mailed by  first-class
         registered  or  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested,   postage
         prepaid,  to the Holder, at the address set forth in the records of the
         Company,  or to such other address  furnished to the Company in writing
         from time to time by the Holder of this  Option.  All notices  from the
         Holder of this Option to the Company  shall be mailed to the Company at
         FelCor Lodging Trust  Incorporated,  545 East John  Carpenter  Freeway,
         Suite 1300, Irving, Texas 75062-3933, Attention: General Counsel.

12.      Compliance With Law. The Company will make reasonable efforts to comply
         with all  applicable  federal  and  state  securities  laws;  provided,
         however,  notwithstanding  any other  provision  of this  Option,  this
         Option will not be exercisable if the exercise  thereof would result in
         a violation of any such law.

13.      No Employment Rights.  Nothing contained in this Option shall interfere
         with or limit in any way the right of the Holder's  current employer to
         terminate Holder's employment,  nor confer upon the Holder any right to
         continue in the employment of Holder's current employer.

14.      Securities Law Matters.

                  a. The Company may require Holder, as a condition of receiving
         this Option or any Shares upon the  exercise  hereof,  to give  written
         assurances  in substance and form  satisfactory  to the Company and its
         counsel to the effect that such person is acquiring the Shares  subject
         to this  Option for his own  account  for  investment  and not with any
         present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same, and to
         such other effects as the Company  deems  necessary or  appropriate  in
         order to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.

                  b.  If at any  time  the  Company  shall  determine  that  the
         listing,  registration or  qualification  of the Shares subject to this
         Option upon any securities  exchange or under any state or federal law,
         or the consent or approval of any  governmental or regulatory  body, is
         necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the

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         issuance of Shares hereunder, this Option may not be exercised in whole
         or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or
         approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions  acceptable
         to such counsel.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company
         to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or qualification.

                  c. To the extent  necessary for the exercise of this Option or
         the sale of Shares purchased  hereunder to be exempt from Section 16(b)
         of the Exchange  Act, at least six months shall elapse from the date of
         grant of this Option to the date of disposition of the Shares  acquired
         upon exercise of this Option.

15.      Governing Law. This Option shall be governed by,  interpreted under and
         construed in all respects in  accordance  with the laws of the State of
         Texas, irrespective of the place of domicile or residence of any party.
         In the  event  of a  controversy  arising  out  of the  interpretation,
         construction,  performance or breach of this Option, the parties hereby
         agree and consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any State or Federal
         court of competent jurisdiction located in Dallas, Texas.

16.      Entire Agreement and  Modification.  The Company and the Holder of this
         Option hereby  represent and agree  that this Option is intended to and
         does, contain and embody all of the understandings and agreements, both
         written  and oral,  of the parties  hereto with  respect to the subject
         matter of this  Option,  and that there  exists no oral,  agreement  or
         understanding  express or  implied,  whereby  the  absolute,  final and
         unconditional   character   nature  of  this   Option  be  in  any  way
         invalidated,  empowered or affected. A modification or waiver of any of
         the terms,  conditions  or provisions of this Option shall be effective
         only if made in writing and  executed  with the same  formality as this
         Option.

17.      Transferability and Exercisability.  This Option is not transferable by
         the  Holder  otherwise  than  by  will  or  the  laws  of  descent  and
         distribution.  During  the  Holder's  lifetime,  this  Option  will  be
         exercisable  only  by the  Holder  or,  in the  event  of the  Holder's
         incapacity,  including  incapacity  arising from a  disability,  by the
         Holder's  guardian  or  legal  representative  acting  in  a  fiduciary
         capacity.



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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Company by its duly  authorized  officer has
executed this Option as of this _______ day of January, 2000.


Attest:                             FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED


____________________                By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                    Title:
                                          --------------------------------------


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                                FORM OF EXERCISE

         The  undersigned  hereby  irrevocably  elects to exercise  the purchase
rights represented by this Option for, and to purchase  thereunder,  ___________
Shares of  FelCor  Lodging  Trust  Incorporated,  a  Maryland  corporation,  and
herewith  makes  payment  of  $______  per  share,  or at total  of  $__________
therefor, and requests that such Shares be issued to:



- -----------------------------------
(Print Name)


- -----------------------------------
(Address)


- -----------------------------------
(Taxpayer Identification Number)



Dated:
      -----------------------------     ----------------------------------------
                                        (Signature must conform in all respects
                                        to name of holder as specified on the
                                        face of the Option)




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