<TABLE> <S> <C>
<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1
<CASH> 658,479
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 3,858,535
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1>
<PP&E> 197,556,096
<DEPRECIATION> 36,118,135
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 167,610,807
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1>
<BONDS> 116,599,220
0
0
<COMMON> 111,735
<OTHER-SE> 43,675,535
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 167,610,807
<SALES> 24,699,214
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 24,879,480
<CGS> 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 18,836,466
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 8,447,469
<INCOME-PRETAX> 5,266,064
<INCOME-TAX> 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 0
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 5,266,064
<EPS-BASIC> .47
<EPS-DILUTED> .47
<FN>
<F1>Humphrey Hospitality Trust, Inc. is in the specialized real estate industry for
which the current/noncurrent distinction is deemed, in practice, to have
little or no relevance. Therefore, it prepares unclassified balance sheets
which do not report current assets or current liabilities.
</FN>
</TABLE>