BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION Extended Stay America, Inc. (the Corporation) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 8, 2013. ESH Hospitality, Inc. (ESH REIT) was formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on September 16, 2010 and was converted to a corporation on November 5, 2013. The Corporation owns, and is expected to continue to own, all of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock of ESH REIT, which, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, represents 58% and 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT, respectively. Due to its controlling interest in ESH REIT, the Corporation consolidates the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows of ESH REIT. The term, the Company, as used herein refers to the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including ESH REIT. A Paired Share consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, that is attached to and trades as a single unit with one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH REIT. Each outstanding share of Corporation common stock is attached to and trades with one share of ESH REIT Class B common stock. The Company is an integrated owner/operator of Extended Stay America-branded hotels and is also engaged in franchising and managing extended stay hotels for third parties in the U.S. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company owned and operated 557 and 554 hotel properties, respectively, in 40 U.S. states, consisting of approximately 61,900 and 61,500 rooms, respectively, and franchised or managed 73 hotel properties for third parties, consisting of approximately 7,500 rooms. All 630 system-wide hotels as of December 31, 2019 are operated under the Extended Stay America brand. Owned hotel properties are owned by subsidiaries of ESH REIT and are operated by subsidiaries of the Corporation (the Operating Lessees) pursuant to leases between ESH REIT and the Operating Lessees. The hotels are managed by ESA Management LLC (ESA Management), a subsidiary of the Corporation, which also manages hotels on behalf of third parties. The Extended Stay America brand is owned by ESH Hospitality Strategies LLC (ESH Strategies), also a subsidiary of the Corporation. ESH Strategies licenses the brand and intellectual property to its subsidiaries, which license them to the Operating Lessees and third parties. Basis of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (U.S. GAAP) and include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including ESH REIT. Third-party equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries are presented as noncontrolling interests. Despite the fact that each share of Corporation common stock is paired on a one-for-one basis with each share of ESH REIT Class B common stock, the Corporation does not own the ESH REIT Class B common stock; therefore, ESH REIT Class B common stock represents a third-party equity interest. As such, the rights associated with the ESH REIT Class B common stock, along with other third party equity interests in ESH REIT, are presented as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (see Note 13). Changes in ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. With respect to the consolidated balance sheets and the property and equipment disclosure (see Note 5), certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability to current period presentation.