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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARTLEY LEONARD DARRYL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LaSalle Hotel Properties [LHO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES, 7550 WISCONSIN AVE, 10TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2018 (Street) BETHESDA, MD 20814 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 01/02/2018   A   2,916 A (1) 9,697 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (2)

(3)

(2)(3)

(2)(4)

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

16,395

16,395 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARTLEY LEONARD DARRYL C/O LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES 7550 WISCONSIN AVE, 10TH FLOOR BETHESDA, MD 20814	X

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth G. Fuller, Attorney-in-Fact for Darryl Hartley-Leonard		01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Common shares were received in payment of the retainer for services as Trustee and valued at the average closing price of the common shares for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was $29.1501.
(2)	Deferred common shares of beneficial interest ("Deferred Shares") are exchangeable on a 1-for-1 basis into common shares. Deferred Shares were received as consideration for services rendered as a member of the Board of Trustees of LaSalle Hotel Properties. Holders of Deferred Shares receive additional Deferred Shares in an amount equal to the amount of any dividends paid on the common shares exchangeable for the outstanding Deferred Shares, divided by the average closing price of the common shares on the New York Stock Exchange during the 10 trading days preceding the first day on which the common shares begin trading without entitlement to the applicable dividend. The amount reported includes 976 Deferred Shares received in lieu of dividends paid on the common shares exchangeable for the outstanding Deferred Shares during the year ended December 31, 2017.
(3)	Deferred Shares are exchangeable on a 1-for-1 basis into common shares.
(4)	Pursuant to the Trustee Fee Deferral Program, common shares are issuable in exchange for Deferred Shares on a 1-for-1 basis on January 31st (or in five equal annual installments beginning on January 31st) of the year following the year in which the holder thereof ceases to serve on the Board of Trustees of LaSalle Hotel Properties.

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