UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549


                               FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT

                  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934




 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 10, 2004


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                       LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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   Maryland                     1-14045             36-4219376
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(State or other            (Commission File      (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                 Number)          Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)




                         4800 Montgomery Lane
                               Suite M25
                          Bethesda, MD  20814
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               (Address of principal executive offices)




  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (301) 941-1500




                            Not Applicable
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     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)












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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits

     The following exhibit is included with this Report:

     Exhibit 99.1     Press release dated February 10, 2004 issued by
                      LaSalle Hotel Properties.


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On February 10, 2004 LaSalle Hotel Properties issued a press release
providing anticipated earnings for 2003 and outlook for 2004. LaSalle Hotel
Properties announced it will report financial results for the fourth
quarter and full year 2003 after the market close on Wednesday, February
18, 2004.  The Company will conduct its quarterly conference call on
February 19, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. ET. A copy of the press release is attached
as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.



     NOTE:  The information in this report (including the exhibit) is
furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed
an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein that
is required to be disclosed solely by regulation FD.










































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                              SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                  LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES




Dated:  February 10, 2004         BY:  /s/ HANS S. WEGER
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                                       Hans S. Weger
                                       Executive Vice President,
                                       Treasurer and
                                       Chief Financial Officer


















































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                             EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number     Description
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  99.1     Press release dated February 10, 2004 issued by
           LaSalle Hotel Properties.



























































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