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 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On February 10, 2004, Lasalle Hotel Properties (the "Company")
acquired the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, a 615-room, full-service AAA
four-diamond convention hotel located at 350 W. Maryland Street
Indianapolis, IN  46225, for $106.0 million before expenses and prorations.

The source of the funding for the acquisition was the Company's senior
unsecured credit facility. The property will be managed by White Lodging
Services Corporation.



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (a) and (b) Financial Statements of Property Acquired and Pro Forma
Financial Information

     The financial statements and pro forma financial information required
     by Item 7(a) and 7(b) are currently being prepared and it is
     therefore impracticable to provide this information on the date
     hereof. The Company will file the required financial statements and
     information under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable but in
     no event later than 60 days after the date on which the Form 8-K was
     required to be filed.

     (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
announcing the acquisition of the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.  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 Item 9 (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,
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 WEGER
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                                       Hans 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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