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):  May 18, 2005


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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)


                        3 Bethesda Metro Center
                              Suite 1200
                       Bethesda, Maryland 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)




Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:

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     (17 CFR 230.425)

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     (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





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ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On May 18, 2005, LaSalle Hotel Properties (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing the acquisition of the Onyx Hotel for $28.6
million.  A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.

     The information in Item 7.01 of this report, including the
information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report,
is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  Furthermore,
the information in Item 7.01 of this report, including the information in
the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, shall not be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the Company under
the Securities Act of 1933.


ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)   Exhibits.

           Exhibit
           No.        Description
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           99.1       Press release dated May 18, 2005, issued by 
                      LaSalle Hotel Properties disclosing the 
                      acquisition of the Onyx Hotel.


     The information contained in the press release attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section.  Furthermore, the information contained in
the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the Company under
the Securities Act of 1933.
































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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



                                  By:  /s/  HANS S. WEGER
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                                       Hans S. Weger
                                       Chief Financial Officer



Date:  May 18, 2005

















































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                             EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT
NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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99.1       Press release dated May 18, 2005, issued by 
           LaSalle Hotel Properties disclosing the acquisition 
           of the Onyx Hotel.



























































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