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):  June 15, 2006


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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:

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
     (17 CFR 230.425)

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     (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     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 June 15, 2006, LaSalle Hotel Properties issued a press release
announcing that it acquired the Alexis Hotel in Seattle, Washington. 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 registrant
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 June 15, 2006,
                            issued by LaSalle Hotel Properties,
                            regarding the acquisition of the
                            Alexis 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 registrant 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




Dated:  June 15, 2006             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



Exhibit
Number     Description
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 99.1      Press release, dated June 15, 2006, issued by LaSalle Hotel
           Properties, regarding the acquisition of the Alexis Hotel.




























































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