SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) March 18, 1997




                            HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                                     1-5664
                            (Commission File Number)
          
                                   53-0085950
                     (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


                  10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20817
               (Address of Principle Executive Offices) (Zip Code)



        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (301) 380-9000
         (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report.)


 





Item 5.  Other Events

On March 18, 1997, the Company and Marriott  International,  Inc. announced that
the parties have reached an agreement in principle for Host Marriott Corporation
to acquire  all of the  outstanding  common  stock of Forum  Group,  Inc.,  from
Marriott Senior Living Services,  Inc., a subsidiary of Marriott  International.
Host Marriott will pay approximately  $433 million for the existing portfolio of
senior living  communities and has established a $107 million expansion plan for
the  properties.  The  transaction,  which is subject to the  completion  of due
diligence and other customary  closing  conditions,  is expected to close in the
second quarter of 1997.

The Company's  press  release of March 18,1997  announcing  the  transaction  is
included as an exhibit to this filing.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  99.1 News Release dated March 18, 1997.


                                   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.

                                     Host Marriott Corporation

                                     By:    /s/ Donald D. Olinger
                                        -------------------------
                                      Donald D. Olinger
                                      Senior Vice President and
                                      Corporate Controller

March 18, 1997


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