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                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-Q

                       For the Quarter ended June 20, 1997

               o Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                       OR
              |_| Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         Commission File Number: 2-75711

                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                          52-1240223
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation organization)


    10400 Fernwood Road
    Bethesda, Maryland                       20817
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(Address of principal executive             (Zip Code)
offices

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 301-380-2070



    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
     required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to
            such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x/ No


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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                               
                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                                                        PAGE NO.
Item 1. Financial Statements 

        Condensed Statement of Operations
        Twelve and Twenty-Four Weeks Ended June 20, 1997 and June 14, 1996....1

        Condensed Balance Sheet
        June 20, 1997 and December 31, 1996...................................2

        Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
        Twenty-Four Weeks ended June 20, 1997 and June 14, 1996...............3

        Notes to Condensed Financial Statements...............................4

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
        Condition and Results of Operations...................................6



                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings.....................................................8







                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION



                          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                        CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                     (in thousands, except per unit amounts)


                                                                        Twelve Weeks Ended        Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                                                    June 20,       June 14,       June 20,        June 14,
                                                                      1997            1996          1997            1996
                                                                   -----------     -----------   -----------     -------
                                                                                                     
REVENUES
   Hotel...........................................................$    12,134     $    11,643   $    28,048     $   25,340
   Other...........................................................        151             207           328            366
                                                                   -----------     -----------   -----------     ----------
                                                                        12,285          11,850        28,376         25,706
                                                                   -----------     -----------   -----------     ----------

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
   Interest........................................................      5,645           5,589        11,490         11,114
   Incentive management fee........................................      2,135           1,951         5,195          4,652
   Depreciation and amortization...................................      1,263           1,292         2,526          2,546
   Base management fee.............................................      1,060           1,023         2,257          2,119
   Property taxes..................................................        795             879         1,602          1,752
   Ground rent, insurance and other................................      1,239             926         2,118          1,604
                                                                   -----------     -----------   -----------     ----------
                                                                        12,137          11,660        25,188         23,787
                                                                   -----------     -----------   -----------     ----------

NET INCOME.........................................................$       148     $       190   $     3,188     $    1,919
                                                                   ===========     ===========   ===========     ==========

ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME
   General Partner.................................................$         1     $         2   $        32     $       19
   Limited Partners................................................        147             188         3,156          1,900
                                                                   -----------     -----------   -----------     ----------

                                                                   $       148     $       190   $     3,188     $    1,919
                                                                   ===========     ===========   ===========     ==========

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
   PARTNER UNIT (1,800 Units)......................................$        82     $       105   $     1,753     $    1,056
                                                                   ===========     ===========   ===========     ==========



                  See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                             CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (in thousands)



                                                                                                June 20,      December 31,
                                                                                                  1997            1996
                                                                                               (unaudited)
                                                                                                        
ASSETS

  Property and equipment, net.................................................................$    156,244   $     155,412
  Due from Marriott International, Inc. and affiliates........................................      11,647          10,870
  Other assets................................................................................       4,746           3,850
  Restricted cash.............................................................................      14,997           4,507
  Cash and cash equivalents...................................................................         974           5,228
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                                                                                              $    188,608   $     179,867
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT

LIABILITIES
  Mortgage debt...............................................................................$    177,666   $     179,837
  Due to Host Marriott Corporation and affiliates.............................................     121,952         124,370
  Incentive and base management fees due to Marriott International, Inc.
   and affiliates. ...........................................................................      22,294          17,172
  Due to Marriott International, Inc. and affiliates..........................................         752           1,956
  Accrued interest and other liabilities......................................................       7,053             829
                                                                                              ------------   -------------

     Total Liabilities........................................................................     329,717         324,164
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PARTNERS' DEFICIT
  General Partner.............................................................................     (34,782)        (34,814)
  Limited Partners............................................................................    (106,327)       (109,483)
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     Total Partners' Deficit..................................................................    (141,109)       (144,297)
                                                                                              ------------   -------------

                                                                                              $    188,608   $     179,867
                                                                                              ============   =============



                  See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                        CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

                                                                                               Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                                                                                June 20,       June 14,
                                                                                                  1997           1996
                                                                                              ------------     --------
                                                                                                         
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    Net income................................................................................$      3,188     $      1,919
    Noncash items.............................................................................       9,457            9,761
    Changes in operating accounts.............................................................       5,398            4,846
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

           Cash provided by operating activities..............................................      18,043           16,526
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    Additions to property and equipment.......................................................      (3,358)          (2,739)
    Change in property improvement funds......................................................      (1,005)          (2,210)
    Working capital received from (funded to)
        Marriott International, Inc. and affiliates, net......................................         168             (262)
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

           Cash used in investing activities..................................................      (4,195)          (5,211)
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Change in collateral accounts.............................................................     (10,490)          (9,795)
    Repayments to Host Marriott Corporation and affiliates, net...............................      (5,419)          (4,468)
    Principal repayments on mortgage debt.....................................................      (2,171)          (1,163)
    Repayments to affiliates of Marriott International, Inc...................................         (22)              --
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

           Cash used in financing activities..................................................     (18,102)         (15,426)
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.........................................................      (4,254)          (4,111)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at beginning of period..............................................       5,228            6,139
                                                                                              ------------     ------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at end of period....................................................$        974     $      2,028
                                                                                              ============     ============


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
    INFORMATION:
    Cash paid for mortgage and other interest.................................................$      2,080     $      2,253




                  See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.  The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared by 
Potomac Hotel Limited  Partnership (the  "Partnership")  without audit.  Certain
information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in financial statements
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles have been
condensed or omitted from the accompanying statements.  The Partnership believes
the  disclosures  made  are  adequate  to make  the  information  presented  not
misleading.  However,  the  condensed  financial  statements  should  be read in
conjunction  with the  Partnership's  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included in the  Partnership's  Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996.

In  the  opinion  of  the  Partnership,  the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
financial   statements  reflect  all  adjustments  (which  include  only  normal
recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the
Partnership  as of June 20, 1997,  the results of operations  for the twelve and
twenty-four  weeks ended June 20, 1997, and June 14, 1996.  Interim  results are
not necessarily  indicative of fiscal year  performance  because of seasonal and
short-term variations.

For financial reporting purposes,  the Partnership's net income is allocated 99%
to the  limited  partners  and 1% to Host  Marriott  Corporation  (the  "General
Partner").  Significant  differences  exist between the net income for financial
reporting purposes and the net income for Federal income tax reporting purposes.
These  differences  are due  primarily  to the use for tax purposes of differing
useful  lives  and  accelerated  depreciation  methods,  differing  tax bases in
contributed  capital, and differing timings in the recognition of management fee
expense.

Certain  reclassifications  were  made to the  prior  year  condensed  financial
statements to conform to the 1997 presentation.

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2. Hotel revenues  represent house profit of the Partnership's  Hotels since the
Partnership has delegated  substantially all of the operating  decisions related
to the  generation  of house profit of the Hotels to the  manager.  House profit
reflects hotel operating results which flow to the Partnership as property owner
and  represents  gross  hotel  sales  less  property-level  expenses,  excluding
depreciation  and  amortization,  base and incentive  management  fees, real and
personal property taxes, ground and equipment rent, insurance, and certain other
costs, which are disclosed  separately in the condensed statement of operations.
Hotel revenues consist of the following Hotel operating results (in thousands):



                                                           Twelve Weeks Ended            Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                                        June 20,        June 14,         June 20,       June 14,
                                                          1997            1996             1997           1996
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
                                                                                          
     HOTEL SALES
        Rooms.........................................$     22,404    $     21,098     $     48,339   $      44,025
        Food and beverage.............................      10,263          10,181           21,190          20,856
        Other.........................................       2,657           2,834            5,704           5,751
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
                                                            35,324          34,113           75,233          70,632
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
     HOTEL EXPENSES
        Departmental Direct Costs
          Rooms.......................................       5,518           5,177           11,098          10,300
          Food and beverage...........................       7,711           7,621           15,840          15,497
        Other hotel operating expenses................       9,961           9,672           20,247          19,495
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
                                                            23,190          22,470           47,185          45,292
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------

     HOTEL REVENUES...................................$     12,134    $     11,643     $     28,048   $      25,340
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            ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain  matters  discussed  herein are  forward-looking  statements  within the
meaning of the  Private  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 and as such may  involve
known and unknown  risks,  uncertainties,  and other factors which may cause the
actual  results,  performance or achievements of the Partnership to be different
from any future  results,  performance or  achievements  expressed or implied by
such   forward-looking   statements.   Although  the  Partnership  believes  the
expectations  reflected  in  such  forward-looking  statements  are  based  upon
reasonable  assumptions,  it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
attained.  These  risks  are  detailed  from  time to time in the  Partnership's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Partnership undertakes
no  obligation  to  publicly  release  the  result  of any  revisions  to  these
forward-looking  statements  that may be made to reflect  any  future  events or
circumstances.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Principal Sources and Uses of Cash

The Partnership reported a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $4.3 million
during the twenty-four weeks ended June 20, 1997. This decrease is primarily due
to the deposits made to the cash collateral account.

The Partnership's  principal source of cash is cash from operations.  Total cash
provided  by  operations  increased  $1.5  million,  to $18.0  million,  for the
twenty-four weeks ended June 20, 1997, due to improved Hotel operating results.

The Partnership's principal uses of cash are (i) to pay for capital expenditures
and  fund  the  property  improvement  funds,  (ii)  to  make  deposits  to cash
collateral accounts,  (iii) to pay amounts owed to Host Marriott Corporation and
Marriott  International,  Inc.  ("MII"),  and  (iv) to pay debt  service  on the
Partnership's mortgage debt.

Cash used in investing  activities  was $4.2 million for the  twenty-four  weeks
ended June 20, 1997 and $5.2  million for the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 14,
1996. Cash used in investing activities for the twenty-four weeks ended June 20,
1997,  included capital  expenditures of $3.4 million,  primarily related to the
renewals and  replacements  at the Hotels.  In addition,  cash used in investing
activities  included a net  deposit of $1  million to the  property  improvement
funds.

Cash used in financing  activities  was $18.1  million and $15.4 million for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 20, 1997,  and June 14, 1996,  respectively.  Cash
used in  financing  activities  for the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 20, 1997,
included deposits into the cash collateral accounts of $10.5 million, repayments
to Host Marriott  Corporation and affiliates of $5.4 million,  and repayments on
the Partnership's mortgage debt of $2.2 million.

No cash was distributed to the Partners for the twenty-four weeks ended June 20,
1997, and June 14, 1996.

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Capital Expenditures

It is anticipated  that shortfalls in the property  improvement fund for the six
hotels  financed  with the Bank Loan,  as defined below will occur over the next
few years. However, the General Partner has started discussions with the Manager
and the lender and is working to resolve the expected shortfalls.

Debt

The  Partnership's  financing  needs are funded through loan agreements with (i)
The Mitsui Trust and Banking  Company (the "Bank  Lender"),  (ii) Host  Marriott
Corporation or its affiliates, and (iii) MII or its affiliates.

Total  Partnership  interest  expense  increased  3% to  $11.5  million  for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 20, 1997, when compared to the same period in 1996
primarily  due to increased  interest  expense on the  mortgage  loan (the "Bank
Loan").  The weighted  average  interest  rate on the Bank Loan was 7.4% for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 20, 1997,  as compared to 7.2% for the  comparable
period in 1996.

On June 23, 1997, the Partnership made the required Bank Loan principal  payment
of $2.5 million.  Thus, as of June 23, 1997, the Bank Loan principal  balance is
$175.2 million.

The Bank Loan was  scheduled  to mature  on  December  22,  1997;  however,  two
one-year extensions were available. As required under the Bank Loan, on June 19,
1997, the Partnership  provided notice to the lender of its intent to extend the
loan along with a debt service  coverage ratio  calculation with a ratio greater
than 1.2 and has  successfully  extended the Bank Loan  maturity to December 22,
1998.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Hotel revenues  increased 4% to $12.1 million for the second quarter of 1997 and
11% to $28.0  million  for the  year-to-date  1997,  when  compared  to the same
periods in 1996. The increases in revenues are primarily due to the increases in
REVPAR,  or revenues  per  available  room,  at each of the eight Hotels for the
twenty-four weeks ended June 20, 1997.

For the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 20, 1997, the combined  average room rate
increased 9% to $110, while combined average  occupancy  remained stable at 82%,
when  compared to the same period in 1996.  For the twelve  weeks ended June 20,
1997,  the  combined  average  room  rate  increased  9% to $104 as a result  of
increases in the corporate room rate, while combined average occupancy decreased
three  percentage  points to 80% resulting  from  unexpected  cancellations  and
reduction of group contracts, when compared to the same period in 1996.

Incentive  management fees, base management fees, and ground rent are calculated
generally as a percentage  of Hotel sales or Hotel  revenues.  The  increases in
these expenses for the  twenty-four  and twelve weeks ended June 20, 1997,  when
compared to the same periods in 1996,  are directly  related to the increases in
Hotel sales and Hotel revenues for these periods.

Net income  increased 66% to $3.2 million for the  twenty-four  weeks ended June
20, 1997,  when compared to the same period in 1996 due to the increase in Hotel
revenues discussed above.

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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.         LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Partnership and the  Partnership  Hotels are involved in routine  litigation
and administrative  proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, some
of  which  are  expected  to  be  covered  by  liability   insurance  and  which
collectively are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
financial conditions or results of operations of the Partnership.


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                                    SIGNATURE



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this Form  10-Q to be signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                       POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                       By: HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
                                       General Partner



                                       By:
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                                       Donald D. Olinger
                                       Senior Vice President
                                       and Corporate Controller
                                       (Principal Accounting Officer)
                                       August 1, 1997






                                    SIGNATURE



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this Form  10-Q to be signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                       POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                       By: HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
                                       General Partner



                                       By: /s/ Donald D. Olinger
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                                       Donald D. Olinger
                                       Senior Vice President
                                       and Corporate Controller
                                       (Principal Accounting Officer)
                                       August 1, 1997