<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
QUARTERLY  REPORT 10-Q AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY  REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        MARRIOTT HOTEL PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. DOLLAR
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-12-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.00
<CASH>                                         13,041
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  6,876
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               14,740<F1>
<PP&E>                                         341,825
<DEPRECIATION>                                 (118,473)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 258,009
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          3,367
<BONDS>                                        229,287
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<COMMON>                                       0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   258,009
<SALES>                                        0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               56,574
<CGS>                                          0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               26,298<F2>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
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<INCOME-TAX>                                   0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            0
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
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<FN>
<F1>THIS INCLUDES MINORITY INTEREST.
<F2>THIS INCLUDES MINORITY INTEREST.
</FN>