<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>
<CIK>                   0000784711
<NAME>                           Marriott Hotel Properties Limited Partnership
<MULTIPLIER>                     1,000
<CURRENCY>                       U.S. Dollar
       
                              
<PERIOD-TYPE>                    9-Mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                Dec-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                   Jan-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                     Sep-11-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                  1.00
<CASH>                           20,484
<SECURITIES>                     0
<RECEIVABLES>                    7,939
<ALLOWANCES>                     0
<INVENTORY>                      0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                 21,441
<PP&E>                           352,307
<DEPRECIATION>                   (129,570)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   272,601
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>            4,385
<BONDS>                          238,536
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>            0
<PREFERRED>                      0
<COMMON>                         0
<OTHER-SE>                       29,680
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     272,601
<SALES>                          0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 61,245
<CGS>                            0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                    0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                 28,186 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>               13,632
<INCOME-PRETAX>                  19,427
<INCOME-TAX>                     0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>              0
<DISCONTINUED>                   0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                  0
<CHANGES>                        0
<NET-INCOME>                     19,427
<EPS-PRIMARY>                    0
<EPS-DILUTED>                    0
<FN>
<F1>This includes minority interest
</FN>