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): December 3, 1998





                      HANOVER MARRIOTT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 Delaware                          0-24465                  52-1482649
(State or other            (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S.Identification No.)
jurisdiction of Employer                                 
incorporation or organization)                                                 


                     10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
               (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)


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













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ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENT

On December 3, 1998, the General Partner  sent to the  Limited  Partners of the
Partnership a letter that accompanied the Partnership's  Quarterly Report 
(Tax  Basis)  for  the  Quarter  Ended September 11, 1998.  This letter is being
filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

              (c)     Exhibits

              99.2    Letter from the General Partner to the Limited Partners of
                      the  Partnership   that   accompanied  the   Partnership's
                      Quarterly   Report  (Tax  Basis)  for  the  Quarter  Ended
                      September 11, 1998.





                            SIGNATURE

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.


                            HANOVER MARRIOTT
                            LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            By: MARRIOTT HANOVER HOTEL CORPORATION
                            General Partner



December 10, 1998           By:     /s/ Earla L. Stowe
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                            Name:   Earla L. Stowe
                            Title:  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.: 99.2
Description:

Letter  from  the  General  Partner  to  the Limited Partners of the Partnership
that accompanied the Partnership's Quarterly Report (Tax  Basis) for the Quarter
Ended September 11, 1998.