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                       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): April 28, 2000





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



      Delaware                      033-20022                  52-1558094
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(State or other              (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                             Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)

   10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD                          20817-1109
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(Address of principal executive office)                       (Zip Code)


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














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ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENTS

                  On April 28,  2000,  the General  Partner  sent to the Limited
              Partners  of  the  Partnership  a  letter  that   accompanied  the
              Partnership's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K.  Such  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

              99.4    Letter from the General Partner to the Limited Partners of
                      the Partnership that accompanied the Partnership's  Annual
                      Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 1999.











                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this Form 8-K to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, on this 28th day of April, 2000.


                                                MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN
                                                LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                                By:    RIBM ONE LLC
                                                       General Partner



April 28, 2000                                  By:    /s/ Earla L. Stowe
                                                       Name:    Earla L. Stowe
                                                       Title:   Vice President





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.: 99.4     Description

                           Letter  from  the  General  Partner  to  the  Limited
                           Partners  of the  Partnership  that  accompanied  the
                           Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year
                           Ended December 31, 1999.