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): September 10, 1998





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



        Delaware                         2-75711                 52-1240223
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or                                     Identification No.) 
       organization)                         
                                    
                              



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

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















ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

Potomac  Hotel  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Partnership")  is one of eight
limited  partnerships  which is  included in a proposed acquisition  by  merger
into   subsidiaries of Host Marriott, L.P.,  as  described  in the preliminary
Prospectus/Consent  Solicitation Statement as filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission on Form S-4 (SEC File No.333-55807) on June 2, 1998,
as amended.  On September 10, 1998,  the General  Partner sent to the Limited
Partners of the Partnership a letter to inform them that September 18, 1998
will be the record date for voting in the forthcoming consent solicitation.  
Those limited  partners whose ownership is reflected on the records of the
General  Partner as of September 18, 1998 will be eligible to vote on the merger
and proposed  amendments to the partnership  agreement of the  Partnership.
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

              99.1    Letter from the General Partner to the Limited Partners of
                      the Partnership, dated September 10, 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.


                                    POTOMAC HOTEL
                                    LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                    By:    HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
                                           General Partner



September 16, 1998                  By:   /s/ Don Olinger                
                                          Name:   Don Olinger
                                          Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                                  Corporate Controller
                                                  (Principal Accounting Officer)


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.:                  Description:
           99.1                        Letter from the General Partner to the
                                       Limited Partners of the Partnership, 
                                       dated September 10, 1998