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                                                            File Number 1-11915
                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER
SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       Sunburst Hospitality Corporation
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                              10770 Columbia Pike
                            Silver Spring, MD 20901
                                (301) 592-3800
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                   registrant's principal executive offices)

                    Common Stock, Par Value $.01 per share
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           (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)


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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

        Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

               Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)  [ ]            Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)  [X]
               Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ]            Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
               Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)  [ ]            Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)  [ ]
               Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ]            Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
                                                   Rule 15d-6           [ ]

        Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date: 16

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Sunburst Hospitality Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.


DATE: January 23, 2001             /s/ Pamela M. Williams
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                                  By:    Pamela M. Williams
                                  Title: Senior Vice President,
                                          General Counsel and Secretary