Exhibit 25.1 ---------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 ---------- FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939, AS AMENDED, OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305 (b) (2)_ ---------- IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5375195 (State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.) One State Street, New York, New York 10004 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Thomas McCutcheon, Assistant Vice President IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company One State Street New York, New York 10004 (212) 858-2000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 53-00895950 (State or jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 10400 Fernwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817-1109 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip code) 6 3/4 % Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2026 ------ (Title of Indenture Securities) ----------------------------------- Exhibit 6 CONSENT OF TRUSTEE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issue of Host Marriott Corporation, we hereby consent that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor. IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY By: /s/ Thomas McCutcheon ----------------------------------- Thomas McCutcheon Assistant Vice President Dated: January 10, 1997