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): October 29, 2003

                        INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



            Delaware                                            52-2101815
(State or Other Jurisdiction of      (Commission File         (IRS Employer
         Incorporation)                  Number)          Identification Number)

      4501 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA                 22203
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)


                                 (703) 387-3100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                     report)

ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On October 29, 2003, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its results of operations for the three months ended September 30,
2003. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item.

The information contained in Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the press release) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information contained in Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including
the press release) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are intended to come within the safe harbor
protection provided by those statutes. By their nature, all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Several
factors that could materially affect the Company's actual results are identified
in Part I, Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002, and in the Company's other SEC filings and public
announcements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

                                   SIGNATURES

         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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.



                                             By:  /s/ Christopher L. Bennett

                                                  --------------------------
                                             Name:  Christopher L. Bennett
                                             Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                  General Counsel

Dated: October 29, 2003

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press Release dated October 29, 2003