UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                  Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2003


         MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING         MERISTAR HOSPITALITY FINANCE
                PARTNERSHIP, L.P.                          CORP
         (Exact name of registrant as           (Exact name of registrant as
          specified in its Charter)               specified in its Charter)


         DELAWARE                                       DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation)                        (State of Incorporation)


         75-2648837                                     52-2321015
(IRS Employer Identification No.)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)



         MERISTAR HOSPITALITY FINANCE           MERISTAR HOSPITALITY FINANCE
                 CORP II                                  CORP III
         (Exact name of registrant as           (Exact name of registrant as
          specified in its Charter)               specified in its Charter)


         DELAWARE                                       DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation)                        (State of Incorporation)


         73-1658708                                     46-0467463
(IRS Employer Identification No.)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                              4501 N. Fairfax Drive
                               Arlington, VA 22203
          (Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices
                        of all of the above registrants)

       Registrants' telephone number, including area code: (703) 812-7200





ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)               Exhibits:

EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
- -----------       -----------

1.1               Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2003, by and
                  among MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, Lehman Brothers Inc.
                  and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 1.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
                  MeriStar Hospitality Corporation on October 1, 2003 (File
                  Number 1-11903).

99.1              Press Release, dated September 29, 2003, incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K
                  filed by MeriStar Hospitality Corporation on October 1, 2003
                  (File Number 1-11903).

         *        The information furnished under Item 9 of this Current Report
                  on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, 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.

ITEM 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure

         The registrants are furnishing the press release announcing the
offering by MeriStar Hospitality Corporation of 12,000,000 shares of its common
stock, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by
reference into this item.




                                    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.

Date: September 30, 2003


                                MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
                                MERISTAR HOSPITALITY FINANCE CORP.
                                MERISTAR HOSPITALITY FINANCE CORP. II
                                MERISTAR HOSPITALITY FINANCE CORP. III


                                By:   MERISTAR HOSPITALITY CORPORATION,
                                      ITS GENERAL PARTNER

                                By:  /s/ Jerome J. Kraisinger
                                     ----------------------------------
                                     Jerome J. Kraisinger
                                     Executive Vice President, Secretary and
                                     General Counsel




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
- -----------       -----------

1.1               Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2003, by and
                  among MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, Lehman Brothers Inc.
                  and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 1.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
                  MeriStar Hospitality Corporation on October 1, 2003 (File
                  Number 1-11903).

99.1              Press Release, dated September 29, 2003, incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K
                  filed by MeriStar Hospitality Corporation on October 1, 2003
                  (File Number 1-11903).