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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): March 29, 2006


                       MERISTAR HOSPITALITY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    1-11903
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                            (Commission File Number)


                MARYLAND                                  72-2648842
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     (State or other jurisdiction                     (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation)                          Identification No.)

                         6430 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 200
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 581-5900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 7.01   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On March 29, 2006, the registrant  issued the press release  attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item
7.01.



ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)         Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.                 EXHIBIT
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99.1                        Press Release, dated March 29, 2006






                                  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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                      MERISTAR HOSPITALITY CORPORATION



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



Date:    March 29, 2006





                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.                 EXHIBIT
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99.1                        Press Release, dated March 29, 2006