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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): April 27, 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

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ITEM 8.01   OTHER EVENTS

         On April 27, 2006, MeriStar  Hospitality  Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release  announcing  that, at a special meeting of stockholders
held on April 27, 2006,  its  stockholders  voted to approve the merger of the
Company with and into Alcor Acquisition LLC ("Alcor LLC"), an affiliate of The
Blackstone Group, and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement and
Plan of Merger,  dated as of  February  20,  2006,  by and among the  Company,
MeriStar Hospitality  Operating  Partnership,  L.P., Alcor Holdings LLC, Alcor
Acquisition  Inc.,  Alcor LLC and Alcor  Acquisition  L.P. A copy of the press
release is being filed as Exhibit  99.1 hereto and is  incorporated  herein by
reference.


ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       (d)   Exhibits.

EXHIBIT NO.       EXHIBIT
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99.1              Press Release, dated April 27, 2006, of MeriStar Hospitality
                  Corporation.





                                  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:    April 27, 2006





                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.       EXHIBIT
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99.1              Press Release, dated April 27, 2006, of MeriStar Hospitality
                  Corporation.