HOST VENTURES INC. 9544 South Chesapeake Street Highlands Ranch, Colorado USA 80126 Telephone: 970-567-7717 Facsimile: 720-344-0920 VIA FAX: 202-772-9210 November 7, 2005 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D. C. 20002 Mail Stop: 4561 Attention: Rebekah J. Toton Dear Sirs: Re: Registration Statement on Form SB-2 - Request for Acceleration In accordance with Regulation C, Rule 461, we hereby request acceleration of the effective date of our registration statement on Form SB-2, as amended, such that it be deemed effective on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 2:30pm (Eastern time), or as soon as practicable thereafter. We are aware of our obligations under the Act in this regard and acknowledge that: 1. should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare our filing effective, this does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; 2. the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring our filing effective, does not relieve us from our full responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in our filing; and 3. we may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Yours truly, Host Ventures Inc. /s/ William W. Stewart