POTOMAC HOTEL LTD PARTNERSHIP
10-Q, 1998-07-31
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 19, 1998

                                       OR

              [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Commission File Number: 2-75711

                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                                 52-1240223
   ---------------------------------       ------------------------------------
   (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      incorporation organization)

    10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD                    20817-1109
   ----------------------------------       -----------------------------------
   (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 301-380-2070
          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                 Not Applicable
          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                      Units of Limited Partnership Interest
                                (Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes |X| No ____.

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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                              

Item 1.       Financial Statements

Condensed Statement of Operations
Twelve and Twenty-Four Weeks Ended June 19, 1998 and June 20, 1997...........1

Condensed Balance Sheet
June 19, 1998 and December 31, 1997..........................................2

Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
Twenty-Four Weeks ended June 19, 1998 and June 20, 1997......................3

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements......................................4


Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                Condition and Results of Operations..........................6




                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.       Legal Proceedings.............................................11

Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..............................11






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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                        CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
                     (in thousands, except per Unit amounts)
<TABLE>


                                                                       Twelve Weeks Ended        Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                                                    June 19,       June 20,       June 19,        June 20,
                                                                      1998           1997           1998            1997
                                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------    --------
<S>                                                               <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>    

REVENUES
   Hotel revenues.................................................$    12,947     $    12,134    $    29,480    $    28,048
                                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------    -----------

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
   Incentive management fees......................................      2,303           2,135          5,548          5,195
   Depreciation...................................................      1,946           1,263          3,891          2,526
   Base management fees...........................................      1,127           1,060          2,370          2,257
   Property taxes.................................................        808             795          1,625          1,602
   Ground rent, insurance and other...............................        966           1,239          1,969          2,118
                                                                  -----------       ----------      ---------      ---------
                                                                        7,150           6,492         15,403         13,698
                                                                  -----------       ----------      ---------      ---------

OPERATING PROFIT..................................................      5,797           5,642         14,077         14,350
   Interest expense...............................................     (5,842)         (5,645)       (11,905)       (11,490)
   Other revenues.................................................        136             151            257            328
                                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------    -----------


NET INCOME........................................................$        91     $       148    $     2,429    $     3,188
                                                                  ===========     ===========    ===========    ===========

ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME
   General Partner................................................$         1     $         1    $        25    $        32
   Limited Partners...............................................         90             147          2,404          3,156
                                                                  -----------     -----------    -----------    -----------

                                                                  $        91     $       148    $     2,429    $     3,188
                                                                  ===========     ===========    ===========    ===========

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
   PARTNER UNIT (1,800 Units).....................................$        50     $        82    $     1,336    $     1,753
                                                                  ===========     ===========    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>








     See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.


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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                             CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>

                                                                                            June 19,          December 31,
                                                                                              1998                1997

                                                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                                                     <C>                 <C>    
ASSETS

   Property and equipment, net..........................................................$        153,748    $       154,253
   Due from Marriott International, Inc. and affiliates.................................          10,602             10,173
   Other assets.........................................................................           4,834              4,265
   Restricted cash......................................................................          15,893              6,351
   Cash and cash equivalents............................................................             589              3,182
                                                                                        ----------------    ---------------

                                                                                        $        185,666    $       178,224
                                                                                        ================    ===============

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT

LIABILITIES
   Mortgage debt........................................................................$        168,909    $       172,667
   Due to Host Marriott Corporation and affiliates......................................         123,819            125,549
   Incentive and base management fees due to Marriott International, Inc. ..............          29,793             25,868
   Due to Marriott International, Inc. and affiliates...................................             368                398
   Accrued interest and other liabilities...............................................           7,470                864
                                                                                        ----------------    ---------------

      Total Liabilities.................................................................         330,359            325,346
                                                                                        ----------------    ---------------

PARTNERS' DEFICIT
   General Partner......................................................................         (34,817)           (34,842)
   Limited Partners.....................................................................        (109,876)          (112,280)
                                                                                        ----------------    ---------------

      Total Partners' Deficit...........................................................        (144,693)          (147,122)
                                                                                        ----------------    ---------------


                                                                                        $        185,666    $       178,224
                                                                                        ================    ===============

</TABLE>










     See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.


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                                             POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                             CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                                        (Unaudited)
                                                      (in thousands)
<TABLE>


                                                                                              Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                                                                           June 19,            June 20,
                                                                                             1998                1997
                                                                                        -------------       ---------
<S>                                                                                     <C>                 <C>    

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    Net income..........................................................................$       2,429       $       3,188
    Noncash items.......................................................................       11,251               9,457
    Changes in operating accounts.......................................................        4,282               5,398
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

           Cash provided by operating activities........................................       17,962              18,043
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    Additions to property and equipment.................................................       (3,404)             (3,358)
    Change in property improvement funds................................................         (678)             (1,005)
    Working capital received from Marriott International, Inc. and affiliates, net......           --                 168
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

           Cash used in investing activities............................................       (4,082)             (4,195)
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Change in restricted cash...........................................................       (9,542)            (10,490)
    Repayments to Host Marriott Corporation and affiliates, net.........................       (4,649)             (5,419)
    Principal repayments on mortgage debt...............................................       (3,758)             (2,171)
    Repayments to affiliates of Marriott International, Inc.............................          (28)                (22)
    Collection of amounts due from Marriott International, Inc..........................        1,504                  --
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

           Cash used in financing activities............................................      (16,473)            (18,102)
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS...................................................       (2,593)             (4,254)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at beginning of period........................................        3,182               5,228
                                                                                        -------------       -------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at end of period..............................................$         589       $         974
                                                                                        =============       =============


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
    Cash paid for mortgage and other interest...........................................$       2,162       $       2,080

                                                                                        =============       =============


</TABLE>





     See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

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                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


     1. The accompanying  condensed  financial  statements have been prepared by
Potomac Hotel Limited  Partnership (the  "Partnership")  without audit.  Certain
information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in financial statements
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles have been
condensed or omitted from the accompanying statements.  The Partnership believes
the  disclosures  made  are  adequate  to make  the  information  presented  not
misleading.  However,  the  condensed  financial  statements  should  be read in
conjunction  with the  Partnership's  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included in the  Partnership's  Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997. In the opinion of the Partnership,  the accompanying  unaudited  condensed
financial   statements  reflect  all  adjustments  (which  include  only  normal
recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the
Partnership  as of June 19, 1998;  the results of operations  for the twelve and
twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998 and June 20, 1997;  and the  statement of
cash flows for the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 19,  1998,  and June 20, 1997.
Interim  results  are not  necessarily  indicative  of fiscal  year  performance
because of seasonal and short-term variations.

For financial reporting purposes, the Partnership's net income is allocated
99% to the limited partners and 1% to Host Marriott Corporation ("Host Marriott"
or "General Partner").  Significant differences exist between the net income for
financial reporting purposes and the net income for Federal income tax reporting
purposes.  These  differences  are due  primarily to the use for tax purposes of
differing useful lives and accelerated depreciation methods, differing tax bases
in contributed  capital,  and differing timings in the recognition of management
fee expense.

2.   Certain   reclassifications  were  made  to  the  prior  quarter  financial
     statements to conform to the current quarter presentation.

3.   Hotel revenues represent house profit of the Partnership's hotels since the
     Partnership  has delegated  substantially  all of the  operating  decisions
     related to the  generation  of house  profit of the hotels to the  manager.
     House profit reflects hotel operating results which flow to the Partnership
     as property  owner and  represents  gross  hotel sales less  property-level
     expenses,  excluding  depreciation,  base and  incentive  management  fees,
     property taxes, ground rent, insurance,  and certain other costs, which are
     disclosed separately in the condensed statement of operations.

     On November 20, 1997, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") of the
     Financial Accounting Standards Board reached a consensus on EITF 97-2,
     "Application of FASB Statement No. 94 and APB Opinion No. 16 to Physician
     Practice Management Entities and Certain Other Entities with Contractual
     Management Arrangements."  EITF 97-2 addresses the circumstances in which a
     management entity may include the revenues and expenses of a managed entity
     in its financial statements.

The Partnership is addressing the impact of EITF 97-2 on its policy of excluding
property-level  revenues and operating expenses of the Hotels from its condensed
statement of operations.  If the Partnership  concludes that EITF 97-2 should be
applied to the  Hotels,  it would  include  operating  results of those  managed
operations in its condensed  financial  statements.  Application of EITF 97-2 to
the  condensed  financial  statements  as of and for the twelve and  twenty-four
weeks ended June 19, 1998,  would have  increased  both  revenues and  operating
expenses by  approximately  $24.6 million and $49.5 million,  respectively,  and
would have had no impact on net income.

     Hotel  revenues  consist  of the  following  hotel  operating  results  (in
     thousands):
<TABLE>
                                                           Twelve Weeks Ended           Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                                        June 19,        June 20,         June 19,       June 20,
                                                          1998            1997             1998           1997
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   --------
       <S>                                            <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>    

        HOTEL SALES
          Rooms.......................................$     23,751    $     22,404     $     51,015   $      48,339
          Food and beverage...........................      11,043          10,263           22,137          21,190
          Other.......................................       2,769           2,657            5,841           5,704
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
                                                            37,563          35,324           78,993          75,233
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
        HOTEL EXPENSES
          Departmental Direct Costs
              Rooms...................................       5,806           5,518           11,780          11,098
              Food and beverage.......................       8,199           7,711           16,292          15,840
          Other hotel operating expenses..............      10,611           9,961           21,441          20,247
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------
                                                            24,616          23,190           49,513          47,185
                                                      ------------    ------------     ------------   -------------

        HOTEL REVENUES................................$     12,947    $     12,134     $     29,480   $      28,048
                                                      ============    ============     ============   =============
</TABLE>



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4. Host Marriott, the General Partner of the Partnership, announced on April 17,
1998,  that its Board of Directors has  authorized the company to reorganize its
business  operations to qualify as a real estate  investment  trust  ("REIT") to
become  effective as of January 1, 1999.  As part of the REIT  conversion,  Host
Marriott   expects  to  form  a  new  operating   partnership   (the  "Operating
Partnership") and limited partners in certain Host Marriott  full-service  hotel
partnerships and joint ventures,  including the Partnership,  are expected to be
given an opportunity to receive, on a tax-deferred basis,  Operating Partnership
units in the  Operating  Partnership  in  exchange  for  their  current  limited
partnership  interests.  The Operating  Partnership units would be redeemable by
the  limited  partner  for  freely  traded  Host  Marriott  shares  (or the cash
equivalent  thereof)  at any time after one year from the closing of the merger.
In  connection  with the REIT  conversion,  the  Operating  Partnership  filed a
Registration  Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
on June 2, 1998.  Limited  partners  will be able to vote on this  Partnership's
participation in the merger later this year through a consent solicitation.



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ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking  statements and as such may
involve  known and unknown  risks,  uncertainties,  and other  factors which may
cause the actual  results,  performance or achievements of Potomac Hotel Limited
Partnership  (the  "Partnership")  to be  different  from  any  future  results,
performance  or  achievements  expressed  or  implied  by  such  forward-looking
statements. Although the Partnership believes the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurance that its expectations will be attained.  These risks are detailed from
time to time in the  Partnership's  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  The  Partnership  undertakes no obligation to publicly  release the
result of any revisions to these forward-looking  statements that may be made to
reflect any future events or circumstances.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following chart  summarizes  REVPAR and the percentage  change in REVPAR for
each Partnership Hotel:
<TABLE>

                                                   Twelve Weeks Ended                        Twenty-Four Weeks Ended
                                         June 19,        June 20,          %         June 19,        June 20,          %
                                           1998            1997         Change         1998            1997         Change
                                        -----------    -----------     -------      -----------    -----------     -------
         <S>                            <C>            <C>             <C>          <C>            <C>             <C>

         Mountain Shadows               $       118    $       107           10%    $       139    $       137           2%
         Tampa Westshore                         93             85            9%            106             98           8%
         Miami Biscayne Bay                      74             74            --            100             94           6%
         Seattle                                101             92           10%             96             87          10%
         Greensboro                              95             88            8%             89             83           7%
         Houston Medical Center                  88             77           14%             88             80          10%
         Raleigh Crabtree                        86             82            5%             84             80           5%
         Albuquerque                             73             73            --             68             73         (7)%

         Combined Average               $        89    $        83            7%    $        96    $        90           7%
</TABLE>

Hotel  Revenues:  Hotel  revenues  increased 7% to $12.9  million for the second
quarter of 1998 and 5% to $29.5 million for the year-to-date 1998, when compared
to the same periods in 1997.  The increases in revenues are primarily due to the
increases in REVPAR at seven of the eight Hotels for the twenty-four weeks ended
June 19,1998.  REVPAR, or revenue per available room, represents the combination
of the average daily room rate charged and the average daily occupancy  achieved
and is a commonly  used  indicator  of hotel  performance  (although it is not a
GAAP, or generally accepted accounting principles,  measure of revenue). For the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998, the combined average room rate increased
7% to $118, while the combined average occupancy  decreased one percentage point
to 81%,  when  compared to the same period in 1997.  For the twelve  weeks ended
June 19, 1998, the combined average room rate increased 6% to $110 from $104 and
the combined  average  occupancy  increased  one  percentage  point to 81%, when
compared to the same period in 1997.

Operating Costs and Expenses: Operating costs and expenses increased 10% to $7.2
million  for the  second  quarter  of  1998  and 12% to  $15.4  million  for the
year-to-date  1998,  when  compared to the same periods of 1997.  The  principal
components of this category are:

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       Management Fees:  Incentive  management fees and base management fees are
       calculated  generally as a percentage  of Hotel sales or Hotel  revenues.
       The  increases in these  expenses for second  quarter 1998 were  directly
       related to the  increases  in Hotel sales and Hotel  revenues  for second
       quarter 1998.

     Depreciation:  Depreciation expense increased in the second quarter of 1998
due to property and  equipment  additions  as well as a change in the  estimated
useful lives of certain assets.

Operating  Profit:  Operating profit increased 3% to $5.8 million for the second
quarter of 1998 and  decreased  2% to $14.1  million for the  twenty-four  weeks
ended June 19, 1998,  when compared to the same periods in 1997. The decrease in
year-to-date  operating  profit was  attributable  to the  increase in operating
costs and expenses which was partially offset by the increase in revenues.

Interest  Expense:  Interest expense increased 3% to $5.8 million for the second
quarter of 1998 and  increased  4% to $11.9  million for the  twenty-four  weeks
ended June 19,  1998, when  compared to the same periods in 1997.  The  weighted
average interest rate on the Bank Loan was 8.3% for the twenty-four  weeks ended
June 19,1998, as compared to 7.4% for the comparable period in 1997.

Net Income:  Net income  decreased 39% to $91,000 for the second quarter of 1998
and decreased 24% to $2.4 million for the twenty-four weeks ended June 19, 1998,
when  compared to the same  periods in 1997 due to the  increases  in  operating
costs and expenses and interest expense.

Individual hotel operating results are discussed below:

On a year-to-date  basis,  second quarter 1998 revenues at the Mountain  Shadows
Resort decreased 2% to $5.3 million when compared to the same period of 1997 due
to the decline in food and beverage  revenues.  Second  quarter 1998 revenues at
the Resort  increased  12% to $1.9 million  when  compared to the same period in
1997 due to the 10%  improvement in REVPAR.  In second quarter 1998, the average
room  rate  increased  4% to $140,  and the  average  occupancy  increased  four
percentage  points to 84%.  These  increases  were the result of an  increase in
transient business during this quarter. In the upcoming months, the Hotel  plans
to increase its marketing  efforts by  distributing a newsletter in the fall and
circulating mailers during the holiday season.

Revenues  for the Tampa  Westshore  Hotel  increased  4% to $2.9 million for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998, due to a 9% increase in room sales which
was offset by a 3% decrease in food and beverage  sales.  REVPAR  improved 8% to
$106 due to an increase of 12% in the average room rate to $128 which was offset
by a four  percentage  point  decrease in occupancy  when  compared to the first
twenty-four weeks in 1997. Second quarter revenues increased 10% to $1.1 million
from $1.0 million. REVPAR for the second quarter 1998 improved 9% as the average
room rate increased 11% and average occupancy  decreased one percentage point to
78% when  compared  to the same period in 1997.  The slight  decrease in average
occupancy is related to the  customer's sensitivity to increases in average room
rates.  The Hotel recently  completed the renovation of the Champions lounge and
has  installed  new health  club  equipment  for the  guests.  The Hotel is also
utilizing focus groups in order to continue to increase guest  satisfaction  and
employing aggressive pricing strategies in order to gain group business.

For the twenty-four weeks ended June 19,1998, revenues at the Miami Biscayne Bay
Hotel  increased 9% to $6.1  million  when  compared to the same period in 1997.
This  increase  was due a 6%  increase  in  REVPAR  to $100  coupled  with a 15%
increase in food and beverage  revenues  due to strong  catering  sales.  Second
quarter  revenues  decreased  $100,000 to $1.8 million due to decreased food and
beverage  revenues  during the quarter.  REVPAR  remained  steady at $74 for the
second  quarter 1998.  The Hotel added two new airline  contracts and started to
focus on the Latin American  markets to increase its occupancy for the remainder
of 1998. 

Year-to-date  1998 revenues at the Seattle  Sea-Tac Hotel  increased 17% to $4.8
million when  compared to the same period in 1997.  REVPAR  increased 10% to $96
due to a four  percentage  point  increase in average  occupancy to 80% and a 6%
increase in the average room rate to $120. Additionally,  year-to-date 1998 food
and beverage  revenues  increased  22% to $1.4 million.  During 1998,  the Hotel
implemented  revenue-maximizing  strategies,  such as requiring  large groups to
purchase one catered meal per day, and recent  renovations  at the Yukon Landing
Restaurant and Snoqualmie  Ballroom have helped increase  restaurant and banquet
business.  Second  quarter  1998  revenues  increased  13% to $2.6  million when
compared to the same period in 1997 due to a 10% increase in REVPAR to $101. The
increase in REVPAR was  primarily  due to a 7% increase in the average room rate
to $125 and a two percentage point increase in average  occupancy to 81%. During
1998, the Hotel obtained  business from several new groups and also  experienced
greater success with weekend promotions resulting in increased revenues.

The Greensboro Hotel experienced a 9% increase in 1998 year-to-date  revenues to
$2.4 million over the same period in 1997 due to increases in room  revenues and
food and  beverage  revenues.  Room  revenues at the Hotel  increased 6% to $3.4
million when  compared to the same period in 1997 due to a 7% increase in REVPAR
to $89. The increase in REVPAR was due to a 7% increase in the average room rate
to $111  with  average  occupancy  remaining  stable at 80%.  Food and  beverage
revenues  increased 38% to $518,000 over the same period of last year due to the
significant  increases  in the  Hotel's  catering  business.  During  the second
quarter of 1998, revenues at the Hotel remained stable at $1.3 million. Although
REVPAR for the quarter  increased  8% due to a 7%  increase in the average  room
rate and a one  percentage  point  increase in the average  occupancy,  revenues
remained unchanged due to an increase in repairs and maintenance expenses at the
Hotel during the second quarter of 1998.

Revenues at the Houston  Medical Center Hotel  increased 18% to $3.3 million for
year-to-date  1998 when compared to the same period in 1997. The Hotel increased
its sales 7% while reducing its direct operating expenses by 2%. The increase in
sales was due to a 10% increase in REVPAR to $88 which was attributable to a 14%
increase  in the  average  room rate to $109  offset by a two  percentage  point
decline in average occupancy to 81%. Direct operating  expenses decreased as the
Hotel  used  stricter  cost  containment  measures  in  its  food  and  beverage
department.  For the second  quarter  of 1998,  revenues  increased  33% to $1.6
million due primarily to a 14% increase in REVPAR. The average room rate for the
second  quarter  of  1998  increased  13% to  $110,  and the  average  occupancy
increased  one  percentage  point to 80%.  In order to  address  the  decline in
year-to-date  average  occupancy,  the Hotel is planning several new promotions.
These promotions include using amusement park affiliations to garner weekend and
Labor Day business and using local media to obtain weekend restaurant  business.
The Hotel is  undergoing a rooms  renovation  that will replace the  bedspreads,
drapery, upholstery, carpet, and furniture in all the guest rooms.

The Raleigh  Crabtree  Valley Hotel reported a 4% increase in 1998  year-to-date
revenues to $2.7 million due to a 5% increase in REVPAR to $84. The average room
rate increased 6% to $102 while average occupancy decreased one percentage point
to 82% when  compared  to same  period of last  year.  The Hotel  increased  its
corporate room rate by $10 in 1998,  which  primarily led to the increase in the
average room rate.  Revenues for the second quarter of 1998 increased 7% to $1.5
million.  Although average  occupancy fell two percentage  points to 84% for the
quarter,  REVPAR  increased  5% to $86 due to a 7% increase in the average  room
rate to $102.  In order to better serve its guests,  the Hotel opened a business
center in May 1998.  To improve  the  Hotel's  average  occupancy,  the Hotel is
continuing  its  partnership  with the North  Carolina  State  University as the
preferred hotel of Wolfpack sporting events.


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Revenues  for the  first  twenty-four  weeks  of 1998 at the  Albuquerque  Hotel
decreased  20% to $2  million  due to a 7%  decrease  in REVPAR to $68 and a 36%
decline in food and beverage  revenues when compared to the same period in 1997.
The  decrease in REVPAR was due to a 5% decrease in the average room rate to $91
and a one percentage point decrease in occupancy to 75%. Second quarter revenues
decreased  $100,000 or 8% to $1.2  million  when  compared to the same period in
1997 due to  decreases  in food and  beverage  revenues.  The Hotel is trying to
increase  business on weekends  through the "Can't Beat Friday"  discounted rate
promotion.  In order to increase food and beverage sales, a director of catering
was hired, and a restaurant and bar renovation is planned for early 1999.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

The  Partnership's  financing needs have  historically  been funded through loan
agreements with independent  financial  institutions,  Host Marriott Corporation
("Host Marriott") and its affiliates or Marriott International, Inc. ("MII") and
its  affiliates.  The general partner  believes that the  Partnership  will have
sufficient  capital  resources and liquidity to continue to conduct its business
in the ordinary course.

Principal Sources and Uses of Cash

The Partnership reported a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $2.6 million
during the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998. This decrease was due to the
use of cash for  investing  and financing  activities  partially  offset by cash
provided by operating activities.

The Partnership's  principal source of cash is cash from operations.  Total cash
provided by operations  remained  steady at $18.0 million,  for the  twenty-four
weeks ended June 19, 1998, when compared to the twenty-four weeks ended June 20,
1997.

The Partnership's principal uses of cash are to (i) pay for capital expenditures
and to fund the property  improvement  funds,  (ii) make  deposits to restricted
cash accounts,  (iii) pay debt service on the  Partnership's  mortgage debt, and
(iv) pay amounts owed to Host Marriott and MII.

Cash used in investing  activities  was $4.1 million for the  twenty-four  weeks
ended June 19, 1998, and $4.2 million for the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 20,
1997. Cash used in investing activities for the twenty-four weeks ended June 19,
1998,  included  capital  expenditures  of $3.4  million  primarily  related  to
furniture, fixtures, and equipment renewals and replacements at the Hotels.

Cash used in financing  activities  was $16.5  million and $18.1 million for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998,  and June 20, 1997,  respectively.  Cash
used in  financing  activities  for the  twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998,
included  repayments  to  Host  Marriott  and  affiliates  of $4.6  million  and
repayments on the Partnership's mortgage debt of $3.8 million.

No cash was distributed to the partners during the twenty-four  weeks ended June
19, 1998, or June 20, 1997.

Capital Expenditures

It is anticipated  that shortfalls in the property  improvement fund for the six
hotels  financed with the Bank Loan, as defined  below,  will occur in 1999. The
General Partner is currently working to resolve the expected shortfalls.


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Debt

The  Partnership's  financing  needs are funded through loan agreements with (i)
The Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, (ii) Host Marriott and its affiliates, and
(iii) MII and its affiliates.

Total  Partnership  interest  expense  increased  4% to  $11.9  million  for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998, when compared to the same period in 1997
primarily  due to increased  interest  expense on the  mortgage  loan (the "Bank
Loan").  The weighted  average  interest  rate on the Bank Loan was 8.3% for the
twenty-four  weeks ended June 19, 1998,  as compared to 7.4% for the  comparable
period in 1997.

On June 22, 1998, the Partnership made the required Bank Loan principal  payment
of $3.0 million.  Thus, as of June 22, 1998, the Bank Loan principal  balance is
$165.9 million.

The Bank  Loan was  scheduled  to mature  on  December  22,  1998;  however,  an
additional  one-year  extension was available.  As required under the Bank Loan,
the  Partnership  provided  notice of its  intent to extend  the loan along with
adequate  debt  service  coverage  tests to  extend  the Bank Loan  maturity  to
December 22, 1999.






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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


                           ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The  Partnership  and  the  Hotels  are  involved  in  routine   litigation  and
administrative  proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business,  some of
which are expected to be covered by liability  insurance and which  collectively
are not expected to have a material  adverse  effect on the business,  financial
condition, or results of operations of the Partnership.

On July 15, 1998, one limited  partner in the  Partnership  filed a class action
lawsuit  styled  Michael C.  deBerardinis  v. Host Marriott  Corporation,  Civil
Action No. WMN 98-2263,  in the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland,  against Host Marriott  Corporation ("Host  Marriott").  The plaintiff
alleges that Host Marriott  misled the limited  partners in order to induce them
into  approving  the  sale  of one of the  Partnership's  hotels,  violated  the
securities  regulations by issuing a false and misleading consent  solicitation,
and breached fiduciary duties and the partnership agreement. The complaint seeks
unspecified  damages.  Host  Marriott has not yet been served with the complaint
but intends to vigorously defend against the claims asserted in the lawsuit.

ITEM 6.         EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)             None.

(b)             Reports on Form 8-K

                May 8, 1998 -- In this filing,  Item 5 - Other Events  discloses
                the  announcement  by Host Marriott,  the General Partner of the
                Partnership,   that  Host  Marriott's  Board  of  Directors  has
                authorized  Host Marriott to reorganize its business  operations
                to qualify as a real estate  investment  trust,  effective as of
                January 1, 1999. A copy of the press  release was included as an
                Item 7 - Exhibit in this Form 8-K filing.

                June 19, 1998 -- In this filing, Item 5 - Other Events discloses
                that the  General  Partner  sent  the  limited  partners  of the
                Partnership   a  letter   to   inform   them  of  the   proposed
                reorganization of Host Marriott's business operations to qualify
                as a real  estate  investment  trust and  provide  them with the
                estimated  exchange  value per  Partnership  unit. A copy of the
                letter  was  included  as an Item 7 -  Exhibit  in this Form 8-K
                filing.


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                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this Form  10-Q to be signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                        POTOMAC HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                          By: HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
                                 General Partner



                            By: /s/ Donald D. Olinger
                                    Donald D. Olinger
                                    Senior Vice President and 
                                    Corporate Controller
                                    (Principal Accounting Officer)
                                    July 31, 1998




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