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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

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 March 23, 2007.

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-14625

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Maryland		53-0085950
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500, Bethesda, Maryland		20817
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(240) 744-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-Accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No

The registrant had 522,051,636 shares of its $0.01 par value common stock outstanding as of April 25, 2007.

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


		Page No.
Item 1.	Financial Statements:

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets- March 23, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)- Quarter Ended March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)- Quarter Ended March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006	5

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition	12

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	26

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	26

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	27

Item 5.	Other Items	27

Item 6.	Exhibits	27

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

March 23, 2007 and December 31, 2006

(in millions, except shares and per share amounts)


	March 23, 2007			December 31, 2006
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Property and equipment, net	$	10,501		$	10,584
Assets held for sale		—			96
Due from managers		89			51
Investments in affiliates		161			160
Deferred financing costs, net		62			60
Furniture, fixtures and equipment replacement fund		94			100
Other		188			199
Restricted cash		175			194
Cash and cash equivalents		1,171			364

Total assets	$	12,441		$	11,808

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Debt
Senior notes, including $1,086 million and $495 million, respectively, net of discount, of Exchangeable Senior Debentures	$	4,117		$	3,526
Mortgage debt		2,262			2,014
Credit facility		—			250
Other		88			88

Total debt		6,467			5,878
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		217			243
Other		230			252

Total liabilities		6,914			6,373

Interest of minority partners of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.		186			185
Interest of minority partners of other consolidated partnerships		32			28
Stockholders’ equity
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock (liquidation preference $100 million) 50 million shares authorized; 4.0 million shares issued and outstanding		97			97
Common stock, par value $.01, 750 million shares authorized; 522.0 million shares and 521.1 million shares issued and outstanding, respectively		5			5
Additional paid-in capital		5,675			5,680
Accumulated other comprehensive income		25			25
Deficit		(493	)		(585	)

Total stockholders’ equity		5,309			5,222

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	12,441		$	11,808

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarter Ended March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006

(unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
REVENUES
Rooms	$	614		$	487
Food and beverage		323			259
Other		69			50

Total hotel sales		1,006			796
Rental income		31			29

Total revenues		1,037			825

EXPENSES
Rooms		152			118
Food and beverage		237			191
Hotel departmental expenses		251			204
Management fees		45			34
Other property-level expenses		81			61
Depreciation and amortization		116			87
Corporate and other expenses		21			20

Total operating costs and expenses		903			715

OPERATING PROFIT		134			110
Interest income		6			5
Interest expense		(94	)		(91	)
Net gains on property transactions		1			1
Minority interest expense		(11	)		(13	)
Equity in earnings of affiliates		2			1

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		38			13
Benefit (provision) for income taxes		5			(1	)

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		43			12
Income from discontinued operations		144			160

NET INCOME		187			172
Less: Dividends on preferred stock		(2	)		(6	)

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	185		$	166

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Continuing operations	$	.08		$	.02
Discontinued operations		.27			.42

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE	$	.35		$	.44

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Quarter Ended March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006

(unaudited, in millions)


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	187		$	172
Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operations:
Discontinued operations:
Gain on dispositions		(141	)		(153	)
Depreciation		1			3
Depreciation and amortization		116			87
Amortization of deferred financing costs		3			3
Deferred income taxes		(6	)		(1	)
Net gains on property transactions		(1	)		(1	)
Equity in earnings of affiliates		(2	)		(1	)
Distributions from investments in affiliates		2			1
Minority interest expense		11			13
Change in due from managers		(38	)		(39	)
Changes in other assets		3			31
Changes in other liabilities		(14	)		(15	)

Cash provided by operations		121			100

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales of assets, net		331			251
Acquisitions		(15	)		—
Capital expenditures:
Renewals and replacements		(52	)		(82	)
Repositionings and other investments		(67	)		(37	)
Change in furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) reserves		6			14
Change in restricted cash designated for FF&E reserves		2			(3	)
Other		18			—

Cash provided by investing activities		223			143

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Financing costs		(5	)		(2	)
Debt issuances		1,025			116
Repayment of credit facility		(250	)		(20	)
Debt prepayments		(175	)		—
Scheduled principal repayments		(11	)		(13	)
Dividends on common stock		(131	)		(43	)
Dividends on preferred stock		(2	)		(6	)
Distributions to minority interests		(5	)		(2	)
Change in restricted cash		17			24

Cash provided by financing activities		463			54

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		807			297
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		364			184

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	1,171		$	481

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Quarter Ended March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006

(unaudited, in millions)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

We issued approximately 0.2 million and 0.7 million shares for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively, upon the conversion of operating partnership units of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. held by minority partners valued at approximately $5 million and $13 million, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2006, we issued approximately 24.0 million shares upon the conversion of approximately 7.4 million Convertible Subordinated Debentures valued at approximately $368 million. Additionally, as a result of the conversion, we consolidated the wholly owned entity that issued the Convertible Subordinated Debentures and eliminated the $17 million investment not held by third parties.

See notes to condensed consolidated statements.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.	Organization

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., or Host, a Maryland corporation operating through an umbrella partnership structure is the owner of hotel properties. We operate as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT, with our operations conducted solely through an operating partnership, Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., or the operating partnership, or Host LP, and its subsidiaries. We are the sole general partner of the operating partnership and, as of March 23, 2007, own 96.6% of the partnership interests, which are referred to as OP units.

2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of March 23, 2007 and the results of our operations and cash flows for the quarters ended March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal and short-term variations.

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation.

Reporting Periods

The results we report are based on results of our hotels reported to us by our hotel managers. Our hotel managers use different reporting periods. Marriott International, Inc., the manager of the majority of our properties, uses a fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31 and reports twelve weeks of operations for each of the first three quarters of the year and sixteen or seventeen weeks for the fourth quarter of the year. In contrast, other managers of our hotels, such as Starwood and Hyatt, report results on a monthly basis. For results reported by hotel managers using a monthly reporting period (approximately 40% of our hotels), the month of operation that ends after our fiscal quarter-end is included in our results of operations in the following fiscal quarter. Accordingly, our results of operations include results from hotel managers reporting results on a monthly basis as follows: first quarter (January, February), second quarter (March to May), third quarter (June to August), and fourth quarter (September to December). We elected to adopt the reporting period used by Marriott International modified so that our fiscal year always ends on December 31 because we are a REIT. Accordingly, our first three quarters of operations end on the same day as Marriott International but our fourth quarter ends on December 31.

Interest of minority partners of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

We adjust the interest of the minority partners of Host LP each period to maintain a proportional relationship between the book value of equity associated with our common stockholders relative to that of the unitholders of Host LP since Host LP units may be exchanged into common stock on a one-for-one basis. Net income is allocated to the minority partners of Host LP based on their weighted average ownership percentage during the period. As of March 23, 2007, approximately $499 million of cash or Host stock, at our option, would be paid to the outside partners of the operating partnership if the partnership was terminated. The approximate $499 million is equivalent to the 18.6 million partnership units outstanding valued at the March 23, 2007, Host common stock price of $26.87, which we have assumed would be equal to the value provided to outside partners upon liquidation of the operating partnership.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Application of New Accounting Standards

We adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007. As a result, we recognized an approximate $11 million reduction in the deferred tax liabilities, which was recorded as an increase to retained earnings as of January 1, 2007. The remaining balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of the date of adoption is approximately $4 million. All of such amount, if recognized, would impact our reconciliation between the income tax provision (benefit) calculated at the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% and the actual income tax provision (benefit) recorded each year. We believe that there will be no additional significant changes in unrecognized tax benefits that are reasonably possible in 2007. We also accrued approximately $.5 million for the payment of interest and penalties as of the date of adoption. We recognize interest accrued related to uncertain tax positions in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. We, or our subsidiaries, file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. Our open tax years generally include tax years 2003-2006 as of the date of adoption.

3.	Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders as adjusted for potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include shares granted under comprehensive stock plans, preferred OP units held by minority partners, exchangeable debt securities and other minority interests that have the option to convert their interests to common OP units. No effect is shown for securities that are anti-dilutive.


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007							March 24, 2006
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
	Income			Shares	Per Share Amount			Income			Shares	Per Share Amount
Net income	$	187		521.5	$	.36		$	172		378.0	$	.46
Dividends on preferred stock		(2	)	—		(.01	)		(6	)	—		(.02	)

Basic earnings available to common stockholders		185		521.5		.35			166		378.0		.44
Assuming distribution of common shares granted under the comprehensive stock plan, less shares assumed purchased at average market price		—		.8		—			—		.9		—
Assuming conversion of minority OP units issuable		—		1.2		—			—		—		—

Diluted earnings available to common stockholders	$	185		523.5	$	.35		$	166		378.9	$	.44

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

4.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following as of:


	March 23, 2007			December 31, 2006
	(in millions)
Land and land improvements	$	1,628		$	1,622
Buildings and leasehold improvements		10,595			10,695
Furniture and equipment		1,412			1,414
Construction in progress		195			166

		13,830			13,897
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,329	)		(3,313	)

	$	10,501		$	10,584

Debt

$600 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures. On March 23, 2007, Host LP issued $600 million 2⁵/₈% Exchangeable Senior Debentures (the “2007 Debentures”) and received proceeds of $589 million, net of underwriting fees and expenses and original issue discount. The 2007 Debentures mature on April 15, 2027 and are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior notes. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year beginning on July 15, 2007. We can redeem for cash all, or part of, the 2007 Debentures at any time on or after April 20, 2012 upon 15 days notice at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase the 2007 Debentures on April 15, 2012, April 15, 2017 and April 15, 2022 for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Holders may exchange their 2007 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including when the closing sale price of Host’s common stock is more than 130% of the exchange price per share for at least 20 of 30 consecutive trading days during certain periods or any time up to two days prior to the date on which the 2007 Debentures have been called for redemption. On exchange, we will deliver cash in an amount equal to not less than the lower of the exchange value (which is the applicable exchange rate multiplied by the average price of our common shares) and the aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Debentures to be exchanged, and, at our option, shares, cash or a combination thereof for any excess above the principal value. The initial exchange rate is 31.002 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, which is equivalent to an exchange price of $32.26 per share of Host common stock. The exchange rate may be adjusted under certain circumstances including the payment of common dividends exceeding $.20 per share in any given quarter. The 2007 Debentures and the common stock issuable, at our option, upon exchange of the debentures have yet not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold except to qualified institutional buyers, as defined.

$500 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures. On March 16, 2004, Host LP issued $500 million of 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures (the “2004 Debentures”) and received net proceeds of $484 million, after discounts, underwriting fees and expenses. The 2004 Debentures mature on April 15, 2024 and are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior notes. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. We can redeem for cash all, or part of, the 2004 Debentures at any time subsequent to April 19, 2009 upon 30 days notice at the applicable redemption price as set forth in the indenture. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase the 2004 Debentures on April 15, 2010, April 15, 2014 and April 15, 2019 for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount. Holders may exchange their 2004 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including at any time at which the closing sale price of our common stock is more than 120% of the exchange price per share, for at least 20 of 30 consecutive trading days during certain periods or any time up to two days prior to the date on which the 2004 Debentures have been called for redemption. The 2004 Debentures are currently exchangeable into shares of Host’s common stock at an exchange rate of 58.0682 shares for each $1,000 of principal amount of the debentures, or a total of approximately 29 million shares (which is equivalent to an exchange price of $17.22 per share of our common stock). The exchange rate is adjusted for certain circumstances, including the payment of all common dividends. The 2004 Debentures will remain exchangeable until July 1, 2007 (the last day of the current exchange period) and will continue to be exchangeable after July 1, 2007 if the trading price of Host common stock continues to exceed 120% of the exchange price, or if other conditions for exchange are satisfied.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Credit Facility. During the first quarter of 2007, we repaid the $250 million outstanding balance on our credit facility. As of March 23, 2007, we have $575 million available under our credit facility.

Mortgage Debt. During the first quarter of 2007, we completed the following mortgage debt repayments and refinancing transactions:

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on March 7, 2007, we repaid the $88 million mortgage on the JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C., due September 15, 2007, which had a floating rate of interest of LIBOR plus 210 basis points;

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on March 2, 2007, we issued a $300 million mortgage secured by The Ritz-Carlton, Naples and the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, which bears interest at rate of 5.53% and matures on March 1, 2014; and

•

on February 8, 2007, we refinanced the $88 million, 8.58% mortgage due March 1, 2007 on the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa with a $134 million mortgage that bears interest at a rate of 5.55% and matures on March 1, 2014.

6.	Dividends

On March 15, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share on our common stock. The dividend was paid on April 16, 2007 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2007.

On March 15, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.5546875 per share on our Class E cumulative redeemable preferred stock. The dividend was paid on April 16, 2007 to preferred stockholders of record as of March 31, 2007.

7.	Geographic Information

We consider each one of our hotels to be an operating segment, none of which meets the threshold for a reportable segment. We also allocate resources and assess operating performance based on individual hotels. Our hotels meet the aggregation criteria for financial reporting and, accordingly, we report one business segment, hotel ownership. As of March 23, 2007, our foreign operations consist of four properties located in Canada, two properties located in Chile and one property located in Mexico. As of March 24, 2006, our foreign operations consist of the four Canadian properties and the one Mexican property. There were no intercompany sales between our domestic properties and our foreign properties. The following table presents revenues for each of the geographical areas in which we operate:


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007		March 24, 2006
	(in millions)
United States	$	1,008	$	801
Canada		21		20
Chile		4		—
Mexico		4		4

Total revenue	$	1,037	$	825

8.	Comprehensive Income

Typically, our other comprehensive income consists of unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation adjustments. Other comprehensive income was not significant for all periods presented.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

9.	Dispositions

Dispositions. We sold seven hotels (the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel, the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel, the Capitol Hill Suites, the Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club, the Fairview Park Marriott, the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley and the Miami Airport Marriott) during the first quarter of 2007 for a total sales price of approximately $333 million. We recorded a gain from the sales of approximately $141 million. The following table summarizes the revenues, income before taxes, and the gain on dispositions, net of tax, of the hotels which have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007		March 24, 2006
	(in millions)
Revenues	$	14	$	42
Income before income taxes		4		6
Gain on dispositions, net of tax		141		153

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a Maryland corporation and operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. owns properties and conducts operations through Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership of which Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is the sole general partner and in which it holds 96.6% of the partnership interests on April 30, 2007. In this report, we use the terms “we” or “our” to refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. together, unless the context indicates otherwise. We also use the term “Host” to specifically refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and the terms “operating partnership” or “Host LP” to refer to Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. in cases where it is important to distinguish between Host and Host LP.

Forward-Looking Statements

In this report on Form 10-Q, we make some forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “may,” “intend,” “predict,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” “estimate” and other similar terms and phrases. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks and uncertainties include those risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that we will attain these expectations or that any deviations will not be material. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligations or undertaking to publicly release updates to any forward-looking statement contained in this report to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

Outlook

As of April 30, 2007, we own 121 hotel properties, which operate primarily in the luxury and upper upscale hotel sectors. For a general overview of our business and a discussion of our reporting periods, see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Management believes that we will continue to experience growth in RevPAR, margins and cash flow throughout the year as a result of strong operating fundamentals, including the growth of the U.S. economy and strong lodging demand. Although, the pace of new lodging supply has started to increase somewhat, the majority of new projects scheduled for completion in the near-term are concentrated in the economy and mid-scale segments, are outside of major urban markets and will have less than 200 rooms. As a result, we expect that comparable hotel RevPAR will increase approximately 6.5% to 8.0% for the full year 2007 and at the lower end of that range for the second quarter. Additionally, we expect Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio RevPAR (described below) to increase 6.5% to 8.5% for both the second quarter and full year 2007.

We expect operating margin growth will further benefit from the increase in the average daily room rate in 2007 and continued increases in food and beverage revenues associated with the expected growth in group business. While we expect margins to improve, margin growth will be constrained by continued pressure from certain costs that are likely to increase at a rate greater than inflation, including wages and benefits, real estate taxes and, potentially, utilities.

In the near-term, some properties may experience temporary business disruption and displacement as rooms, common areas and meeting spaces are renovated as part of the maintenance capital expenditure and repositioning/return on investment projects at many of our properties. However, over the long term, we expect to see improvements in RevPAR and operating margins as these expenditures are expected to enhance the properties market position and profitability.

We also expect to see improvements in RevPAR and operating margins as we continue our strategy of recycling assets. Over the past three years, we have acquired larger luxury and upper upscale properties in urban and resort/convention destinations, where further large-scale lodging development typically is limited, and have generally disposed of smaller hotels that are located in suburban and secondary markets. The assets we have acquired have higher RevPAR, higher margins and, we believe, higher growth potential than those we have sold. Over time, our capital recycling efforts should contribute to improvements in overall RevPAR and margins, as well as an increase in the average per room replacement cost of our portfolio. In addition to the recycling of assets, we may also dispose of core assets when we have the opportunity to capitalize on the inherent real estate value of our properties and apply the proceeds to other business objectives.

While we believe the positive trends in the lodging industry, discussed here and in our Annual Report on Form 10–K, create the opportunity for business improvements during the remainder of 2007, there can be no assurances that any increases in hotel revenues or earnings at our properties will continue for any number of reasons, including, but not limited to, slower than anticipated growth in the economy and changes in travel patterns.

Recent Events

On April 30, 2007, we commenced the processes necessary to defease a $515 million mortgage loan secured by eight properties with an interest rate of 7.61% maturing August 2009, which we refer to as the CMBS loan. To defease the loan, we have used available cash of approximately $545 million, which includes amounts for prepayment and other costs. This transaction is expected to be completed in early May 2007.

Results of Operations

The following table reflects certain line items from our statements of operations and other significant operating statistics (in millions, except operating statistics and percentages):


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006			% Increase (Decrease)
Revenues
Total hotel sales	$	1,006		$	796		26.4	%
Operating costs and expenses:
Property-level costs (1)		882			695		26.9
Corporate and other expenses		21			20		5.0
Operating profit		134			110		21.8
Interest expense		94			91		3.3
Minority interest expense		11			13		(15.4	)
Income from discontinued operations		144			160		(10.0	)
Net income		187			172		8.7
All hotel operating statistics (2):
RevPAR	$	132.77		$	126.55		4.9	%
Average room rate	$	189.18		$	179.21		5.6	%
Average occupancy		70.2	%		70.6	%	(0.4	)pts.
Comparable hotel operating statistics (3):
RevPAR	$	136.54		$	128.62		6.2	%
Average room rate	$	194.15		$	182.36		6.5	%
Average occupancy		70.3	%		70.5	%	(0.2	)pts.
Comparable hotel plus Starwood portfolio operating statistics (4):
RevPAR	$	134.03		$	125.21		7.0	%
Average room rate	$	191.03		$	179.75		6.3	%
Average occupancy		70.2	%		69.7	%	.5	pts.

(1)	Amount represents total operating costs and expenses per our consolidated statements of operations less corporate expenses.

(2)	Operating statistics are for all properties as of March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006 and include the results of operations for hotels we have sold prior to their disposition.

(3)	Comparable hotel operating statistics for March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006 are based on 94 comparable hotels as of March 23, 2007.

(4)	Comparable hotels plus Starwood portfolio statistics are based on 94 comparable hotels plus 24 hotels acquired from Starwood in April 2006 that we own as of March 23, 2007.

2007 Compared to 2006

Hotel Sales Overview


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007		March 24, 2006		% Increase (Decrease)
	(in millions)
Revenues
Rooms	$	614	$	487	26.1	%
Food and beverage		323		259	24.7
Other		69		50	38.0

Total hotel sales	$	1,006	$	796	26.4

Hotel sales increased $210 million, or 26.4%, to $1.0 billion for the first quarter of 2007. First quarter 2007 hotel sales include $151 million of sales from the hotels purchased on April 10, 2006 in the Starwood transaction. Hotel sales exclude the properties we have sold in 2007 and the properties sold in 2006. Sales for properties sold in 2007 or sold in 2006 have been reclassified as discontinued operations. See “Discontinued Operations” below.

We discuss operating results for our hotels on a comparable basis. Comparable hotels are those properties that we have owned for the entirety of the reporting periods being compared. Comparable hotels do not include the results of properties acquired (including the Starwood portfolio) or sold, or that incurred significant property damage and business interruption or large scale capital improvements during these periods. As of March 23, 2007, 94 of our 121 hotels have been classified as comparable hotels. We also discuss operating results for our hotels on a Comparable Hotels plus the Starwood Portfolio (described below). See “Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotels plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics” for a complete description of our comparable hotels and the hotels in the Starwood Portfolio. We discuss our operating results by property type (i.e. urban, suburban, resort/convention or airport), geographic region and mix of business (i.e. transient, group or contract).

Comparable hotel sales increased 5.4% to approximately $832 million for the first quarter of 2007. The revenue growth reflects the increase in comparable RevPAR of 6.2%, as a result of an increase in average room rates of 6.5% and a slight decrease in occupancy of 0.2 percentage points. The growth in average room rate was driven by a number of positive trends such as strong United States GDP growth, low growth in the supply of new luxury and upper upscale hotels and the strengthening in the group and transient segments of our business. Our occupancy levels were affected by weakness in individual markets and temporary disruption to certain properties due to our capital expenditure program. As a result of these trends, our operators were able to continue to increase room rates while generally maintaining the year-over-year occupancy level. Food and beverage revenues for our comparable hotels increased 3.9%, primarily due to increased sales from our catering and banquet business. In addition, during the first quarter of 2007, operating margins at our food and beverage outlets increased 0.8 percentage points.

In addition to comparable hotel RevPAR, we also have presented Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio RevPAR. This represents our comparable hotels (described above) plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood on April 10, 2006 that we own as of March 23, 2007. Accordingly, we have included the results of the Starwood portfolio for periods prior to our ownership in 2006 in the determination of the Comparable Hotel plus Starwood Portfolio RevPAR. Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio RevPAR increased 7.0%. The RevPAR increase was the result of an increase in average room rates of 6.3% and an increase in occupancy of .5 percentage points. Based on a March 31 calendar quarter end, our Comparable Hotel plus Starwood Portfolio RevPAR increased 7.6% over the first calendar quarter of 2006. Given the significant contribution of these hotels to our operating results, we believe this supplemental presentation provides useful information to investors.

Comparable Hotel Sales by Property Type

The following tables set forth performance information for our comparable hotels and our comparable hotels plus the Starwood portfolio by property type as of March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006:

Comparable Hotels by Property Type (a)


	As of March 23, 2007		Quarter ended March 23, 2007						Quarter ended March 24, 2006
	No. of Properties	No. of Rooms	Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Urban	40	23,519	$	199.16	72.6	%	$	144.58	$	185.57	72.3	%	$	134.23	7.7	%
Suburban	28	10,901		155.15	65.2			101.11		146.53	65.0			95.18	6.2
Airport	15	6,556		143.30	69.5			99.66		136.05	69.8			94.90	5.0
Resort/ Convention	11	6,825		286.77	71.7			205.62		269.08	74.2			199.78	2.9

All Types	94	47,801		194.15	70.3			136.54		182.36	70.5			128.62	6.2

Comparable Hotels plus the Starwood Portfolio by Property Type (b)


	As of March 23, 2007		Quarter ended March 23, 2007						Quarter ended March 24, 2006
	No. of Properties	No. of Rooms	Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Urban	55	33,011	$	195.84	71.8	%	$	140.70	$	183.17	70.5	%	$	129.07	9.0	%
Suburban	34	12,844		154.98	64.4			99.83		146.37	64.2			93.94	6.3
Airport	17	7,555		140.16	71.2			99.79		132.89	71.1			94.53	5.6
Resort/ Convention	12	7,337		282.63	72.0			203.42		265.98	74.4			197.95	2.8

All Types	118	60,747		191.03	70.2			134.03		179.75	69.7			125.21	7.0

(a)

The reporting period for our comparable operating statistics for the first quarter of 2007 is from December 30, 2006 to March 23, 2007 and for the first quarter of 2006 is from December 31, 2005 to March 24, 2006. For further discussion, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(b)	Reflects our comparable hotels plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood in April 2006 that we own as of March 23, 2007. For further detail, see “Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics.”

For the first quarter of 2007, RevPAR increased across all of our hotel property types, led by our urban hotels, as we benefited from strong performance in several of our downtown markets, including Washington, D.C., New York City and San Francisco. RevPAR growth at our suburban hotels was led by the RevPAR increases at our suburban Denver hotels. Our resort/convention hotels lagged the portfolio, as the Coronado Island Marriott Resort was significantly affected by major renovations and the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center was impacted by three group cancellations.

Comparable Hotel Sales by Geographic Region

The following tables set forth performance information for our comparable hotels and our comparable hotels plus the Starwood portfolio by geographic region as of March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2006:

Comparable Hotels by Region (a)


	As of March 23, 2007		Quarter ended March 23, 2007						Quarter ended March 24, 2006
	No. of Properties	No. of Rooms	Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Average Room Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Pacific	22	12,017	$	209.40	71.8	%	$	150.34	$	195.49	73.2	%	$	143.10	5.1	%
Florida	9	5,663		248.02	76.1			188.80		236.35	76.1			179.95	4.9
Mid-Atlantic	8	5,870		221.41	73.5			162.68		203.85	72.9			148.59	9.5
DC Metro	12	5,399		196.22	68.7			134.76		190.12	63.2			120.15	12.2
North Central	12	4,906		132.40	62.0			82.04		126.62	64.9			82.14	(0.1	)
South Central	7	4,126		156.95	76.2			119.54		143.21	76.0			108.82	9.8
Atlanta	7	2,625		190.20	69.3			131.89		181.87	72.5			131.83	—
New England	6	3,032		147.94	62.9			92.99		142.28	63.7			90.60	2.6
Mountain	6	2,210		169.58	65.4			110.85		157.87	63.1			99.61	11.3
International	5	1,953		147.74	64.3			94.96		141.07	68.0			95.88	(1.0	)

All Regions	94	47,801		194.15	70.3			136.54		182.36	70.5			128.62	6.2

Comparable Hotels plus the Starwood Portfolio by Region (b)


	As of March 23, 2007		Quarter ended of March 23, 2007						Quarter ended of March 24, 2006
	No. of Properties	No. of Rooms	Average Daily Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Average Daily Rate		Average Occupancy Percentages		RevPAR		Percent Change in RevPAR
Pacific	28	16,020	$	201.80	72.4	%	$	146.05	$	190.47	73.4	%	$	139.75	4.5	%
Florida	10	5,922		244.02	76.2			186.00		232.00	76.4			177.14	5.0
Mid-Atlantic	11	8,675		222.77	75.3			167.68		205.84	71.1			146.45	14.5
DC Metro	13	5,662		196.32	69.1			135.57		190.35	63.6			121.13	11.9
North Central	15	6,495		131.34	62.0			81.44		125.55	63.3			79.48	2.5
South Central	8	4,358		161.07	75.8			122.09		146.85	75.8			111.28	9.7
Atlanta	7	2,625		190.20	69.3			131.89		181.87	72.5			131.83	—
New England	11	5,663		146.83	58.6			86.08		142.73	58.3			83.21	3.4
Mountain	8	2,856		167.46	66.6			111.46		154.73	65.3			100.99	10.4
International	7	2,471		141.68	64.3			91.15		132.64	68.5			90.87	0.3

All Regions	118	60,747		191.03	70.2			134.03		179.75	69.7			125.21	7.0

(a)

(b)	Reflects our comparable hotels plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood in April 2006 that we own as of March 23, 2007. For further detail, see “Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics.”

Four of our regions performed exceptionally well. Performance for the Mid-Atlantic region was driven by outstanding RevPAR growth in New York City. The D.C. Metro region was led by our downtown Washington, D.C. hotels and the South Central region was driven by growth at our Dallas Quorum Marriott and San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter hotels. The Mountain region was led by the strength of the Denver market.

Four of our regions significantly underperformed. The Atlanta region underperformed due to an increase in demand in the first quarter of 2006 from disruption caused by the 2005 hurricanes in New Orleans and Florida. The

North Central region experienced weakness in the Detroit market, due to the Super Bowl being held there in 2006, and the Minneapolis market was weak due to a rooms renovation at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center. The New England market primarily underperformed because of lower levels of group and transient demand at the Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The International region was weak due to a rooms renovation at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Center and lower group demand at the Toronto Marriott Airport.

Hotels Sales by Business Mix. The majority of our customers fall into three broad groups: transient, group and contract business. Individual travelers are referred to as “Transient” customers. Those traveling as part of an organized group, meeting or convention are referred to as “Group” customers. “Contract” customers represent blocks of rooms sold to a specific company for an extended period of time at significantly discounted rates, such as airline crews. For further detail on our business mix, see our annual report on Form 10-K.

In the first quarter of 2007, our operators were able to significantly increase average daily room rates for both our transient and group business, while occupancy was up modestly for both. The increase in the average daily rate of slightly more than 6% for our transient business was driven by continued rate strength and an increase in demand in the premium and corporate segments of the business. The average daily rate for our group business also increased slightly more than 6% due to continued strong pricing power in all segments of group business. Group demand was up slightly for the quarter, as the discount and other segment demand offset declines in the association and corporate segments.

Our group booking pace remains solid for the remainder of the year. We expect that average group rates will increase in future periods as a greater percentage of business will consist of higher-rated groups that were booked in more recent periods. Approximately 44% of our rooms revenues are from group business, and as of the end of the first quarter, approximately 90% of our anticipated group business for the year is under contract.

Property-level Operating Expenses


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007		March 24, 2006		% Increase (Decrease)
	(in millions)
Rooms	$	152	$	118	28.8	%
Food and beverage		237		191	24.1
Hotel departmental expenses		251		204	23.0
Management fees		45		34	32.4
Other property-level expenses		81		61	32.8
Depreciation and amortization		116		87	33.3

Total property-level operating expenses	$	882	$	695	26.9

Property-level operating expenses increased $187 million, or 26.9%, for the first quarter of 2007. During the first quarter of 2007, property-level operating expenses include $138 million related to the operations of the hotels acquired in the Starwood transaction. Property-level operating expenses exclude the costs for hotels we have sold, which are included in discontinued operations. Our operating expenses, which are both fixed and variable, are affected by changes in occupancy, inflation and revenues, though the effect on specific costs will differ. We expect operating costs to continue to increase during the remainder of 2007 as a result of variable costs increasing with occupancy increases, and certain costs likely increasing at a rate greater than inflation, including wages and benefits, and real estate taxes and, potentially, utilities.

Corporate and Other Expenses. Corporate and other expenses primarily consist of employee salaries and bonuses and other costs such as employee stock-based compensation expense, travel, corporate insurance, audit fees, building rent and system costs. For the quarter, corporate expenses increased approximately $1 million from the same period last year.

Interest Income. Interest income increased $1 million for the first quarter due to an increase in our cash balance and an increase in the interest rate earned on the balance.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $3 million for the first quarter, which is a result of the overall increase in debt offset by the decrease in our weighted average interest rate.

Minority Interest Expense. Minority interest expense declined by $2 million due to a decline in the outside ownership percentage in Host LP from approximately 5% during the first quarter of 2006 to approximately 3% during the first quarter of 2007. This decrease was partially offset by the $13 million increase in net income at Host LP. As of March 23, 2007, we held approximately 96.6% of the partnership interests in Host LP.

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates. Our share of income of affiliates increased by $1 million for the first quarter due to an increase in earnings for all of our affiliates, including earnings from our European Joint Venture, in which we became a partner during the second quarter of 2006.

Discontinued Operations. Discontinued operations for 2007 consist of seven hotels sold during the first quarter of 2007. Discontinued operations for 2006 consist of fourteen hotels sold during 2006 and the first quarter of 2007. Discontinued operations represent results of operations and the gain or loss on the disposition of the hotels during the period. For the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, revenues for these properties were $14 million and $42 million, respectively, and operating income before taxes was $4 million and $6 million, respectively. We recognized a gain, net of tax, of approximately $141 million and $153 million for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively, on the disposition of these hotels.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Requirements

Host uses cash primarily for acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt payment and dividends to stockholders. As a REIT, Host is required to distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gain, on an annual basis. Funds used by Host to make these distributions are provided by Host LP. We depend primarily on external sources of capital to finance future growth, including acquisitions.

Cash Balances. As of March 23, 2007, we had $1.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents, which was an increase of $807 million from December 31, 2006. The increase in cash is primarily due to the issuance of debt, proceeds from asset sales and improved operations, partially offset by debt repayments, dividend payments and capital expenditures. During the second quarter, we used approximately $136 million to prepay additional mortgage debt and related costs and $106 million to pay common and preferred dividends. In addition, we intend to use approximately $545 million of our available cash to defease the 7.61%, $515 million CMBS loan in the second quarter, including prepayment and other costs. Excluding amounts necessary for working capital, we intend to use the remaining available funds over time to further invest in our portfolio, acquire new properties or make further debt repayments.

Debt Transactions. During the first quarter, we issued approximately $1.0 billion of debt, including $600 million of 2⁵/₈% Exchangeable Senior Debentures, as well as other mortgage debt. See the table of significant financing transactions in -” Cash Provided by Financing Activities.” As a result of these transactions and the use of the proceeds therefrom described above, our debt balance is expected to be reduced to approximately $5.8 billion with an average maturity of 6.5 years and a weighted average interest rate of 6.2%, which represents a decrease of approximately 60 basis points from December 31, 2006.

In addition to the above financing activity, approximately $6 million of senior notes mature and $21 million of principal amortization is due during the remainder of 2007. We also expect to repay a $190 million mortgage secured by four hotels in October 2007, at which time the interest rate on the loan would otherwise substantially increase and all excess cash flow from the properties would be required to be used to pay down the mortgage. We believe we have sufficient cash or availability under our line of credit to deal with our near-term maturities, as well as any unexpected decline in the cash flow from our business.

We may continue to redeem or refinance senior notes and mortgage debt from time to time to take advantage of favorable market conditions. We may purchase senior notes for cash through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, a tender offer or, in some cases, through the early redemption of such securities pursuant to their terms. Repurchases of debt, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements,

contractual restrictions and other factors. Any refinancing or retirement before the maturity date would affect earnings and Funds From Operations, or FFO, per diluted share, as defined below, as a result of the payment of any applicable call premiums and the acceleration of previously deferred financing costs.

Acquisitions and Dispositions. During the first quarter of 2007, we sold seven properties for total proceeds of approximately $333 million and a gain of approximately $141 million. During the remainder of 2007, we expect to complete the sale of an additional $100 million to $300 million. We also expect acquisitions of $300 million to $500 million during the year.

Capital Expenditures. Our capital expenditures generally fall into three broad categories, renewal and replacement expenditures, repositioning/return on investment (or “ROI”) projects and value enhancement projects. ROI/repositioning capital expenditures are selective capital improvements outside the scope of the typical renewal and replacement capital expenditures. These projects include, for example, significant repositionings of guest rooms, lobbies or food and beverage platforms and expanding ballroom, spa or conference facilities. Value enhancement projects are opportunities where we seek to enhance the value of our portfolio by identifying and executing strategies that maximize the highest and best use of all aspects of our properties, such as the development of timeshare or condominium units on excess land.

For the quarter ended March 23, 2007, our renewal and replacement capital expenditures were approximately $52 million. We expect total renewal and replacement capital expenditures for 2007 to be approximately $310 million. Our renewal and replacement capital expenditures are generally funded by the furniture, fixture and equipment funds established at certain of our hotels (typically funded with approximately 5% of property revenues) and by our available cash. We also spent approximately $67 million during the quarter on repositioning/ROI projects. We expect total repositioning/ROI expenditures for 2007 to be approximately $330 million.

In January of 2007, we completed the sale of the Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club for $42 million and recognized a gain of approximately $21 million. This sale represents an example of one of the value enhancement opportunities in our portfolio where we can realize the inherent real estate value of our holdings.

Sources and Uses of Cash

Our principal sources of cash are cash from operations, the sale of assets, borrowing under our credit facility and our ability to obtain additional financing through various capital market transactions. Our principal uses of cash are debt service, asset acquisitions, capital expenditures, operating costs, corporate expenses and distributions to equity holders.

Cash Provided by Operations. Our cash provided by operations for the first quarter of 2007 increased $21 million to $121 million, due primarily to the increase in net income.

Cash Used in Investing Activities. Approximately $223 million of cash was provided by investing activities during the first quarter of 2007. This included approximately $331 million of net proceeds from the sales of seven properties in 2007, primarily offset by capital expenditures of $119 million. Additionally, in February 2007, we purchased the land under the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, which we previously leased, for approximately $15 million. The following table summarizes the significant investing activities that have been completed since the beginning of 2007 (in millions):


Transaction Date	Description of Transaction	(Investment)/ Sales Price
February	Acquisition of the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center ground lease	$	(15	)
February	Sale of Miami Airport Marriott		57
February	Sale of Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley		48
February	Sale of Fairview Park Marriott		109
January	Sale of Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield		28
January	Sale of Sheraton Providence		10
January	Sale of Capitol Hill Suites		39
January	Sale of Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club		42

Cash Provided by Financing Activities. Approximately $463 million of cash was provided by financing activities during 2007. We issued approximately $1.0 billion of debt in the first quarter of 2007. Cash used in financing activities in the first quarter consisted of debt prepayments of approximately $175 million and scheduled principal repayments of $11 million. During the first quarter of 2007, we also repaid the $250 million outstanding balance under our credit facility and paid dividends on our common and preferred stock of $133 million, an increase of $84 million from the first quarter 2006. The following table summarizes the significant financing transactions, including activity subsequent to the end of the quarter (in millions):


Transaction Date	Description of Transaction	Transaction Amount
April	Prepayment of the Philadelphia Marriott Convention Center mortgages with a weighted average interest rate of 8.52%	$	(96	)
April	Prepayment of the 8.41% Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta mortgage		(33	)
March	Proceeds from the issuance of 2⁵/₈% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2027		589
March	Prepayment of the 7.42% mortgage on the JW Marriott, Washington, D.C. (1)		(88	)
March	Proceeds from the issuance of the 5.53% mortgage loan secured by the Ritz-Carlton, Naples and Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa		298
March	Repayment of the Credit Facility		(175	)
February	Proceeds from the 5.55% Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa mortgage refinancing		133
February	Repayment of the 8.58% Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa mortgage		(88	)
January	Repayment of the Credit Facility		(75	)

(1)

The JW Marriott, Washington, D.C. had a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 210 basis points. The interest rates shown reflect the rate as of the date of the transaction.

Debt

As of March 23, 2007, our total debt was $6.5 billion. The weighted average interest rate of our debt was approximately 6.3% and the weighted average maturity was 6.0 years. Additionally, all of our debt has a fixed rate of interest.

As of March 23, 2007 and December 31, 2006, our debt was comprised of (in millions):


	March 23, 2007		December 31, 2006
Series K senior notes, with a rate of 7¹/₈% due November 2013	$	725	$	725
Series M senior notes, with a rate of 7% due August 2012		347		347
Series O senior notes, with a rate of 6³/₈% due March 2015		650		650
Series Q senior notes, with a rate of 6³/₄% due June 2016		800		800
Series S senior notes, with a rate of 6⁷/₈% due November 2014		496		496
$500 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures, with a rate of 3.25% due April 2024		495		495
$600 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures, with a rate of 2⁵/₈% due April 2027		591		—
Senior notes, with an average rate of 9.7%, maturing through 2012		13		13

Total senior notes		4,117		3,526
Mortgage debt (non-recourse) secured by $3.6 billion of real estate assets, with an average interest rate of 7.1% at March 23, 2007 and 7.5% at December 31, 2006 respectively		2,262		2,014
Credit facility		—		250
Other		88		88

Total debt	$	6,467	$	5,878

underwriting fees and expenses and original issue discount. The 2007 Debentures mature on April 15, 2027 and are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior notes. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year beginning on July 15, 2007. We can redeem for cash all, or part of, the 2007 Debentures at any time on or after April 20, 2012 upon 15 days notice at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase the 2007 Debentures on April 15, 2012, April 15, 2017 and April 15, 2022 for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Holders may exchange their 2007 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including when the closing sale price of Host’s common stock is more than 130% of the exchange price per share for at least 20 of 30 consecutive trading days during certain periods or any time up to two days prior to the date on which the debentures have been called for redemption. On exchange, we will deliver cash in an amount equal to not less than the lower of the exchange value (which is the applicable exchange rate multiplied by the average price of our common shares) and the aggregate principal amount of the 2007 Debentures to be exchanged, and, at our option, shares, cash or a combination thereof for any excess above the principal value. The initial exchange rate is 31.002 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, which is equivalent to an exchange price of $32.26 per share of Host common stock. The exchange rate may be adjusted under certain circumstances including the payment of common dividends exceeding $.20 per share in any given quarter. The 2007 Debentures and the common stock issuable, at our option, upon exchange of the debentures have not yet been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold except to qualified institutional buyers, as defined.

$500 million Exchangeable Senior Debentures. On March 16, 2004, Host LP issued $500 million of 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures (the “2004 Debentures”) and received net proceeds of $484 million, after discounts, underwriting fees and expenses. The 2004 Debentures mature on April 15, 2024 and are equal in right of payment with all of our other senior debt. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. We can redeem for cash all, or part of, the 2004 Debentures at any time subsequent to April 19, 2009 upon 30 days notice at the applicable redemption price as set forth in the indenture. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase the 2004 Debentures on April 15, 2010, April 15, 2014 and April 15, 2019 for cash equal to 100% of the principal amount. Holders may exchange their 2004 Debentures prior to maturity under certain conditions, including at any time at which the closing sale price of our common stock is more than 120% of the exchange price per share, for at least 20 of 30 consecutive trading days during certain periods or any time up to two days prior to the date on which the debentures have been called for redemption. The 2004 Debentures are currently exchangeable into shares of Host’s common stock at an exchange rate of 58.0682 shares for each $1,000 of principal amount of the 2004 Debentures, or a total of approximately 29 million shares (which is equivalent to an exchange price of $17.22 per share). The exchange rate is adjusted for certain circumstances, including the payment of all common dividends. The 2004 Debentures will remain exchangeable until July 1, 2007 (the last day of the current exchange period) and will continue to be exchangeable after July 1, 2007 if the trading price of Host common stock continues to exceed 120% of the exchange price, or if other conditions for exchange are satisfied.

Mortgage Debt. Substantially all of our mortgage debt is recourse solely to specific assets except in instances of fraud, misapplication of funds and other customary recourse provisions. As of March 23, 2007, we have 27 assets that are encumbered by mortgage debt. Certain of these assets are secured by mortgage debt that contains restrictive covenants that require the mortgage servicer or lender to retain and hold in escrow the cash flow after debt service if it declines below specified operating levels. We are currently above the specified operating levels; therefore, no cash is being held in escrow under these restrictive covenants.

During the first quarter of 2007, we issued a $300 million mortgage secured by The Ritz-Carlton, Naples and the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, which bears interest at a rate of 5.53% and matures in 2014; refinanced the $88 million 8.58% mortgage on the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa due March 1, 2007 with a $134 million mortgage at a rate of 5.55% that matures in 2014; and repaid the $88 million floating rate mortgage due September 15, 2007 on the JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Dividend Policy

Host is required to distribute to stockholders at least 90% of its annual taxable income, excluding net capital gain, in order to qualify as a REIT, including taxable income recognized for tax purposes but with regard to which we do not receive corresponding cash. Funds used by Host to pay dividends on its common and preferred stock are provided through distributions from Host LP. For every share of common and preferred stock of Host, Host LP has issued to Host a corresponding common OP unit and preferred OP unit. As of April 30, 2007, Host is the owner of

substantially all of the preferred OP units and approximately 96.6% of the common OP units. The remaining 3.4% of the common OP units are held by various third-party limited partners.

Investors should take into account the 3.4% minority position in Host LP common OP units when analyzing common and preferred dividend payments by Host to its stockholders, as these holders share, on a pro rata basis, in amounts being distributed by Host LP to holders of its corresponding common and preferred OP units. When Host pays a common or preferred dividend, Host LP pays an equivalent per unit distribution on all common or corresponding preferred OP units. For example, if Host paid a $1 per share dividend on its common stock, it would be based on payment of a $1 per unit distribution by Host LP to Host, as well as to other common OP unit holders.

Host’s current policy on common dividends is generally to distribute 100% of its annual taxable income. Going forward, Host intends to pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, and, in addition, to declare a special dividend during the fourth quarter of each year, the amount of which will vary depending on Host’s level of taxable income. Additionally, based on our forecast for the rest of 2007, we expect meaningful growth in the fourth quarter special dividend relative to the 2006 special dividend of $.05 per share. Host currently intends to continue paying dividends on its preferred stock, regardless of the amount of taxable income, unless contractually restricted. The amount of any dividends will be determined by Host’s Board of Directors.

On March 15, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share on our common stock. The dividend was paid on April 16, 2007 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2007. The amount of any future common dividend will be determined by our Board of Directors.

On March 15, 2007, our Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.5546875 per share on our Class E cumulative redeemable preferred stock. The dividend was paid on April 16, 2007 to preferred stockholders of record as of March 31, 2007.

Comparable Hotel and Comparable Hotel plus the Starwood Portfolio Operating Statistics

We present certain operating statistics (i.e., RevPAR, average daily rate and average occupancy) and operating results (revenues, expenses and adjusted operating profit) for the periods included in this report on a comparable hotel basis. We define our comparable hotels as properties (i) that are owned or leased by us and the operations of which are included in our consolidated results, whether as continuing operations or discontinued operations for the entirety of the reporting periods being compared and (ii) that have not sustained substantial property damage or business interruption, or undergone large-scale capital projects during the reporting periods being compared. Of the 121 hotels that we owned on March 23, 2007, 94 have been classified as comparable hotels. The operating results of the following hotels that we owned as of March 23, 2007 are excluded from comparable hotel results for these periods:

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Atlanta Marriott Marquis (major renovation started in August 2005);

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New Orleans Marriott (property damage and business interruption from Hurricane Katrina in August 2005);

•

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa (acquired in September 2006); and

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24 consolidated hotels that we acquired from Starwood on April 10, 2006.

The operating results of the 14 hotels we disposed of as of March 23, 2007 or in 2006 are also not included in comparable hotel results for the periods presented herein. Moreover, because these statistics and operating results are for our hotel properties, they exclude results for our non-hotel properties and other real estate investments.

In addition to comparable hotel RevPAR, we also have presented comparable hotel plus the Starwood portfolio RevPAR. This represents our comparable hotels (described above) plus the 24 hotels acquired from Starwood on April 10, 2006 that we own as of March 23, 2007. Accordingly, we have included the results of the Starwood portfolio for periods prior to our ownership in 2006 in the determination of the comparable hotel plus Starwood portfolio RevPAR. As properties managed by Starwood report results on a monthly basis, the first quarter RevPAR reflects the results of these hotels for January and February consistent with our treatment of reporting periods discussed in our most recent Annual Report of Form 10-K. Given the significance of the Starwood portfolio to our operating results, we believe this supplemental presentation provides useful information to investors.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain “non-GAAP financial measures,” which are measures of our historical financial performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. They are as follows: (i) Funds From Operations (FFO) per diluted share, and (ii) Comparable Hotel Operating Results. A complete discussion of these measures (including the reasons why we believe they are useful to investors, the additional purposes for which management uses these measures and their limitations) is included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K.

FFO per Diluted Share

We present FFO per diluted share as a non-GAAP measure of our performance in addition to our earnings per share (calculated in accordance with GAAP). We calculate FFO per diluted share for a given operating period as our FFO (defined as set forth below) for such period divided by the number of fully diluted shares outstanding during such period. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines FFO as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, real estate-related depreciation and amortization and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is presented on a per share basis after making adjustments for the effects of dilutive securities, including the payment of preferred stock dividends, in accordance with NAREIT guidelines. We believe that FFO per diluted share is a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance and that presentation of FFO per diluted share, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of earnings per share, provides beneficial information to investors. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders per share to FFO per diluted share (in millions, except per share amounts):

Reconciliation of Net Income Available to

Common Stockholders to Funds From Operations per Diluted Share


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007							March 24, 2006
	Income (Loss)			Shares	Per Share Amount			Income (Loss)			Shares	Per Share Amount
Net income available to common stockholders	$	185		521.5	$	.35		$	166		378.0	$	.44
Adjustments:
Gain on dispositions, net of taxes		(141	)	—		(.27	)		(153	)	—		(.41	)
Amortization of deferred gains, net of taxes		(1	)	—		—			(1	)	—		—
Depreciation and amortization		117		—		.23			89		—		.24
Partnership adjustments		7		—		.01			8		—		.02
FFO of minority partners of Host LP(a)		(6	)	—		(.01	)		(5	)	—		(.01	)
Adjustments for dilutive securities:
Assuming distribution of common shares granted under the comprehensive stock plan less shares assumed purchased at average market price		—		.8		—			—		.9		—
Assuming conversion of 2004 Exchangeable Senior Debentures		5		29.0		(.01	)		5		28.1		(.01	)
Assuming conversion of Convertible Subordinated Debentures		—		—		—			2		8.2		—

FFO per diluted share(b)	$	166		551.3	$	.30		$	111		415.2	$	.27

(a)	Represents FFO attributable to the minority interests in Host LP.

(b)

FFO per diluted share in accordance with NAREIT is adjusted for the effects of dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include shares granted under comprehensive stock plans, preferred OP units held by minority partners, exchangeable debt securities and other minority interests that have the option to convert their limited partnership interest to common OP units. No effect is shown for securities if they are anti-dilutive.

Comparable Hotel Operating Results

We present certain operating results for our hotels, such as hotel revenues, expenses and adjusted operating profit, on a comparable hotel, or “same store” basis as supplemental information for investors. We present these hotel operating results on a comparable hotel basis because we believe that doing so provides investors and management with useful information for evaluating the period-to-period performance of our hotels and facilitates comparisons with other hotel REITs and hotel owners. The following table presents certain operating results and statistics for our comparable hotels for the periods presented herein:

Comparable Hotel Results (a)

(in millions, except hotel statistics)


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
Number of hotels		94			94
Number of rooms		47,801			47,801
Percent change in Comparable Hotel RevPAR		6.2	%
Comparable hotel sales
Room	$	507		$	478
Food and beverage (b)		269			259
Other		56			52

Comparable hotel sales (c)		832			789

Comparable hotel expenses
Room		121			115
Food and beverage (d)		196			191
Other		31			30
Management fees, ground rent and other costs		266			249

Comparable hotel expenses (e)		614			585

Comparable hotel adjusted operating profit		218			204
Non-comparable hotel results, net (f)		53			14
Office building and limited service properties, net (g)		—			(1	)
Depreciation and amortization		(116	)		(87	)
Corporate and other expenses		(21	)		(20	)

Operating profit per the consolidated statements of operations	$	134		$	110

(a)

The reporting period for our comparable operating statistics for the first quarter of 2006 is from December 30, 2006 to March 23, 2007 and for the first quarter of 2005 from December 31, 2005 to March 24, 2006. For further discussion, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report of Form 10–K.

(b)	The reconciliation of total food and beverage sales per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable food and beverage sales is as follows (in millions):


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
Food and beverage sales per the consolidated statements of operations	$	323		$	259
Non-comparable food and beverage sales		(67	)		(10	)
Food and beverage sales for the property for which we record rental income		9			8
Adjustment for food and beverage sales for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels		4			2

Comparable food and beverage sales	$	269		$	259

(c)	The reconciliation of total revenues per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable hotel sales is as follows (in millions):


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
Revenues per the consolidated statements of operations	$	1,037		$	825
Non-comparable hotel sales		(214	)		(37	)
Hotel sales for the property for which we record rental income, net		13			12
Rental income for office buildings and select service hotels		(18	)		(18	)
Adjustment for hotel sales for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels		14			7

Comparable hotel sales	$	832		$	789

(d)	The reconciliation of total food and beverage expenses per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable food and beverage expenses is as follows (in millions):


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
Food and beverage expenses per the consolidated statements of operations	$	237		$	191
Non-comparable food and beverage expense		(49	)		(6	)
Food and beverage expenses for the property for which we record rental income		5			4
Adjustment for food and beverage expenses for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels		3			2

Comparable food and beverage expenses	$	196		$	191

(e)	The reconciliation of operating costs per the consolidated statements of operations to the comparable hotel expenses is as follows (in millions):


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
Operating costs and expenses per the consolidated statements of operations	$	903		$	715
Non-comparable hotel expenses		(160	)		(24	)
Hotel expenses for the property for which we record rental income		16			15
Rent expense for office buildings and select service hotels		(18	)		(19	)
Adjustment for hotel expenses for comparable hotels to reflect Marriott’s fiscal year for Marriott-managed hotels		10			5
Depreciation and amortization		(116	)		(87	)
Corporate and other expenses		(21	)		(20	)

Comparable hotel expenses	$	614		$	585

(f)

Non-comparable hotel results, net includes the following items: (i) the results of operations of our non-comparable hotels whose operations are included in our consolidated statements of operations as continuing operations and (ii) the difference between the number of days of operations reflected in the comparable hotel results and the number of days of operations reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. For further detail, see “Reporting Periods” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K.

(g)	Represents rental income less rental expense for select service properties and office buildings.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity

During the first quarter of 2007, we repaid the balance of our floating rate debt. Floating rate debt accounted for 5.8% of our outstanding debt balance at December 31, 2006. See our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, management has evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


Period	Total Number of Common Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Common Share		Total Number of Common Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number (Or Approximate Dollar Value) of Common Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1, 2007—
January 31, 2007	22,227	*	$	24.56	—	—
February 1, 2007—
February 28, 2007	497,954	*	$	27.83	—	—
March 1, 2007—
March 23, 2007	—		$	—	—	—

Total	520,181	*	$	27.69

*	Reflects shares of restricted common stock withheld and used for purposes of paying taxes in connection with the release of restricted common shares to plan participants. The average price paid reflects the average market value of shares withheld for tax purposes.

Item 5. Other Items

On April 25, 2007, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. held a public conference call to discuss the company’s first quarter results of operations. A copy of the prepared comments by Christopher J. Nassetta, president and chief executive officer, and W. Edward Walter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, discussing these results has been included as exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-Q and is incorporated by reference herein. This information is being furnished to satisfy Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) of Form 8-K.

The information in exhibit 99.1 is provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information in this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this report and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.		Description
4.19		Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 23, 2007, by and among Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York as successor to HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank), as trustee, to the Amended and Restated Indenture dated August 5, 1998, including form of debenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2007).

10.42		Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2007, among Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Banc of America Securities LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2007).

12.1		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32†		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.1		Prepared comments of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. for a public conference call on April 25, 2007 to discuss the company’s first quarter results of operations.

†

This certificate is being furnished solely to accompany the report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


						HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

May 1, 2007						/s/ Larry K. Harvey
						Larry K. Harvey Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Exhibit 12.1

EXHIBIT 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(in millions, except ratio amounts)


	Quarter ended
	March 23, 2007			March 24, 2006
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	38		$	13
Add (deduct):
Fixed charges		109			109
Capitalized interest		(2	)		(1	)
Amortization of capitalized interest		1			1
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates		11			13
Equity in earnings related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates		(2	)		(1	)
Distributions from equity investments		2			1
Dividends on preferred stock		(2	)		(6	)

Adjusted earnings	$	155		$	129

Fixed charges:
Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs	$	94		$	91
Capitalized interest		2			1
Dividends on preferred stock		2			6
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		11			11

Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	$	109		$	109

Ratio of earning to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		1.42			1.18

Exhibit 31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Christopher J. Nassetta, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by the report based on such evaluation; and

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: May 1, 2007

/s/ Christopher J. Nassetta

Christopher J. Nassetta

President, Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, W. Edward Walter, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: May 1, 2007

/s/ W. Edward Walter

W. Edward Walter

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32

EXHIBIT 32

Section 906 Certification

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officers of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certify, to such officers’ knowledge, that:

(i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 23, 2007 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 1, 2007

/s/ Christopher J. Nassetta

Christopher J. Nassetta

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ W. Edward Walter

W. Edward Walter

Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

2007 First Quarter Earnings Call

April 25, 2007

Prepared Comments of

Christopher J. Nassetta, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Introduction

Thanks, Kevin. Good morning everyone.

We are pleased to report another quarter of outstanding results for the company. Strong revenue growth, coupled with margin growth that was better than our expectations, led to earnings results that exceeded our guidance. Consistent with the views we expressed on our year-end call, we continue to feel good about the fundamentals in the business and our outlook for the remainder of the year, which I will discuss in more detail in a few minutes.

First, let’s talk more specifically about our first quarter results.

Overview of Operations

Our FFO per diluted share for the first quarter increased to $0.30, which exceeded the high end of our guidance and consensus estimates by $0.02. As I mentioned last quarter, for competitive reasons, going forward we will not be disclosing specific operating results for the portfolio of hotels we purchased from Starwood a year ago, just as we don’t disclose specific results for any of our other brands. That said, in order to give you a better sense for the overall performance of the company, we will disclose pro forma comparable results for our portfolio, which include our current comparable hotels plus the hotels we acquired in the Starwood transaction. As a reminder, beginning in 2008 the Starwood hotels will be comparable hotels, and we will report results for those hotels along with all of our other comparable hotels on a combined basis. Our comparable RevPAR growth for the quarter was 6.2%, which was driven by a 6.5% increase in average daily rate and a 0.2 percentage point decline in occupancy. Our pro forma comparable hotels, which again include the Starwood hotels, had a RevPAR increase for the quarter of 7.0%, driven by a 6.3% increase in average rates and a 0.5 percentage point increase in occupancy.

Our comparable adjusted operating profit margins exceeded first quarter 2006 margins by approximately 30 basis points, which, as I mentioned previously, modestly exceeded our expectations for the quarter. In addition, margin growth for our pro forma comparable hotels was meaningfully higher. The Adjusted EBITDA of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. for the quarter was $263 million.

Food and beverage revenues at our comparable hotels grew 3.9% for the quarter, which, as anticipated, was a somewhat lower level of growth than we’ve experienced in recent quarters, due to greater amounts of lower-rated group demand and a couple of unforeseen group cancellations. Despite this lower level of revenue growth, food and beverage departmental profit margins grew 80 basis points for the quarter for our comparable hotels. Both food and beverage revenues and profit margins were significantly higher for our pro forma comparable hotels.

Business Mix

Turning to demand, on the transient side, our portfolio saw a modest increase in demand for the quarter, which was characterized by a trade-up from lower-rated special corporate to higher-rated premium and corporate demand, at nearly double-digit rate growth. On the group side, demand for the quarter was up modestly, with anticipated softness in the association and corporate segments, which was offset by an increase in lower-rated group business at relatively attractive rates. Our average group rate for the quarter was up over 6 percent. Overall, revenues in both the transient and group segments were up approximately 7 percent for the quarter. Our group booking pace remains solid for the remainder of the year, with association and corporate group demand expected to pick up, and with good rate growth.

Strategy

We continue to be very active with our strategy of taking advantage of the current strength of the asset transaction market to recycle capital out of lower-growth assets at attractive pricing. During the first quarter, we sold seven non-core properties for a total of approximately $333 million and recorded total gains related to the sales of approximately $141 million. As I discussed on our last call, these sales included three assets from the Starwood portfolio, which we sold at significant premiums to their allocated prices in the deal, as well as a value enhancement sale of a non-income-producing asset, the former Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club, which we sold for $42 million. We expect to continue to recycle capital out of lower-growth assets, and are forecasting an additional $100 million to $300 million of sales for the remainder of the year.

On the external growth front, as we have discussed with you in the past, we remain cautious on acquisitions in North America due to the current asset pricing environment. As such, we did not make any acquisitions during the quarter. We continue to be active in evaluating potential transactions, and would still guide you to between $300 million and $500 million of acquisitions for the year for modeling purposes, although our earnings forecast assumes that any acquisitions take place near the end of the year. In Europe, the hotels we have purchased in our joint venture are performing very well, and we have a large pipeline of deals we are actively evaluating.

Forecast

Now let me update you on our outlook for the remainder of 2007.

With fundamentals expected to remain strong for the balance of the year, and factoring in our first quarter results, we expect our comparable hotel RevPAR to increase 6.5% to 8.0% for the year, and continue to expect our pro forma comparable hotel

RevPAR growth for the year to be 6.5% to 8.5%. On the margin side, while we still face several challenges on the expense side that Ed Walter will cover in a few minutes, we continue to believe we can drive incremental profitability and strong flow-through, and thus are maintaining our guidance for comparable adjusted margins growth of 100 to 125 basis points. Based on these operating assumptions, the investment assumptions I provided earlier and the impact of certain debt financings and repayments, which Ed will also cover, we are increasing our guidance for diluted FFO per share for the year to be between $1.76 and $1.84, which includes $0.08 per share of expenses related to costs associated with refinancings. Adjusted EBITDA for Host LP for the year is expected to be $1.45 billion to $1.49 billion.

As I’m sure you are aware, we have instituted our new dividend policy, under which we expect to declare a fixed $0.20 per share common dividend each quarter, as well as a special common dividend in the fourth quarter of each year, the amount of which will be based on our level of taxable income. Based on our continued strong operating performance and current earnings guidance, we expect the amount of our special common dividend for 2007 to increase meaningfully relative to the 2006 amount of $0.05.

Summary

In summary, we are very pleased with our results for the quarter, and remain confident about our outlook for the remainder of 2007. Based on our booking pace for 2008, which looks very strong, as well as our expectations for fundamentals in the business, including a supply growth forecast that remains below historical averages, we continue to believe that the current growth cycle in lodging will be sustained. Our portfolio will be well-positioned to benefit from these strong fundamentals, particularly given the significant investment we are making in our assets in the form of maintenance capital expenditures and ROI and repositioning investments.

Thank you, and now let me turn the call over to Ed Walter, our Chief Financial Officer, who will discuss the financial performance for the quarter more specifically.

Prepared Comments of

W. Edward Walter, Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Thank you Chris –

Let me start by giving you some detail on our pro forma comp hotel RevPAR results.

Property Type

Looking at the portfolio based on property types, during the 1st quarter our Downtown hotels performed the best, with RevPAR growth of 9.0%, as we benefited from strong performance in several downtown markets such as New York and Washington DC. RevPAR at our Suburban hotels increased by 6.3% for the quarter and our Airport hotels increased by 5.6%. Our Resorts/Conference Centers increased by just 3.0%, as the Coronado Island Resort was significantly affected by major renovations, and the Orlando World Center hotel was impacted by three group cancellations. Rate growth in all segments ranged between 5.5% and 6.9%.

Regional/Market Results

Turning to our regional results for the quarter, our top performing region was the Mid Atlantic, which experienced 14.5% RevPAR growth. Our Downtown New York properties performed especially well, with RevPAR growth averaging more than 20% driven by strong group and transient demand. As expected, with weak citywide demand in the first quarter, the Philadelphia market underperformed, as RevPAR growth was just 1.5%. New York should continue to outperform in the second quarter, and operating results in Philadelphia should improve from first quarter levels.

As anticipated, the DC Metro region enjoyed a strong quarter, with RevPAR growth averaging approximately 12%. The solid quarter was driven by very strong performance in the downtown market, as transient demand increased significantly. A longer Congressional work week and aggressive fund raising strategies for Presidential candidates contributed toward the increase. RevPAR growth in the Dulles corridor outside the city was still weak. The second quarter looks good for DC, although RevPAR growth is expected to moderate somewhat from first quarter levels.

The South Central region also had a great quarter, as RevPAR grew by 9.7%. Performance was fairly solid across all markets, but especially so in Dallas and in San Antonio, where our convention hotels had very strong group demand. The second quarter should be solid in the region, although we expect weaker growth in San Antonio and stronger results in Houston.

As expected, the Atlanta region had a weak quarter, as RevPAR was flat. This weaker performance was experienced across the market and generally is attributable to the difficult year over year comparables. The Atlanta market was a significant beneficiary during the early part of 2006 from business which relocated to the city because of hurricane disruption in other markets, leading to a drop in city-wide events in 2007. Although the second quarter should be better, RevPAR growth will likely be lower than the portfolio average. The second half of the year looks much stronger in Atlanta.

In our North Central region, RevPAR only increased by 2.5%. After a very strong year in 2006, the Chicago market slowed, with the O’Hare market especially challenging this quarter. In addition, the Minneapolis City Center Marriott was under renovation, leading to a RevPAR decline of more than 10%. We expect the region’s performance to improve in second quarter.

Finally, our New England Region also underperformed in first quarter, as RevPAR grew by just 3.4%. Interestingly, our suburban Boston properties performed quite well, with RevPAR growth averaging in excess of 8%—the real issue occurred in the downtown markets, where our two large convention oriented hotels, the Sheraton Boston and Copley Marriott, suffered from weak group and transient demand. We expect that trends in second quarter should begin to improve and that the second half of the year will be stronger in New England.

European Joint Venture

Looking at our European JV, we had a strong first quarter, as RevPAR, based on the local country currency, increased by 7.2%. Performance has been particularly strong in Madrid, where RevPAR at our Westin Palace increased by more than 14%, and in Warsaw, where it increased by 19%. The outlook for 2007 remains positive, as the EU economy continues to grow at a solid rate.

Margins

As Chris detailed, adjusted operating profit margins for our comp hotels improved at a somewhat slower rate than we have recently enjoyed, increasing by 30 basis points. This was due to several factors, including more modest top line growth in room revenues, lower food and beverage revenue growth and atypical increases in certain expenses such as insurance. Our comparable food and beverage revenues increased by only 3.9%, in part because our growth in group business occurred at less expensive price points. As corporate and association group activity picks up over the remainder of the year, we expect to see higher F&B revenue and margin growth.

Insurance costs were up by more than 70%, as our first quarter costs reflected the impact of the significant increases resulting from our April 2006 renewal. This impact alone reduced margins by roughly 40 basis points. Looking forward to the remainder of the year, we expect to see a significant moderation in our insurance costs, as our recently completed April 2007 renewal reflected an annual premium cost decline of roughly 5%.

Liquidity/Balance Sheet

We had a very active first quarter on the balance sheet front as we completed a number of financing transactions. We closed two secured loans totaling $434 million, at an average interest rate of 5.5%. In addition, in March, in conjunction with our inclusion in the S&P 500, we completed a $600 million exchangeable debenture transaction that carried a coupon rate of just 2 and 5/8ths. The proceeds from the two initial mortgage transactions were generally employed to repay the outstanding balance on our credit facility and repay two secured loans that carried an average interest rate of more than 8%. The exchangeable issue has been used to repay the 8.5% $96 million secured loan on the Philadelphia Marriott and the 8.4%, $33

million loan on the Atlanta Four Seasons. We intend to deploy the remaining proceeds plus some of our available cash to repay the 7.6% $520 million CMBS loan which is secured by the New York Marriott Marquis and seven other Hyatt or Swissôtel assets. After completion of these steps, our total debt balance will be approximately $5.8 billion. These series of transactions have extended our maturity profile, further enhanced our already strong coverage ratios and improved our financial flexibility.

Let me now clarify our cash situation. We finished the quarter with unrestricted cash of slightly less than $1.2 billion. This amount includes the cash generated by the exchangeable transaction, and the asset sales we completed in late February, but does not reflect $130 million of mortgage loans we have repaid in April, nor does it reflect the $550 million we will deploy in connection with the intended CMBS loan repayment I just discussed. After adjusting for these repayments and our recent dividend and operating partnership distributions, our available cash will be slightly less than $400 million. These amounts will be used to maintain working capital of roughly $100 -$125 million, as well as fund additional investments in our portfolio, acquisitions by the company or our European JV, additional debt repayment or for other corporate purposes. We also have full capacity on our $575 million credit facility

Guidance – Q2

With respect to the second quarter, we expect RevPAR growth for our pro forma comparable hotels will be consistent with our full year guidance, or 6.5-8.5%. We forecast that FFO per diluted share will range between $0.43 and $0.45, after paying $0.08 worth of non recurring debt prepayment costs.

Conclusion

As we have detailed today, momentum in our sector continues to be strong, and we are experiencing strong growth on both the top line and bottom line, leading to very strong EBITDA and FFO growth. Our outlook for operating trends for the remainder of the year remains very favorable.

This completes our prepared remarks - we are now interested in answering any questions you may have.

Quarter ended

March 23,
2007

March 24,
2006

Interest paid

Income taxes paid