UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2005

Boykin Lodging Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio	001-11975	34-1824586
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation)

Guildhall Building, Suite 1500, 45 W. Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio	44115
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(216) 430-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1

SECTION 2 FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On November 7, 2005, Boykin Lodging Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SECTION 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

None.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Boykin Lodging Company third-quarter 2005 financial results press release dated November 7, 2005.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Boykin Lodging Company
By:	/s/ Shereen P. Jones
	Shereen P. Jones
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Investment Officer

Dated: November 7, 2005