S-3ASR

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2011

Registration No. 333-            

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its governing instrument)

Maryland	53-0085950
(State of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland 20817

(240) 744-1000

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

Elizabeth A. Abdoo, Esq.

Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland 20817

(240) 744-1000

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Copies to:

Scott C. Herlihy, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 11th Street, N.W. Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 637-2200

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.    ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.    x

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    x

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered(1)	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2)	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)	Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	380,106 shares	$18.09	$6,876,117.54	$798.32

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock.

(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices for the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 4, 2011.

Explanatory Note

Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus comprising a part of this registration statement relates to the shares of common stock of the registrant offered hereby and to the 17,684,400 shares of common stock previously registered by the registrant on Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-155690) (the “Prior Registration Statement”) that remain unsold as of the date hereof. The shares being registered hereby reflect the additional shares issuable as a result of adjustments due to the registrant’s 2009 stock dividend.

PROSPECTUS

18,064,506 Shares

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Common Stock

This prospectus relates to 18,064,506 shares of common stock that we may elect to issue to the holders of 17,684,400 units of limited partnership interest, or “OP Units,” of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (“Host LP”) upon tender of such OP Units for redemption. Of the 17,684,400 OP Units:

• 16,859,003 OP Units were issued on December 30, 1998 in exchange for limited partnership interests in various limited partnerships which merged with subsidiaries of Host LP as part of the restructuring of our business operations so as to qualify as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”);

• 213,385 OP Units were issued on March 1, 1999 to MM Times Square Investors as additional consideration for its contribution of assets to Host LP as part of the restructuring of our business so as to qualify as a REIT on January 1, 1999;

• 585,777 OP Units were issued on June 29, 1999, in exchange for limited partnership interests in Timewell Group, Ltd. and Timeport, Ltd.; and

• 26,235 OP Units were issued on December 23, 1999 in exchange for limited partnership interests in Hopewell Group, Ltd.

We are registering the issuance of the common stock so that we will have the option of acquiring OP Units tendered for redemption in exchange for our common stock. Alternatively, Host LP may elect to pay cash for the OP Units tendered rather than issue common stock. Although we will incur expenses in connection with the registration of the 18,064,506 shares of common stock covered by this prospectus, we will not receive any cash proceeds upon their issuance.

To assist us in complying with certain federal income tax requirements applicable to REITs, among other purposes, our charter contains certain restrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our stock, including an ownership limit of 9.8% on our common stock. See “Description of Capital Stock—Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HST.” On January 6, 2011, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $18.32 per share.

Investing in the offered securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 3 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is January 7, 2011.

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell, or soliciting an offer to buy, securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement or in the documents incorporated therein is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus or such documents, even though this prospectus and such prospectus supplement or supplements are delivered or shares are sold pursuant to the prospectus and such prospectus supplement or supplements at a later date. Since the respective dates of the prospectus contained in this registration statement and any accompanying prospectus supplement, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects might have changed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS	i
THE COMPANY	1
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION	1
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE	1
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	2
USE OF PROCEEDS	3
RISK FACTORS	3
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK	4
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	11
LEGAL MATTERS	11
EXPERTS	11

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” and “our” are to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. together, including their consolidated subsidiaries. References to “Host” are to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and references to “Host L.P.” are to Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (and its consolidated subsidiaries), in cases where it is important to distinguish between Host and Host L.P.

This prospectus is part of an automatic registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”), as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, using a “shelf” registration process for the delayed offering and sale of securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Under the shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell the offered securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the terms of the securities. We may also provide a prospectus supplement to add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement do not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. We have omitted parts of the registration statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement on Form S-3 of which this prospectus is a part, including its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. If the SEC rules and regulations require that an agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or in any document incorporated herein or therein by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document.

You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus.

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THE COMPANY

Host is a Maryland corporation and operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT. We own our properties and conduct our operations through Host L.P., of which we are the sole general partner and in which we hold approximately 98% of the partnership interests as of January 6, 2011.

As of January 6, 2011, our lodging portfolio consisted of 113 luxury and upper upscale hotels containing approximately 62,000 rooms. Our portfolio is geographically diverse with hotels in most of the major metropolitan areas in 25 states, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Calgary, Canada, Mexico City, Mexico, Santiago, Chile, London, England and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We also own a 32.1% interest in a European joint venture that owns 11 luxury and upper-upscale hotels containing approximately 3,500 rooms located in cities in Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. We are the general partner of the venture and act as the asset manager for these hotels. We also own a 25% interest in an Asian joint venture that currently owns no hotels but has reached an agreement to develop seven properties in India in a joint venture with Accor S.A. and InterGlobe Enterprises Limited.

The address of our principal executive office is 6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500, Bethesda, Maryland 20817. Our phone number is (240) 744-1000. Our Internet website address is www.hosthotels.com. The information found on, or otherwise accessible through, our website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this prospectus.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and, in accordance therewith, file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the Commission located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at prescribed rates. Such material may also be accessed electronically by means of the Commission’s home page on the internet (http://www.sec.gov) and on our website (http://www.hosthotels.com). Information on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus and does not constitute information incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You can also inspect reports and other information we file with the Commission at the office of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus forms a part, and related exhibits with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The registration statement contains additional information about us and our common stock. You can inspect or access electronically the registration statement and exhibits by the means described in the paragraph above.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus and the information that we file later with the SEC may update and supersede the information in this prospectus and the information we incorporated by reference. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any filings made by us with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before we stop offering the securities under this prospectus (in each case, other than information in such documents that is deemed not to be filed):

(a) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (including information specifically incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement from our 2010 Annual Meeting);

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(b) the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 26, 2010, June 18, 2010, as amended, and September 10, 2010;

(c) The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2010; March 5, 2010; April 28, 2010; May 11, 2010; May 19, 2010; July 21, 2010; August 20, 2010; October 13, 2010; October 19, 2010; October 20, 2010; October 29, 2010; November 4, 2010; and December 2, 2010; and

(d) The description of the Company’s common stock included in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, of HMC Merger Corporation, filed November 18, 1998 (as amended on December 28, 1998).

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of the information that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus, but not delivered with this prospectus. To receive a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits, unless they are specifically incorporated by reference in those documents, call or write to our Secretary, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, telephone: (240) 744-1000.

You should rely only upon the information provided in this document or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference herein or therein contain certain “forward-looking” statements that relate to our future performance and plans, results of operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions, divestitures and operating costs, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. Because these forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions made by, and information currently available to management that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “continue” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

• national and local economic and business conditions, including the impact of the changing economic environment on overall lodging demand, as well as the potential for terrorist attacks, that will affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel products and services;

• operating risks associated with the hotel business;

• risks associated with the level of our indebtedness and our ability to meet covenants in our debt agreements;

• relationships with property managers and joint venture partners;

• our ability to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including meeting capital expenditure requirements;

• the effect of anticipated renovations on our hotel occupancy and financial results;

• our ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures;

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• changes in travel patterns, taxes and government regulations which influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs;

• the ability of Host and each of the real estate investment trust, or REIT, entities acquired, established or to be established by Host to continue to satisfy complex rules to qualify as REITs for federal income tax purposes, Host LP’s ability to satisfy the rules to maintain its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to maintain their status as taxable REIT subsidiaries for federal income tax purposes and Host’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries, and similar entities to be acquired or established by Host, to operate effectively within the limitations imposed by these rules;

• our ability to acquire or develop additional properties and the risk that potential acquisitions or developments may not perform in accordance with expectations;

• our degree of leverage, which may affect our ability to obtain financing in the future;

• the reduction in our operating flexibility and the limitation on our ability to pay dividends resulting from restrictive covenants in our debt agreements, which limit the amount of distributions from Host L.P. to Host, and other risks related to restricting covenants in our debt agreements, including the risk of default that could occur;

• government approvals, actions and initiatives, including the need for compliance with environmental and safety requirements, and changes in laws and regulations or the interpretation thereof;

• the effects of tax legislative action;

• the effect of any rating agency downgrades on the cost and availability of new debt financings;

• the relatively fixed nature of our property-level operating costs and expenses; and

• our ability to recover fully under our existing insurance for terrorist acts and our ability to maintain adequate or full replacement cost “all-risk” property insurance on our properties on commercially reasonable terms.

Our success also depends upon economic trends generally, various market conditions and fluctuations and those other risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” herein and under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak as of the date of this prospectus or as of the dates indicated in the statements. All of our forward-looking statements, including those included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, are qualified in their entirety by this statement. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

USE OF PROCEEDS

The shares of common stock covered by this prospectus may be issued upon the redemption of OP Units by the holders thereof. Although we will incur expenses in connection with the registration of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus, we will not receive any cash proceeds upon their issuance.

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference herein from our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K and other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplements, including the discussion of material federal income tax considerations applicable to us and holders of our common stock incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K dated March 5, 2010, as the same may be updated from time to time by our future filings under the Exchange Act. For more information, see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

Our charter provides that we may issue up to 1,050,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. The following shares of our stock are outstanding:

• common stock – 677,615,265 shares as of December 10, 2010; and

• no shares of preferred stock.

Under Maryland law, our stockholders generally are not liable for our debts or obligations.

Our charter authorizes our Board of Directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of our common stock and preferred stock into other classes or series of stock. Prior to issuance of shares of each class or series, the Board is required by Maryland law and by our charter to set, subject to our charter restrictions on transfer and ownership of our stock, the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series.

We believe that the power to issue additional shares of common stock or preferred stock and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of common or preferred stock and thereafter to issue the classified or reclassified shares provides us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings and acquisitions and in meeting other needs which might arise. These actions can be taken without stockholder approval, unless stockholder approval is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our securities may be listed or traded. Although we have no present intention of doing so, we could issue a class or series of stock that could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of common stock or otherwise be in their best interest.

Common Stock

All shares of common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable supplement, when issued, will be duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by our Board of Directors out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends. Common stockholders are also entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after payment of or adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities. These rights are subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of our stock and to the provisions of our charter regarding restrictions on transfer and ownership of our stock.

Subject to our charter restrictions on transfer and ownership of our stock (see “Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership”), each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of our common stock will possess the exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any directors.

Holders of our common stock have no preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund or redemption rights and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any of our securities. Subject to our charter restrictions on transfer and ownership of our stock, all shares of common stock will have equal dividend, liquidation and other rights.

Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business, unless the transaction is advised by its board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote on the matter. However, a Maryland

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corporation may provide in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter does not provide for a lesser percentage in these situations except that our charter may be amended by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than a majority of all votes entitled to be cast (other than those amendments specifically identified in the charter as requiring the affirmative vote of holders of not less than two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast). Also, because many of the operating assets are held by our subsidiaries, these subsidiaries may be able to merge or sell all or substantially all of their assets without the approval of our stockholders.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Preferred Stock

Our charter authorizes the Board of Directors to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of January 6, 2011, no shares of preferred stock are outstanding.

The Board of Directors has the power to classify or reclassify any unissued preferred shares into one or more classes or series of capital stock, including common stock.

Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership

For Host to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, no more than 50% in value of its outstanding shares of stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities, during the last half of a taxable year other than the first year for which an election to be treated as a REIT has been made.

In addition, if Host, or one or more owners of 10% or more of Host, actually or constructively owns 10% or more of a tenant of Host or a tenant of any partnership in which Host is a partner, the rent received by Host either directly or through any such partnership from such tenant generally will not be qualifying income for purposes of the REIT gross income tests of the Internal Revenue Code unless the tenant qualifies as a “taxable REIT subsidiary” and the leased property is a “qualified lodging facility” operated by an “eligible independent contractor” under the Internal Revenue Code. A REIT’s shares also must be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of twelve months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year other than the first year for which an election to be treated as a REIT has been made.

Because the Board of Directors believes it is desirable for Host to qualify as a REIT, among other purposes, the charter provides that, subject to certain exceptions, no person or persons acting as a group may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the attribution provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, more than:

• 9.8% of the lesser of the number or value of shares of common stock outstanding; or

• 9.8% of the lesser of the number or value of the issued and outstanding preferred or other shares of any class or series of Host’s stock.

The ownership attribution rules under the Internal Revenue Code are complex and may cause capital stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be owned constructively by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of the common stock or the acquisition or ownership of an interest in an entity that owns, actually or constructively, common stock, by an individual or entity could nevertheless cause that individual or entity, or another individual or entity, to own constructively in excess of 9.8% of the outstanding common stock and thus subject such common stock to the remedy provision under the

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ownership limit. The Board of Directors may grant an exemption from the ownership limit with respect to one or more persons who would not be treated as “individuals” for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code if it is satisfied, based upon an opinion of counsel or such other evidence as is satisfactory to the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, that:

• such ownership will not cause a person who is an individual to be treated as owning capital stock in excess of the ownership limit, applying the applicable constructive ownership rules; and

• will not otherwise jeopardize Host’s status as a REIT by, for example, causing any tenant of the Operating Partnership to be considered a “related party tenant” for purposes of the REIT qualification rules.

As a condition of such waiver, the Board of Directors may require undertakings or representations from the applicant with respect to preserving the REIT status of Host.

The Board of Directors has the authority to increase the ownership limit from time to time, but does not have the authority to do so to the extent that after giving effect to such increase, five beneficial owners of capital stock could beneficially own in the aggregate more than 49.5% of the outstanding capital stock.

The charter further prohibits:

• any person from actually or constructively owning shares of beneficial interest of Host that would result in Host being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Internal Revenue Code or otherwise cause Host to fail to qualify as a REIT; and

• any person from transferring shares of Host’s capital stock if such transfer would result in shares of Host’s capital stock being owned by fewer than 100 persons.

Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire actual or constructive ownership of shares of Host’s capital stock that will or may violate any of the foregoing restrictions on transfer and ownership is required to give notice immediately to Host and provide Host with such other information as Host may request in order to determine the effect of such transfer on Host’s status as a REIT.

If any purported transfer of shares of Host’s capital stock or any other event would otherwise result in any person violating the ownership limit or the other restrictions in the charter, then any such purported transfer will be void and of no force or effect with respect to the purported transferee (the “Prohibited Transferee”) as to that number of shares that exceeds the ownership limit (referred to as “excess shares”) and:

• the Prohibited Transferee shall acquire no right or interest in such excess shares; and

• in the case of any event other than a purported transfer, the person or entity holding record title to any such shares in excess of the ownership limit (the “Prohibited Owner”) shall cease to own any right or interest in such excess shares.

Any excess shares described above will be transferred automatically, by operation of law, to a trust, the beneficiary of which will be a qualified charitable organization selected by Host (the “Beneficiary”). The automatic transfer shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the business day prior to the date of the violating transfer. Within 20 days of receiving notice from Host of the transfer of shares to the trust, the trustee of the trust, who shall be designated by Host and be unaffiliated with Host and any Prohibited Transferee or Prohibited Owner, will be required to sell the excess shares to a person or entity who could own the shares without violating the ownership limit, and distribute to the Prohibited Transferee an amount equal to the lesser of the price paid by the Prohibited Transferee for the excess shares or the sales proceeds received by the trust for the excess shares. In the case of any excess shares resulting from any event other than a transfer, or from a transfer for no consideration, such as a gift, the trustee will be required to sell the excess shares to a qualified person or entity and distribute to the Prohibited Owner an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the excess shares as of the date of the

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event or the sales proceeds received by the trust for the excess shares. In either case, any proceeds in excess of the amount distributable to the Prohibited Transferee or Prohibited Owner, as applicable, will be distributed to the Beneficiary. Prior to a sale of any excess shares by the trust, the trustee will be entitled to receive, in trust for the Beneficiary, all dividends and other distributions paid by Host with respect to those excess shares, and also will be entitled to exercise all voting rights with respect to those excess shares. Subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee shall have the authority to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Transferee prior to the discovery by Host that the shares have been transferred to the trust and to recast the vote in accordance with the desires of the trustee acting for the benefit of the Beneficiary.

However, if Host has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast its vote. Any dividend or other distribution paid to the Prohibited Transferee or Prohibited Owner, prior to the discovery by Host that the shares had been automatically transferred to a trust as described above, will be required to be repaid to the trustee upon demand for distribution to the Beneficiary. If the transfer to the trust as described above is not automatically effective to prevent violation of the ownership limit, then the charter provides that the transfer of the excess shares will be void.

In addition, shares of Host’s stock held in the trust shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to Host, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of the price per share in the transaction that resulted in the transfer to the trust or, in the case of a devise or gift, the market value at the time of the devise or gift and the market value of the shares on the date Host, or its designee, accepts the offer. Host will have the right to accept the offer until the trustee has sold the shares held in the trust. Upon such a sale to Host, the interest of the Beneficiary in the shares sold will terminate and the trustee will distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner.

The foregoing restrictions on transfer and ownership will not apply if the Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of Host to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions on transfer and ownership is no longer required for Host to qualify as a REIT.

Any certificates representing shares of Host’s capital stock will bear a legend referring to the restrictions described above.

All persons who own, directly or by virtue of the attribution provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, more than 5%, or some other percentage between  ¹/2 of 1% and 5% as provided in the rules and regulations under the Internal Revenue Code, of the lesser of the number or value of the outstanding shares of Host’s capital stock must give a written notice to Host within 30 days after the end of each taxable year. In addition, each stockholder will, upon demand, be required to disclose to Host in writing such information with respect to the direct, indirect and constructive ownership of shares of Host’s capital stock as the Board of Directors deems reasonably necessary to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to a REIT, to comply with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental agency or to determine any such compliance.

The ownership limit could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium for our stockholders over the then-prevailing market price or otherwise be in their best interest.

Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws

The following description of certain provisions of Maryland law and of our charter and Bylaws is only a summary. For a complete description, we refer you to the Maryland General Corporation Law, our charter and our Bylaws. We have filed our charter and Bylaws as exhibits to this registration statement.

Election of the Board of Directors

Our charter provides that the number of our directors may be established by the Board of Directors but may not be fewer than three nor more than thirteen. Our Bylaws provide that each director shall be elected by a majority of the total votes cast for and against each director in an uncontested election. Directors are elected by a plurality vote in any contested elections.

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Removal of Directors; Vacancies

Our charter provides that, except for any directors who may be elected by holders of a class or series of shares other than common stock, a director may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors. Vacancies on the Board may be filled, at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose, by the affirmative vote of the remaining directors except that a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Any vacancy resulting from the removal of a director by the stockholders may be filled by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors. The affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast is required to amend, alter, change, repeal or adopt any provisions in our charter inconsistent with the foregoing director removal provisions. These provisions preclude stockholders from removing incumbent directors except for cause and by a substantial affirmative vote and, thus, may reduce the vulnerability of Host to an unsolicited takeover proposal which may not be in the best interest of the stockholders.

Business Combinations

Under Maryland law, “business combinations” between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange, or, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. An interested stockholder is defined as:

• any person who beneficially owns ten percent or more of the voting power of the corporation’s shares; or

• an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which he otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.

After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the board of directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:

• 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and

• two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.

These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.

The statute provides various exemptions from its provisions, including for business combinations that are exempted by the board of directors before the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder.

The Board of Directors has not opted out of the business combinations provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and Host is subject to the five-year prohibition and the super-majority voting requirements with respect to business combinations involving Host; however, as permitted under Maryland law, Host’s Board of Directors may elect to opt out of these provisions in the future.

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The business combination statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer.

Control Share Acquisitions

Maryland law provides that control shares of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition have no voting rights except to the extent approved by the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Shares owned by the acquiror, by officers or by directors who are employees of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter. Control shares are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:

• one-tenth or more but less than one-third;

• one-third or more but less than a majority; or

• a majority or more of all voting power.

Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A control share acquisition means the acquisition of control shares, subject to certain exceptions.

A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition may compel the board of directors of the corporation to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. The right to compel the calling of a special meeting is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including an undertaking to pay the expenses of the meeting. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.

If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then the corporation may redeem for fair value any or all of the control shares, except those for which voting rights have previously been approved. The right of the corporation to redeem control shares is subject to certain conditions and limitations. Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquiror or of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of the shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquiror becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquiror in the control share acquisition.

The control share acquisition statute does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction, or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation.

Our Bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute any and all acquisitions by any person of shares of our stock. There can be no assurance that this provision will not be amended or eliminated at any time in the future.

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Amendment to the Charter and Bylaws

Our charter may be amended by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter; provided, however, that any amendment to certain charter provisions specifically identified in the charter, including provisions on removal of directors and filling vacancies, restrictions on transfer and ownership of stock, the vote required for certain extraordinary transactions and indemnification, must be approved by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than two-thirds of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

As permitted under the Maryland General Corporation Law, the charter and Bylaws of Host provide that the directors have the exclusive right to amend the Bylaws. Amendment of this provision in the charter also would require Board action and the affirmative vote of holders of not less than two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Dissolution of the Company

The dissolution of Host must be approved by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than two-thirds of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business

Our Bylaws provide that, with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (ii) by the Board of Directors or (iii) by a stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures of the Bylaws. With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of the meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting may be made only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) by a stockholder that has requested that a special meeting be called for the purpose of electing directors in connection with a proposal to remove directors, each in compliance with the Bylaws, and that has supplied the information required by the Bylaws about each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election, or (iii) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with the Bylaws, by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving notice and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice provisions of the Bylaws.

Subtitle 8

Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the Maryland General Corporation Law permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of five provisions:

• a classified board;

• a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director;

• a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the directors;

• a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and

• a majority requirement for the calling of a special meeting of stockholders.

Through provisions in our charter and Bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, we already (a) require a two-thirds vote for the removal of any director from the Board, (b) vest in the Board the exclusive power to fix the number of directorships and (c) require to call a special meeting of stockholders, unless called by our president or the Board, the request of holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the special meeting. As of the date of this prospectus, our Board has not made any election to be subject to any provisions of Subtitle 8.

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Anti-takeover Effect of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of the Charter and Bylaws

The business combination provisions of Maryland law, the provisions of our charter on removal of directors, the share transfer and ownership restrictions in the charter and the advance notice provisions of our Bylaws could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of Host that might involve a premium price for holders of common stock or otherwise be in their best interest.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may issue the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to holders of OP Units issued in connection with the exchange offer if such holders request redemption of their OP Units. A redeeming holder of OP Units who receives any shares of common stock covered by this prospectus will be entitled to sell such shares without restriction in the open market or otherwise.

We will acquire one OP Unit from a redeeming holder of OP Units in exchange for 1.021494 shares of Host common stock (subject to adjustment) that we issue. Thus, with each redemption, our interest in the operating partnership will increase.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the offered securities will be passed upon for us by Venable LLP, Baltimore, Maryland. Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, D.C., will pass upon certain tax matters relating to Host’s qualification as a REIT for us. If the offered securities are distributed in an underwritten offering or through agents, certain legal matters may be passed upon for any agents or underwriters by counsel for such agents or underwriters identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and schedule of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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18,064,506 Shares

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Common Stock

PROSPECTUS

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the estimated fees and expenses payable by Host in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered:

Registration Fee	$	798
*Printing and Duplicating Expenses		5,000
*Legal Fees and Expenses		50,000
*Accounting Fees and Expenses		40,000
*Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses		1,000
*Miscellaneous		1,000
*Total	$	97,798

* Estimated

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Host’s charter contains such a provision that eliminates such liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

Host’s charter authorizes it, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to obligate itself to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to: (i) any present or former director or officer; or (ii) any individual who, while a director or officer of Host and at the request of Host, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer of Host. Host’s Bylaws obligate it, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any present or former director or officer of Host who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of Host and at the request of Host, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, trustee, officer or partner and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity, against any claim or liability to which he or she may become subject by reason of such status. Host’s charter and Bylaws also permit Host to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served as a predecessor of Host in any of the capacities described above and to any employee or agent of Host or a predecessor of Host.

The MGCL requires a Maryland corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which Host’s charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the

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corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In accordance with the MGCL, Host is required, as a condition to advancing expenses, to obtain (1) a written affirmation by the director, officer or employee of his or her good-faith belief that he/she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (2) a written statement by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by Host if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of conduct was not met.

Host has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers that obligate it to indemnify them to the maximum extent permitted under Maryland law. The agreements require Host to indemnify the director or officer (the “indemnitee”) against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (other than one initiated by or on behalf of Host) to which such person became subject by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer of Host or any other corporation or enterprise for which such person is or was serving at Host’s request. In addition, the indemnification agreement requires Host to indemnify the indemnitee against all amounts paid in settlement and all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee in connection with a proceeding that is brought by or on behalf of Host. In either case, the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification if it is established that one of the exceptions to indemnification under Maryland law set forth above exists.

In addition, the indemnification agreement requires Host to advance reasonable expenses incurred by the indemnitee within 10 days of the receipt by Host of a statement from the indemnitee requesting the advance, provided the statement evidences the expenses and is accompanied by:

• a written affirmation of the indemnitee’s good-faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification; and

• a written undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

The indemnification agreement also provides for procedures for the determination of entitlement to indemnification, including requiring such determination be made by independent counsel after a change of control of Host.

Item 16. Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Master Agreement and Plan of Merger among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P., Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership dated as of November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-130249) filed on December 9, 2005).
2.2	Indemnification Agreement among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. dated November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Annex B to the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-130249) filed on December 9, 2005).
2.3	Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P., Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership dated as of November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Annex C to the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-130249) filed on December 9, 2005).

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Exhibit No.	Description
2.4	Amendment Agreement, dated March 24, 2006, amending the master agreement and plan of merger, the indemnification agreement and the tax sharing and indemnification agreement by and among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P., Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership, each dated November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 28, 2006).
4.1	Articles of Restatement of the Charter of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-170934), filed on December 2, 2010).
4.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., effective November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 12, 2008).
4.3	Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Host Marriott Corporation’s Amendment No. 4 to its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-55807), filed on October 2, 1998).
5.1*	Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered.
8.1*	Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding certain tax matters.
23.1*	Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2*	Consent of Venable LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
23.3*	Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included as part of Exhibit 8.1).
24*	Power of Attorney (included in signature page).

* Filed herewith.

Item 17. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) as a part of the registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

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(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Bethesda, Maryland, on this 7^th day of January, 2011.

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
By:	/s/    LARRY K. HARVEY
Name:	Larry K. Harvey
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Elizabeth A. Abdoo and Larry K. Harvey, and each of them, our true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us in the capacities indicated below, which said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and agreements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this registration statement, or any registration statement for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, including specifically, but without limitation, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/S/    W. EDWARD WALTER         W. Edward Walter	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	January 7, 2011
/S/    LARRY K. HARVEY         Larry K. Harvey	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	January 7, 2011
/S/    BRIAN G. MACNAMARA         Brian G. Macnamara	Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)	January 7, 2011
/S/    RICHARD E. MARRIOTT         Richard E. Marriott	Chairman of the Board of Directors	January 7, 2011
/S/    ROBERT M. BAYLIS         Robert M. Baylis	Director	January 7, 2011
/S/    WILLARD W. BRITTAIN, JR.         Willard W. Brittain, Jr.	Director	January 7, 2011
/S/    TERENCE C. GOLDEN         Terence C. Golden	Director	January 7, 2011

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Signature	Title	Date
/s/    ANN MCLAUGHLIN KOROLOGOS         Ann McLaughlin Korologos	Director	January 7, 2011
/s/    JOHN B. MORSE, JR.         John B. Morse, Jr.	Director	January 7, 2011
/s/    GORDON H. SMITH         Gordon H. Smith	Director	January 7, 2011

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Master Agreement and Plan of Merger among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P., Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership dated as of November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-130249) filed on December 9, 2005).
2.2	Indemnification Agreement among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. dated November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Annex B to the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-130249) filed on December 9, 2005).
2.3	Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P., Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership dated as of November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Annex C to the proxy statement/prospectus contained in Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-130249) filed on December 9, 2005).
2.4	Amendment Agreement, dated March 24, 2006, amending the master agreement and plan of merger, the indemnification agreement and the tax sharing and indemnification agreement by and among Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Host L.P., Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership, each dated November 14, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 28, 2006).
4.1	Articles of Restatement of the Charter of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-170934), filed on December 2, 2010).
4.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., effective November 6, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 12, 2008).
4.3	Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Host Marriott Corporation’s Amendment No. 4 to its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-55807), filed on October 2, 1998).
5.1*	Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered.
8.1*	Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding certain tax matters.
23.1*	Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2*	Consent of Venable LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
23.3*	Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included as part of Exhibit 8.1).
24*	Power of Attorney (included in signature page).

* Filed herewith.

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EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

[Letterhead of Venable LLP]

January 7, 2011

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland 20817

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have served as Maryland counsel to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with certain matters of Maryland law arising out of the registration of 18,064,506 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company covered by the above-referenced Registration Statement, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Registration Statement”), as filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The Shares may be issued from time to time to the holders of units of limited partnership interest (the “Units”) upon the redemption of Units in Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Host L.P.”), named in the Registration Statement.

In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Documents”):

1. The Registration Statement and the related form of prospectus included therein, substantially in the form in which they will be transmitted to the Commission under the 1933 Act;

2. The charter of the Company (the “Charter”), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”);

3. The Bylaws of the Company, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

4. The Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Host L.P., dated as of February 22, 2007 (the “Partnership Agreement”), entered into by the Company, in its capacity as General Partner, and in its capacity as a Limited Partner;

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5. Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Resolutions”), relating to, among other matters, the issuance of the Shares upon redemption of the Units, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

6. A certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date;

7. A certificate executed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof; and

8. Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein.

In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following:

1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so.

2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so.

3. Each of the parties (other than the Company) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party’s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and binding and are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms.

4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all such Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.

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5. Upon the issuance of any of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Charter.

6. The Shares will not be issued or transferred in violation of the restrictions on transfer and ownership of shares of stock of the Company set forth in Article VIII of the Charter.

7. The Units have been duly authorized and validly issued by Host L.P. and will be exchanged for Shares in accordance with the terms and procedures described in the Partnership Agreement.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:

1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.

2. The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued in exchange for the Units in accordance with the Charter, the Resolutions and the Partnership Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.

The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.

This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Venable LLP

EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

[Hogan Lovells letterhead]

January 7, 2011

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

6903 Rockledge Drive

Suite 1500

Bethesda, Maryland 20817

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This firm has acted as special tax counsel to Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Host REIT”), in connection with the registration, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission, of up to 18,064,506 shares of Host REIT’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Such shares of common stock may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling stockholders identified in such registration statement of Host REIT’s common stock issuable upon the redemption of units of limited partner interest in Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., if and to the extent that such selling stockholders redeem their units and Host REIT elects to issue shares of common stock in exchange for such units. Such registration statement is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined in the body of this letter, shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.

Bases for Opinions

The opinions set forth in this letter are based on relevant current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), Treasury Regulations thereunder (including proposed and temporary Treasury Regulations), and interpretations of the foregoing as expressed in court decisions, applicable legislative history, and the administrative rulings and practices of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), including its practices and policies in issuing private letter rulings, which are not binding on the IRS except with respect to a taxpayer that receives such a ruling, all as of the date hereof. These provisions and interpretations are subject to change by the IRS, Congress and the courts (as applicable), which may or may not be retroactive in effect and that might result in material modifications of our

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opinions. Our opinions do not foreclose the possibility of a contrary determination by the IRS or a court of competent jurisdiction, or of a contrary position taken by the IRS or the Treasury Department in regulations or rulings issued in the future. In this regard, an opinion of counsel with respect to an issue represents counsel’s best professional judgment with respect to the outcome on the merits with respect to such issue, if such issue were to be litigated, but an opinion is not binding on the IRS or the courts, and is not a guarantee that the IRS will not assert a contrary position with respect to such issue or that a court will not sustain such a position asserted by the IRS.

In rendering the following opinions, we have examined such statutes, regulations, records, agreements, certificates and other documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) the Registration Statement;

(2) the discussion under the caption “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” contained in Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Host REIT, which was filed on March 5, 2010 (the “Tax Disclosure”);

(3) the Starwood Master Agreement;

(4) the exhibits to the Starwood Master Agreement, including the Sun Restructuring Steps and Restructuring Parameters, the Closing Restructuring Steps, the Form of Operating Agreement, the Form of License Agreement, the Form of Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, and the Horizon Transactions exhibit;

(5) the Acquisition and Exchange Agreement;

(6) the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Host LP, dated as of February 22, 2007, as amended through the date hereof;

(7) the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of Host REIT, filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on December 29, 1998 (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and the Bylaws of Host REIT, as amended;

(8) the Articles of Incorporation of Crestline, dated November 9, 1998, and the Bylaws of Crestline, and the Agreement and Consent, dated as of March 27, 2002, by and among Host REIT and Crestline, Barcelo Gestion Hotelera, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company (“Barcelo”), and Cowboy Acquisition Corporation, a Maryland corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Barcelo (“Merger Sub”) (the “Agreement and Consent”), and the Amendment to Agreement and Consent, dated as of April 26, 2002, by and among Host REIT, Crestline, Barcelo, Barcelo Corporacion Empresarial, S.A., a Spanish corporation (“Barcelo Empresarial”), and Merger Sub (the “Amendment to Agreement and Consent”);

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(9) the operating agreement of HMT Lessee, dated November 10, 2000, as in effect through December 31, 2004;

(10) the partnership agreement of certain of the partnerships and the operating agreement of certain of the limited liability companies other than HMT Lessee in which either Host REIT or Host LP has a direct or indirect interest;

(11) all real estate leases on the Hotels, each dated as of December 31, 1998, pursuant to which Host LP or a Partnership Subsidiary, as lessor or sub-lessor, leased a hotel to a lessee or sub-lessee, respectively, the majority of which leases were entered into with entities that were indirect subsidiaries of Crestline prior to the Lease Acquisition (and including, without limitation, the leases acquired in connection with the IHP Lease Acquisition), the form of amended and restated lease agreement entered into in connection with the Lease Acquisition, the agreements between and among the Partnership Subsidiaries owning certain Hotels and the respective TRS Lessees of such Hotels relating to the extension of the terms of the expiring Leases on those Hotels, and certain of the second amended and restated lease agreements, dated as of January 1, 2006, with respect to certain of the Hotels;

(12) the Certificate of Incorporation, dated December 3, 1998, and the Bylaws, dated December 14, 1998, of Fernwood, and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated December 3, 1998, and the Bylaws, dated December 14, 1998, of Rockledge;

(13) the Declaration of Trust for the Host Marriott Statutory Employee/Charitable Trust, a Delaware business trust (the “Host Employee/Charitable Trust”), dated December 30, 1998, and the Declaration of Trust for the Host Marriott Employees’ Trust, a common law trust formed under Maryland law, dated December 30, 1998;

(14) Amendment No. 6 to the Distribution Agreement;

(15) the Asset Management Agreement between Host LP and Crestline, dated as of December 31, 1998, which agreement terminated immediately prior to January 1, 2001 in connection with the Lease Acquisition;

(16) the General Expense Sharing and Cost Reimbursement Agreement between Host LP and its TRS Lessee, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated General Expense Sharing and Cost Reimbursement Agreement between Host LP and Rockledge, dated November 20, 2008 but effective as of January 1, 2008;

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(17) with respect to each class or series of preferred stock of Host REIT, the Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of Host REIT establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of such class or series of preferred stock; and

(18) such other documents as we deemed necessary or appropriate.

The opinions set forth in this letter are also premised on certain written factual representations of Host REIT and Host LP regarding the organization, ownership and operations (including the income, assets, businesses, liabilities, properties and accumulated undistributed earnings and profits) of Host REIT, Host LP, the Partnership Subsidiaries, the Non-Controlled Subsidiaries, the Taxable REIT Subsidiaries, the Subsidiary REITs, the Host Employee/Charitable Trust, Crestline, and the Lessees, contained in a letter to us dated as of the date hereof (the “Representation Letter”).

For purposes of rendering our opinions, although we have knowledge as to certain of the facts set forth in the above-referenced documents, we have not made an independent investigation or audit of the facts set forth in such documents, including the Registration Statement and the Representation Letter. We consequently have relied upon the representations as to factual matters in the Representation Letter and assumed that the information presented in such documents or otherwise furnished to us is accurate and complete in all material respects.

In this regard, we have assumed or obtained representations regarding (and, with your consent, are relying upon) the following:

(i) that (A) all of the representations and statements set forth in the documents that we reviewed, including, without limitation, the Starwood Master Agreement and its exhibits, the Registration Statement and the Representation Letter (collectively, the “Reviewed Documents”), are true, correct, and complete, (B) any representation or statement made as a belief or made “to the knowledge of” or similarly qualified is correct and accurate, and that such representation or statement will continue to be correct and accurate, without such qualification, (C) each of the Reviewed Documents that constitutes an agreement is valid and binding in accordance with its terms, and (D) all of the obligations imposed by or described in the Reviewed Documents, including, without limitation, the obligations imposed under the Articles of Incorporation, have been and will continue to be performed or satisfied in accordance with their terms;

(ii) the genuineness of all signatures, the proper execution of all documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of documents submitted to us as copies, and the authenticity of the originals from which any copies were made;

(iii) that any documents as to which we have reviewed only a form were or will be duly executed without material changes from the form reviewed by us;

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(iv) that Crestline was, continuously throughout the period that it acted as a Lessee, (A) a duly incorporated and validly existing Maryland corporation; (B) operated in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, its organizational documents, and any statements made in the Registration Statement (including the SEC filings incorporated into them by reference) and the Representation Letter; and (C) formed and operated with a profit motive;

(v) without limiting any other assumption described herein, that the representations of Crestline and the representations and covenants of Barcelo Empresarial and Merger Sub set forth in the Agreement and Consent and the Amendment to Agreement and Consent were true and correct on the date such representations were made and remained true and correct continuously throughout the period that Crestline acted as a Lessee; and

(vi) the Starwood Acquisition was consummated in accordance with the Starwood Master Agreement and as described in the Starwood Acquisition Registration Statement (including satisfaction of all covenants and conditions to the obligations of the parties without amendment or waiver thereof).

Opinion

Based upon, subject to, and limited by the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein (including those set forth below), we are of the opinion that:

(1) Host REIT was organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code, effective for each of its taxable years ended December 31, 1999, through and including December 31, 2009, and Host REIT’s current organization and current and intended method of operation will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code for taxable year 2010 and thereafter.

(2) The Tax Disclosure, to the extent that it describes provisions of federal income tax law, is correct in all material respects.

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Host REIT’s ability to qualify as a REIT depends in particular upon whether each of the Leases is respected as a lease for federal income tax purposes. If one or more Leases are not respected as leases for federal income tax purposes, Host REIT may fail to qualify as a REIT. The determination of whether the Leases are leases for federal income tax purposes is highly dependent on specific facts and circumstances. In addition, for the rents payable under a Lease

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to qualify as “rents from real property” under the Internal Revenue Code, the rental provisions of the Leases and the other terms thereof must conform with normal business practice and not be used as a means to base the rent paid on the income or profits of the lessees. In delivering the opinion set forth above that Host REIT’s organization and method of operation (as described in the Representation Letter) have enabled Host REIT to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT for each of its taxable years ended December 31, 1999, through and including December 31, 2009, and that Host REIT’s current organization and current and intended method of operation will enable Host REIT to meet such requirements for the current taxable year and subsequent taxable years, we expressly rely upon, among other things, Host REIT’s representations as to various factual matters with respect to the Leases, including representations as to the commercial reasonableness of the economic and other terms of the Leases at the times the Leases were originally entered into and subsequently renewed or extended (and taking into account for this purpose changes to the economic and other terms of the Leases pursuant to subsequent amendments), the intent and economic expectations of the parties to the Leases, the allocation of various economic risks between the parties to the Leases, taking into account all surrounding facts and circumstances, the conformity of the rental provisions and other terms of the Leases with normal business practice, the conduct of the parties to the Leases, and the conclusion that, except in connection with the Harbor Beach Lease and any other leases that Host REIT acknowledges will not qualify as producing “rents from real property” under the Internal Revenue Code, such terms are not being, and will not be, used as a means to base the rent paid on the income or profits of the Lessees. We express no opinion as to any of the economic terms of the Leases, the commercial reasonableness thereof, or whether the actual economic relationships created thereby are such that the Leases will be respected for federal income tax purposes or whether the rental and other terms of the Leases conform with normal business practice (and are not being used as a means to base the rent paid on the income or profits of the Lessees).

Host REIT’s qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon Host REIT’s ability to meet on an ongoing basis (through actual annual operating results, distribution levels, diversity of share ownership and otherwise) the various qualification tests imposed under the Internal Revenue Code, which are described in the Tax Disclosure. We have relied upon representations of Host REIT and Host LP with respect to these matters (including those set forth in the Representation Letter, or set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement) and will not review Host REIT’s compliance with these requirements on a continuing basis. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of Host REIT’s operations, the sources of its income, the nature of its assets, the level of its distributions to shareholders and the diversity of its share ownership for any given taxable year will satisfy the requirements under the Internal Revenue Code for qualification and taxation as a REIT.

For a discussion relating the law to the facts, and the legal analysis underlying the opinion set forth in this letter, we incorporate by reference the Tax Disclosure.

This opinion letter addresses only the specific federal income tax matters set forth above and does not address any other federal, state, local or foreign tax issues. In the event any one of the statements, representations, warranties or assumptions upon which we have relied to issue our

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opinion is incorrect, such opinion might be adversely affected and may not be relied upon. We assume no obligation by reason of this opinion letter to advise you of any changes in our opinion subsequent to the delivery of this opinion letter.

This opinion letter has been prepared in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. This opinion letter should not be relied upon by any person other than you or for any other purpose.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Very truly yours,

/s/ HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Appendix A

Definitions

“Acquisition and Exchange Agreement” means that certain Acquisition and Exchange Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2000, among HMT Lessee, Host LP, Crestline and the other parties named therein, as amended from time to time.

“Asian Joint Venture” means Asia Pacific Hospitality Venture Private Limited, which is a joint venture entered into by and between Reco Hotels JV Private Limited, an affiliate of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd., the real estate investment company of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd., and HST Asia/Australia LLC, and shall also include, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, Triguna Hospitality Ventures (India) Pvt. Ltd., which is a joint venture between APHV India Investco. Pte. Ltd., InterGlobe Enterprises Ltd. and AAPC Singapore Pte. Ltd.

“Crestline” means, for periods prior to June 7, 2002, Crestline Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and, for periods beginning on and after June 7, 2002, Barcelo Crestline Corporation, a Maryland corporation.

“Crestline Lessees” means those indirect subsidiaries of Crestline that leased Hotels pursuant to certain of the Leases prior to the Lease Acquisition and those indirect subsidiaries of Crestline that leased certain Hotels from and after the date of the Lease Acquisition through July 5, 2010.

“Distribution Agreement” means the Distribution Agreement between Host REIT (f/k/a as “Marriott Corporation”) and Marriott International, Inc., dated as of September 15, 1993, as amended.

“European Joint Venture” means HHR Euro CV, which is a joint venture entered into by and among Host Holding Business Trust, as successor to Host Euro Business Trust (via three Dutch BVs), APG Strategic Real Estate Pool N.V., and Jasmine Hotels Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd., the real estate investment company of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd.

“Fernwood” means Fernwood Hotel Assets, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which was merged with and into Rockledge Hotel Properties, Inc. on December 3, 2007.

“Harbor Beach Lease” means the lease of the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort from Lauderdale Beach Association to Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.

“HMT Lessee” means HMT Lessee LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that elected, effective January 1, 2001, to be treated as a corporation and a TRS for federal income tax purposes, which was merged with and into Rockledge HMT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockledge, with Rockledge HMT LLC surviving, on December 31, 2004.

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“Host LP” means Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

“Host REIT” means Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

“Hotel” means each hotel in which Host LP has a direct or indirect interest.

“IHP Lease Acquisition” means the acquisition by HMT Lessee in June of 2001 of the leasehold interests with respect to three (3) full-service Hotels that were leased to IHP Lessee LLC.

“Lease” means any real estate lease of a Hotel pursuant to which Host LP or a Partnership Subsidiary or a Subsidiary REIT, as lessor or sub-lessor, leased or leases a Hotel to a Lessee, taking into account all subsequent amendments, renewals and/or extensions, including, without limitation, each lease of a Hotel entered into as of December 31, 1998, each amended and restated lease entered into with a TRS Lessee in connection with the Lease Acquisition, the agreements between and among the Partnership Subsidiaries owning certain Hotels and the respective TRS Lessees of such Hotels relating to the extension of the terms of the expiring Leases on those Hotels, the second amended and restated lease agreements, dated as of January 1, 2006, entered into with regard to certain of the Hotels, the Harbor Beach Lease, the real estate leases entered into with respect to the Hotels acquired in the Starwood Acquisition and any real estate leases entered into by the European Joint Venture and the Asian Joint Venture.

“Lease Acquisition” means the acquisition by HMT Lessee, pursuant to the Acquisition and Exchange Agreement, of the leasehold interests with respect to 117 full-service Hotels that were leased to the Crestline Lessees.

“Lessee” means, with regard to Host REIT’s taxable years ended prior to January 1, 2001, any one of the Crestline Lessees or IHP Lessee LLC, and with regard to Host REIT’s taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2001, any one of the TRS Lessees, IHP Lessee LLC prior to the IHP Lease Acquisition, the Crestline Lessees owning leasehold interests (as lessee or sub-lessee) that were not acquired by HMT Lessee pursuant to the Lease Acquisition, and any other lessee to which Host LP or a Subsidiary REIT, directly or through a Partnership Subsidiary, leases one or more Hotels or other leased Real Property in the future.

“Noncontrolled Subsidiaries” means, with regard to Host REIT’s taxable years ended prior to January 1, 2001, Fernwood and Rockledge.

“Partnership Subsidiary” means Host LP and any partnership, limited liability company, or other entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or disregarded as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes in which either Host REIT or Host LP owns (or owned on or after January 1, 1999) an interest, either directly or through one or more other partnerships, limited liability companies or other entities treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or disregarded as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes (whether or not Host REIT or Host LP has a controlling interest in, or otherwise has the ability to control or direct the operation of, such entity). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Partnership

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Subsidiary” shall not in any way be deemed to include the Non-Controlled Subsidiaries or subsidiaries thereof, the Taxable REIT Subsidiaries or subsidiaries thereof, or the Subsidiary REITs or subsidiaries thereof.

“Real Property” means real property, including interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property.

“Rockledge” means Rockledge Hotel Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Starwood” means Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

“Starwood Acquisition” means, collectively, the series of transactions, including the merger of a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Host LP with and into Starwood, pursuant to which Host REIT and Host LP acquired certain hotels from Starwood and certain Starwood subsidiaries, as described in the Starwood Master Agreement and in the Starwood Acquisition Registration Statement.

“Starwood Acquisition Registration Statement” means the registration statement on Form S-4 initially filed by Host REIT with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2005, as amended.

“Starwood Master Agreement” means the Master Agreement and Plan of Merger among Host REIT, Host LP, Horizon Supernova Merger Sub, L.L.C., Horizon SLT Merger Sub, L.P., Starwood, Starwood Trust, Sheraton Holding Corporation and SLT Realty Limited Partnership, dated as of November 14, 2005 and amended pursuant to that certain Amendment Agreement dated as of March 24, 2006.

“Starwood Trust” means Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a Maryland real estate investment trust.

“Subsidiary REIT” means, from and after the effective date of its REIT election, any direct or indirect subsidiary of Host LP that has elected to be treated as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.

“Taxable REIT Subsidiary” means, as to Host REIT and with regard to Host REIT’s taxable years commencing after December 31, 2000, any of Fernwood, Rockledge or any other TRS of Host REIT, and, as to any Subsidiary REIT, any TRS of such Subsidiary REIT.

“TRS” means a “taxable REIT subsidiary,” as described in Section 856(l) of the Internal Revenue Code. Any entity taxable as a corporation in which a TRS of a real estate investment trust owns (x) securities possessing more than 35% of the total voting power of the outstanding securities of such entity or (y) securities having a value of more than 35% of the total value of the outstanding securities of such entity shall also be treated as a TRS of such real estate investment trust whether or not a separate election is made with respect to such other entity.

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“TRS Lessee” means any of (i) HMT Lessee, prior to its merger into Rockledge HMT LLC, (ii) Rockledge, from and after January 1, 2005, (iii) the direct or indirect subsidiaries of HMT Lessee or Rockledge that hold the leasehold interests that were acquired by HMT Lessee from Crestline pursuant to the Acquisition and Exchange Agreement or in connection with the IHP Lease Acquisition, and (iv) any other lessee of a Hotel that is a TRS.

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EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 26, 2010, except as to Notes 2, 6, 10, 12, 15 and 19, which are as of November 30, 2010, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, the related financial statement schedule of real estate and accumulated depreciation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

McLean, VA

January 7, 2011