UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2006

MHI HOSPITALITY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	333-118873	20-1531029
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

814 Capitol Landing Road

Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

(757) 229-5648

(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number, including

Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On July 17, 2006, the Board of Directors of MHI Hospitality Corporation (“MHI”) approved the appointment of Anthony E. Domalski, 44, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of MHI.

Mr. Domalski joined MHI in May 2005 as chief accounting officer. Prior to joining MHI, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Domalski was employed as Chief Financial Officer of SwissFone Inc., a Washington-based international telecommunications company, where he assisted in management-led buyout of the U.S. international wholesale division from Swisscom, AG. Before joining SwissFone, from 1999 to 2001, Mr. Domalski was employed as Controller, U.S. Operations, of FaciliCom International, another Washington-based international telecommunications company. Mr. Domalski is a C.P.A. and a graduate of University of Maryland where he received his B.S. in accounting and finance.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 20, 2006

MHI HOSPITALITY CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Andrew M. Sims
Name:	Andrew M. Sims
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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