UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	46-5765413
(State of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
50 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York	10020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class to be so Registered	Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered
None	None

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ý

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-196681

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share

Class T common stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of class)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

Incorporated by reference herein is the description of the registrant’s shares of Class A and Class T common stock, par value $0.001 per share, under the heading “Description of Shares” contained in the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-196681) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2014, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), including any form of prospectus contained therein filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 15, 2015)
3.2	Bylaws of Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-196681) filed on June 11, 2014)
4.1	Distribution Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 15, 2015)
4.2	Form of Notice to Stockholder (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-196681) filed on August 7, 2014)
10.1	2015 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 15, 2015)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

		Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated
Date: June 29, 2015	By:	/s/ Michael G. Medzigian
		Michael G. Medzigian
		Chief Executive Officer