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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  FORM 10-Q/A
    

[x]      Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934

         For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997

                                          OR
[ ]      Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934

              For the transition period from _________ to _________


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              Commission File Number: 1-6828                                           Commission File Number: 1-7959            
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                     STARWOOD LODGING TRUST                                                   STARWOOD LODGING                   
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)                                        CORPORATION                      
                         Maryland                                         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
               (State or other jurisdiction                                                      Maryland                        
             of incorporation or organization)                                         (State or other jurisdiction              
                        52-0901263                                                   of incorporation or organization)           
           (I.R.S. employer identification no.)                                                 52-1193298                       
            2231 East Camelback Road, Suite 410                                    (I.R.S. employer identification no.)          
                     Phoenix, AZ 85016                                              2231 East Camelback Road, Suite 400          
              (Address of principal executive                                                Phoenix, AZ 85016                   
               offices, including zip code)                                           (Address of principal executive            
                      (602) 852-3900                                                   offices, including zip code)              
              (Registrant's telephone number,                                                 (602) 852-3900                     
                   including area code)                                               (Registrant's telephone number,
                                                                                           including area code)
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                  Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants (1) have filed
        all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
        such shorter period that the Registrants were required to file such
        reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the
        past 90 days. Yes X No.

                  Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
        issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

   
                  51,324,540 Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per
        share, of Starwood Lodging Trust paired with 51,324,540 Shares of Common
        Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Starwood Lodging Corporation,
        outstanding as of November 3, 1997.
    
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                                   SIGNATURES


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




STARWOOD LODGING TRUST                 STARWOOD LODGING CORPORATION
Registrant                             Registrant





/s/ RONALD C. BROWN                    /s/ ALAN M. SCHNAID
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Ronald C. Brown                        Alan M. Schnaid
Senior Vice President and              Vice President and Corporate 
Chief Financial Officer                Controller (Principal Accounting 
(Principal Financial Officer)          Officer)






   
Date:    November 10, 1997.