Washington, D.C.   20549
(Mark One)

     [x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 4, 1997
                               OF
          TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________________________________ to
______________________________________________________

Commission file number 033-73340-01


                  John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc.
   (Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)
                                

          Delaware                                      43-1695093
      (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation     (IRS Employer
                 or organization)                   (Identification Nos.)

                                
                  300 John Q. Hammons Parkway
                           Suite 900
                     Springfield, MO  65806
            (Address of principal executive offices)
                                
                         (417) 864-4300
      (Registrants' telephone number, including area code)
                                

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. Registrants have been required to file reports
since November 23, 1994.


Yes ___x___    No ______

                     JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC.

                              INDEX

                                                               

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                                                      PAGE
Item 1.  Financial Statements
             
     Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 3, 1997  (audited) and 
     April 4, 1997 (unaudited) .....................................       3    
        
     Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended
     March 29, 1996 (unaudited) and April 4, 1997  (unaudited)........     5   

     Consolidated Statements of Changes in Minority Interest and Stockholders'
     Equity for the period January 3, 1997 to April 4, 1997 (unaudited).   6   

     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
     March 29, 1996 (unaudited) and April 4, 1997 (unaudited).........     7   

     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .....................      8   

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
     Results of Operations .........................................       9   

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURES

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings......................................          10 

Item 6.  Reports on Form 8-K......................................        11 

                 Signatures ........................................      12 



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

                    JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC.
                         AND COMPANIES                      
                    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS             
                         (000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   ASSETS
                                      April 4, 1997            January 3, 1997
                                         (Unaudited)               (Audited)
<S>                                         <C>                     <C>
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS                        $25,969                 $46,449 
MARKETABLE SECURITIES                         1,646                   2,355 
RECEIVABLES
   Trade, less allowance for
          doubtful accounts of $163           7,144                   5,790 
    Construction reimbursements and
          management fees                       740                     825 
INVENTORIES                                   1,024                   1,019 
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER                    1,556                   1,928 
Total current assets                         38,079                  58,366 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost
    Land and improvements                    31,847                  29,712 
    Buildings and improvements              458,103                 433,059 
    Furniture, fixtures and equipment       168,871                 160,198 
    Construction in progress                130,233                 120,525 
                                            789,054                 743,494 
 Less-accumulated depreciation
      and amortization                     (181,409)               (174,899)
                                            607,645                 568,595 

DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS,
 FRANCHISE FEES 
 AND OTHER, net                              29,893                  31,111 
                                           $675,617                $658,072 
</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                         JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC.
                              AND COMPANIES                 
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS             
                              (000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                                           April 4, 1997       January 3,1997
                 LIABILITIES:                (Unaudited)          (Audited)

<S>                                           <C>                   <C>
Current portion of long-term debt             $15,377               $12,444 
Accounts payable                               20,397                29,977 
Accrued expenses
    Payroll and related benefits                3,710                 4,611 
    Sales and property taxes                    6,760                 7,069 
    Insurance                                   9,954                 9,511 
    Interest                                    3,854                12,634 
    Utilities, franchise fees, and other        6,837                 6,347 
               Total current liabilities       66,889                82,593 
Long-term debt                                547,541               518,699 
Other obligations and deferred revenue          7,694                 7,024 
Total liabilities                             622,124               608,316 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
  
MINORITY INTEREST OF HOLDERS OF LIMITED
PARTNER UNITS                                  36,212                33,662 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares                   
       authorized,  none outstanding             --                    --     

Class A common stock, $.01 par value,
       40,000,000 shares   authorized, 6,042,000
       shares issued and outstanding              60                     60  


  Class B common stock, $.01 par value, 
       1,000,000 shares  authorized,
       294,100 shares issued and outstanding       3                      3  
Paid-in capital                               96,373                 96,373  
Retained deficit, net                        (79,155)               (80,342) 
Total equity                                  17,281                 16,094  
                                            $675,617               $658,072
</TABLE>
     See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                            JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC.
                                   AND COMPANIES                 
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME            
                                  (000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three Months Ended  
                                  April 4, 1997           March 29, 1996    
                                    (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)        
REVENUES:
    <S>                                  <C>                    <C>
    Rooms                                $45,397                $40,231
    Food and beverage                     20,397                 19,761
    Meeting room rental and other          4,748                  4,628
          Total revenues                  70,542                 64,620

OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Direct operating costs and expenses-
    Rooms                                 11,269                 10,294
    Food and beverage                     14,838                 14,303
    Other                                    750                    716
General, administrative and sales expense 20,073                 19,364
Repairs and maintenance                    2,905                  2,600
Depreciation and amortization              6,933                  5,921
Total operating expenses                  56,768                 53,198 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                    13,774                 11,422 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  Interest income                            359                    694 
  Interest expense and amortization of
  deferred financing fees                 (9,718)                (9,959)

INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
AND PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES             4,415                  2,157 

Minority interest in earnings of
 partnership                              (3,165)                (1,546)

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR    
INCOME TAXES                               1,250                    611 
     Provision for income taxes              (63)                   (12)

NET INCOME                                $1,187                  $ 599 
UNAUDITED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Per share net income allocable to
 the Company                               $0.19                  $0.09 
</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                    JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC.
                         AND COMPANIES                                     
        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MINORITY INTEREST
                    AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY           
                         (000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY             
                   Minority     Class A      Class B   Paid-In  Company
                   Interest  Common Stock Common Stock Capital  Retained Total 
                                                                 Deficit
BALANCE,
January 3, 1997
<S>             <C>             <C>         <C>    <C>       <C>       <C>
(audited)       $33,662         $60         $3     $96,373   ($80,342) $16,094

Distribution for
  income taxes     (615)          --        --       --         --        --    

Net income
allocable to the
Company             --            --        --       --         1,187    1,187

Minority interest
in earnings
of partnership    3,165           --        --       --          --        --   

BALANCE, April 4, 1997
(unaudited)     $36,212         $60         $3     $96,373   ($79,155) $17,281

</TABLE>
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                         JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC.
                             AND COMPANIES                 
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW              
                             (000's omitted)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended
                                               April 4, 1997   March  29,1996   
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:             (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>
Net income                                                $1,187          $599 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by 
     (used in) operating activities
   Depreciation, amortization, and loan cost amortization  7,391         6,379 
   Minority interest in earnings of the partnership        3,165         1,546 
Changes in certain assets and liabilities
  Receivables                                             (1,269)          165 
  Inventories                                                 (5)           89 
Prepaid expenses and other                                   372          (304)
Accounts payable                                          (9,580)          (80)
Accrued expenses                                          (9,057)        (2,687)
Other obligations and deferred revenue                       670          (154)
 Net cash provided by (used in )  operating activities    (7,126)        5,553 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Additions to property and equipment, net               (45,435)      (21,486)
  Franchise fees and other                                   212          (426)
Sale of marketable securities                                709        13,060 
Net cash used in investing activities                    (44,514)       (8,852)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from borrowings                                32,929          --    
Repayments of debt                                        (1,154)        (394)
Distributions                                               (615)        (670)
 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities      31,160       (1,064)
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents              (20,480)      (4,363)
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                 46,449       41,777 
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, end of period                      $25,969      $37,414 

SUPPLEMENTAL  DISCLOSURE  OF  CASH FLOW 
INFORMATION

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST, net of amounts
capitalized                                             $18,024       $13,989
</TABLE>
                    See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements




             JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS,  INC.  AND COMPANIES                  
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     (unaudited)

1.  ENTITY MATTERS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. and John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P. and
subsidiaries.  (Collectively the Company or, as the context may require
John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. only.)

The Company was formed in September 1994 and had no operations or assets
prior to its initial public offering of 6,042,000 shares of Class A common
stock at $16.50 per share consummated on November 23, 1994.  Immediately
prior to the initial public offering, Mr. John Q. Hammons (JQH) contributed
approximately $5.0 million in cash to the Company in exchange for
294,100 shares of Class B common stock (which represents approximately
72% of the voting control of the Company). 
The Company contributed the approximate $96 million of net proceeds from the
Class A and Class B common stock  offerings to John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P.
(the "Partnership") in exchange for a  28.31% general partnership interest.

All significant balances and transactions between the entities
and properties have been eliminated.

2. GENERAL

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have
been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, certain
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting 
principles for complete financial statements have been omitted.  
These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the financial 
statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K for the
year ended January 3, 1997 which included consolidated financial statements
for the years ended January 3, 1997  and December 29, 1995.
               
The information contained herein reflects all normal and recurring
adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for
a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position
for the interim periods.

The Company considers all operating cash accounts and money market
investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash 
equivalents.    Marketable securities  consist of available- for-sale
commercial  paper and government agency obligations which mature or
will  be available for use in operations in 1997.  These securities are
valued at current market value, which approximates cost. 

The provision for income taxes was determined using an effective income tax
rate of  2% in 1996 and 5% in 1997.  The lower effective tax rate is due to
special allocations of tax depreciation to the Company in excess of its
proportionate share of the depreciation related to the book value of
the Partnership's net assets.


In 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share (SFAS 128),
effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 1997. The new standard
replaces primary earnings per share (EPS) with basic EPS, simplifies EPS
calculations and requires restatement of all prior period EPS data.  The
Company intends to adopt the provisions of SFAS 128 during the fourth
quarter of 1997 and expects no material impact.

Item 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General
The following discussion and analysis addresses results of operations for
the three months ended April 4, 1997  and March 29, 1996. 
  
                    
Total revenues increased to $70.5 million in the 1997 Three Months from
$64.6 million in the 1996 Three Months, an increase of $5.9 million or 9.2%.
Of the total revenues reported in the 1997 Three Months, 64.4% were
revenues from rooms, 28.9% were revenues from food and beverage, and 6.7% 
were revenues from meeting room rental and other, compared with 62.2%,    
30.6%, and 7.2% respectively during the 1996 Three Months.

Rooms revenues increased to $45.4 million in the 1997 Three Months from
$40.2 million in the 1996 Three Months, an increase of $5.2 million or
12.8% as a result of increases in average room rates and occupancy and
total number of available rooms.  Average room rates of all owned hotels
increased to $80.08 in the 1997 Three Months from $75.20 in the 1996
Three Months, an increase of $4.88 or 6.5%.  Occupancy increased to
63.2% in the 1997 Three Months from 63.1% in the 1996 Three Months,
an increase of 0.1 percentage points. 

Food and beverage revenues increased to $20.4 million in the 1997 Three
Months from $19.8 million in the 1996 Three Months, an increase of $0.6
million or 3.2%.  The increase in revenues was attributable to the opening
of additional full service hotels, opening of new restaurant concepts in
the existing hotels, and menu pricing adjustments.

Meeting room rental and other revenues increased to $4.7 million in the
1997 Three Months from $4.6 million in the 1996 Three Months, a increase
of $0.1 million or 2.6%.

Direct operating costs and expenses - rooms increased to $11.3 million
in the 1997 Three Months from $10.3 million in the 1996 Three Months,
an increase of $1.0 million or 9.5%.  This expense represented 24.8% of
rooms revenues in the 1997 Three Month period and 25.6% in the 1996
Three Month period.

Direct operating costs and expenses - Food and beverage increased to
$14.8 million in the 1997 Three Months from $14.3 million in the 1996
Three Months, an increase of $0.5 million or 3.7%.

Direct operating costs and expenses - other were  $0.7 million in the
1997 and 1996 Three Months.

General, administrative and sales expenses increased to $20.1 million
in the 1997 Three Months from $19.4 million in the 1996 Three Months,
an increase of $0.7 million or 3.7%.  The increased expenses were a
result of a greater number of hotels open during the 1997 Three
Months.

Repairs and maintenance expenses increased to $2.9 million in the 1997
Three Months from $2.6 million in the 1996 Three Months, an increase of
$0.3 million or 11.7%.  The increase was a result of the Company's
increased number of hotels open.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased to $6.9 million in the
1997 Three Months from $5.9 million in the 1996 Three Months, an increase
of $1.0 million or 17.1%.  These expenses represented 9.8% of total
revenues in the 1997 Three Month period and 9.2% of total revenues in
the 1996 Three Month period. The increase was attributable to the
greater number of open hotels during the period.

Income from operations increased to $13.8 million in the 1997 Three Months
from $11.4 million in the 1996 Three Months, an increase of $2.4 million
or 20.6%.  The increase was primarily due to the higher amount of total
revenue.

Interest income decreased to $0.4 million in the 1997 Three Months from
$0.7 million in the 1996 Three Months, a decrease of $0.3 million or
48.3%.  The decrease was attributable to  lower  balances in cash and
equivalents and in marketable securities as a result of amounts spent for
new construction.

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees decreased
to $9.7 million in the 1997 Three Months from $10.0 million in the 1996
Three Months, a decrease of $0.3 million or 2.4%.  As a percentage of
total revenues, this expense decreased to 13.8% in the 1997 Three
Months from 15.4% in the 1996 Three Months as a result of additional
capitalized interest associated with projects under construction.

Income before minority interest and provision for income tax increased
to $4.4 million in the 1997 Three Months from $2.2 million in the 1996
Three Months, an increase of $2.2 million or 104.7%.  As a percentage of
total revenues, it increased to 6.3% in the 1997 Three Months from
3.3% in the 1996 Three Months.  The increase was primarily due to an
increase in income from operations associated with the six hotels
opened in 1995 that are continuing to mature towards normal occupancy levels.



Liquidity and Capital Resources

In general, the Company has financed its operations through internal cash
flow, loans from financial institutions, the issuance of public debt
and equity  and the issuance of industrial revenue bonds.    The Company
in the future may obtain mortgage financing  secured by unencumbered
hotels  and construction in progress to provide additional liquidity, 
if necessary. 
The Company's principal uses of cash are to pay operating expenses,
to service debt, to fund capital expenditures, to fund new hotel
development and to make partnership distributions.
 
At April 4, 1997 the Company had $26.0 million of cash and equivalents and
also had $1.6 million of marketable securities.   Such investment is
expected to be used for development of new hotels and other working capital
requirements of the Company.

Net cash used by operating activities was  $7.1 million for the  first three
months of 1997  compared to cash provided by operating activities of  $ 5.6
million at the end of the first three months of 1996, a decrease of  $ 12.7
million.  A majority of the decrease was due to the decrease in construction
payables and accrued expenses.      

The Company incurred net capital expenditures of $45.4 million during the
first three months  of 1997 and $21.5 million during the first three months
of 1996.   Capital expenditures  include expenditures for development of new
hotels and capital improvements on existing hotel properties.  During the
remainder of 1997 the Company expects capital expenditures to total
approximately $179 million, representing  $18 million for capital
improvements on existing hotels and $161 million for continued new hotel
development.

The Company currently has eight hotels under construction.  The Company
estimates that building and pre-opening costs of these eight hotels will
require aggregate funding of approximately $150 million from the Company
(net of $124 million included in construction in progress at April 4, 1997).
The Company has obtained loans on these eight hotels of $131
million ($31.0 million which had been drawn at April 40, 1997) and expects
the remaining 1997 capital requirements to be funded by cash, operating
income, and additional loans on four unencumbered hotels. 
                              
In addition to the capital expenditures for the hotels under construction,
the Company is at various stages in other new hotel development.  Capital
requirements for the new hotels under development  are expected to be
provided by  (i)  mortgage financing secured by the Owned Hotels which are
unencumbered: (ii) mortgage financing secured by the eight hotels as described
above;  and (iii) contributions  from  third parties.

The Company expects to fund development of new hotels through  limited
partnerships in which the Company will be the general partner and an
affiliate of the general partner  will be the limited partner.  As permitted
by the Indentures relating to the 1994 Notes and the 1995 Notes (the
"1994 and 1995 Note Indentures"),  each of these entities will be an 
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" for purposes thereof, and accordingly, the ability
of the Company to fund these entities is subject to certain limitations
contained in the 1994 and 1995 Note Indentures.  All of the indebtedness of
these entities will be non-recourse to the Company. The Company believes
that funding permitted under the 1994 and 1995 Note Indentures will be
sufficient to meet its development
plans.

Based upon current plans relating to the timing of new hotel development,
the Company anticipates that its capital resources will be adequate to
satisfy  its 1997 capital requirements for the currently planned projects
and normal recurring capital improvement projects.

The  Company made distributions of approximately  $ 0.6 million during the
first three months of 1997 to its partners.  Distributions by the Company
to its partners must be made in accordance with provisions of the 1994
and 1995 Note Indentures.



Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURES

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     At April 4, 1997 there were no material pending legal proceedings.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K

         No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter for 
              which this report is filed.



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


                                                  John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc.
                                           
                                                                                
                                             By:      /s/   John Q. Hammons
                                                  John Q. Hammons
                                                  Chairman, Founder, 
                                                  and Chief Executive Officer

                                             By:     /s/ Mel J. Volmert
                                                   Mel J. Volmert
                                                   Executive Vice President and 
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
 
 Dated: May  16, 1997