Exhibit 10II



 Exhibit 10(ii) 
  
 GUARANTY AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 
  
 This Guaranty and Contribution Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is made and entered into effective for all purposes as of the 20th day of November, 2003, by the parties signatory hereto or to an Accession Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (collectively, the “Guarantor” whether one or more)
to and for the benefit of BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), FLEET
NATIONAL BANK, as Syndication Agent (the “Syndication Agent”), HARRIS NESBITT CORP., as Co-Arranger and Co-Book Manager (the “First
Arranger”), and FLEET SECURITIES, INC., as Co-Arranger and Co-Book Manager (the “Second Arranger”) and the banks and other lenders named in the Credit Agreement
herein described. 
  
 INTRODUCTION

  
 WHEREAS, this Agreement is given in
connection with that certain Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement dated as of November 20, 2003 (“Credit Agreement”), among LASALLE HOTEL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent, First Arranger, Second Arranger and the banks and other lenders party thereto (collectively the “Banks”); 

 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement the Banks have
agreed to extend credit to Borrower as more specifically described therein; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Borrower is the principal financing entity for capital requirements of its Subsidiaries, and from time to time the Borrower has made and will continue to make capital contributions and
advances to its Subsidiaries, including the Subsidiaries which are or will become parties hereto. Other than the Parent, each Guarantor is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower. Each Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect
benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Banks have required the execution and delivery of this Agreement as a condition precedent to the execution of the Credit Agreement. The Banks would not be willing to execute the Credit Agreement in the absence of
the execution and delivery by Guarantor of this Agreement. 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in order to induce the Banks to make the Advances and the Issuing Bank to issue its Letters of Credit, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows: 
  
 SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. 
  
 All terms used in this Agreement, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning given such terms in the Credit Agreement. 







 Each Guarantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

  

	 GUARANTORS:
  
 LASALLE
HOTEL PROPERTIES, a Maryland real
     estate investment
trust

		
	 By
	 	 
	 	

	 	 	 Name: Hans Weger
 Title: Chief Financial Officer

		
	 	 	 Address:    4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25
                   Bethesda, Maryland
20814
                   Attn: Mr. Hans S. Weger



  
 Signature Page
of Guaranty and Contribution Agreement 








	 I & G CAPITOL, LLC
 LHO WASHINGTON HOTEL ONE, L.L.C.
 LHO WASHINGTON HOTEL TWO, L.L.C.
 LHO WASHINGTON HOTEL THREE, L.L.C.
 LHO WASHINGTON HOTEL FOUR, L.L.C.
 LHO WASHINGTON FIVE LESSEE, L.L.C.
 LHO VIKING HOTEL, L.L.C.
 LHO WASHINGTON HOTEL SIX, L.L.C.

		
	By:	 	 LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P.,
 a Delaware limited partnership, its
 managing member

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 LaSalle Hotel Properties,
 its general partner

				
	 	 	 	 	 By
	 	  


	 	 	 	 	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Hans Weger
 Chief Financial Officer




		
	 Address:
	 	 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25
 Bethesda, Maryland 20814
 Attn: Mr. Hans S. Weger



  
 Signature Page
of Guaranty and Contribution Agreement 








	 LASALLE HOTEL LESSEE,
INC.
 LASALLE WASHINGTON ONE
LESSEE, INC.
 LASALLE WASHINGTON
TWO LESSEE, INC.
 LASALLE
WASHINGTON THREE LESSEE, INC.
 LASALLE WASHINGTON FOUR LESSEE, INC.
 LHO WASHINGTON SIX LESSEE, INC.

		
	 By
	 	 
	 	

	 	 	 Name: Hans Weger
 Title: Chief Financial Officer

		
	 	 	 Address:    4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25
                   Bethesda, Maryland
20814
                   Attn: Mr. Hans S. Weger



  
 Signature Page
of Guaranty and Contribution Agreement