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EX-10.3

Exhibit
10.3

CHINA LODGING GROUP, LIMITED

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2009 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

     Section 1 . Purpose.

     The purpose of this China Lodging Group, Limited 2009 Share Incentive Plan is to enhance the
ability of China Lodging Group, Limited to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals
and to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the
Company.

     Section 2 . Definitions.

     As used in this 2009 Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

     (a) "2009 Plan” shall mean this China Lodging Group, Limited 2009 Share Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time.

     (b) "Affiliate” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the
Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case
as determined by the Committee.

     (c) "Applicable Laws” shall mean all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rules or
governmental requirements that are applicable to this 2009 Plan or any Award granted pursuant to
this 2009 Plan, including but not limited to applicable laws of the People’s Republic of China, the
United States and the Cayman Islands, and the rules and requirements of any applicable securities
exchange.

     (d) "Award” shall mean any Option, award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Other
Stock-Based Award granted under this 2009 Plan.

     (e) "Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or
document evidencing any Award granted under this 2009 Plan, which may, but need not, be executed or
acknowledged by a Participant.

     (f) "Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

     (g) "Cause” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the meaning defined in any employment
agreement between the Participant and the Company then in effect or, if no such employment
agreement is then in effect, “Cause” shall mean (i) the employee’s willful and continued failure
substantially to perform his or her duties to the Company (other than as a result of total or
partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) dishonesty in the performance of the
employee’s duties to the Company, (iii) the employee’s indictment for a felony

 

 

under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the participant is employed (or, if there is no such concept as
“indictment” in the applicable jurisdiction, such analogous procedural event following the employee’s arrest and prior to any conviction) or (iv) any
other act or omission on the part of the employee which is materially injurious to the financial
condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

     (h) "Change of Control” shall mean the first to occur of:

     (i) an individual, corporation, partnership, group, associate or other entity or
“person”, as such term is defined in Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the “Exchange Act”), other than the Company or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored by
the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of
directors;

     (ii) individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company on the
effective date of this 2009 Plan (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof; provided that any Approved Director, as
hereinafter defined, shall be, for purposes of this subsection (ii), considered as though
such person were a member of the Incumbent Board. An “Approved Director”, for purposes of
this subsection (ii), shall mean any person becoming a director subsequent to the
effective date of this 2009 Plan whose election, or nomination for election by the
Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors
comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy
statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee of the Company for
director), but shall not include any such individual whose initial assumption of office
occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are
used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual
or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual,
corporation, partnership, group, associate or other entity or “person” other than the
Board;

     (iii) the consummation of a plan or agreement providing (A) for a merger or
consolidation of the Company other than with a wholly-owned subsidiary and other than a
merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more
than

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65% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) for a
sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company; or

     (iv) in addition to the events described in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii), it shall
be a “Change of Control” for purposes hereof for any Participant principally employed in
the business of a Designated Business Unit, as hereinafter defined, if an event described
in subsections (i), (ii) or (iii) shall occur, except that for purposes of this
subsection (iv), references in such subsections to the “Company” shall be deemed to refer
to the Designated Business Unit in the business of which the Participant is principally
employed. A Change of Control described in this subsection (iv) shall apply only to a
Participant employed principally by the affected Designated Business Unit. For purposes
of this subsection (iv), “Designated Business Unit” shall mean specified subsidiaries and
any other business unit identified as a Designated Business Unit by the Committee from
time to time.

     (i) "Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

     (j) "Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer this
2009 Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation Committee designated by the
Board shall be the Committee under this 2009 Plan. In the absence of any Compensation Committee or
any other related designation by the Board, the Board shall assume all of the powers and
responsibilities under this 2009 Plan.

     (k) "Company” shall mean China Lodging Group, Limited, together with any successor thereto.

     (l) "Consultant” means any individual, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or
an Affiliate to render services and is compensated for such services, and any director of the
Company or an Affiliate whether or not compensated for such services.

     (m) "Employee” means any individual employed by the Company or an Affiliate.

     (n) "Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without
limitation, any Shares or other securities) the fair market value of such property determined by
such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.

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     (o) "Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6 hereof.

     (p) "Other Stock-Based Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 9 hereof.

     (q) "Participant” shall mean an individual granted an Award under this 2009 Plan.

     (r) "Qualified Exchange” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market, the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange, and the Singapore Stock Exchange.

     (s) "Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share granted under Section 7 hereof.

     (t) "Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean a contractual right granted under Section 7 hereof that
is denominated in Shares, each of which represents a right to receive the value of a Share (or a
percentage of such value, which percentage may be higher than 100%) upon the terms and conditions
set forth in this 2009 Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

     (u) "Shares” shall mean ordinary shares of the Company, $0.0001 par value.

     (v) "Substitute Awards” shall mean Awards granted in assumption of, or in substitution for,
outstanding awards previously granted by, or held by the employees of, a company or other entity or
business acquired (directly or indirectly) by the Company or with which the Company combines.

     Section 3 . Eligibility.

     (a) Employees and Consultants are eligible to participate in this 2009 Plan. An Employee or
Consultant who has been granted an Award may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted
additional Awards.

     (b) An individual who has agreed to accept employment by, or to provide services to, the
Company or an Affiliate shall be deemed to be eligible for Awards hereunder as of the date of such
agreement.

     Section 4 . Administration.

     (a) The 2009 Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its duties and
powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof. The Board may designate one or more
directors as alternate members of the Committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member
at any meeting

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of the Committee. The Committee may issue rules and regulations for administration
of this 2009 Plan. It shall meet at such times and places as it may determine. A majority of the
members of the Committee or the subcommittee described in this Section 4(a) shall constitute a
quorum.

     (b) Subject to the terms of this 2009 Plan and Applicable Law, the Committee shall have full
power and authority to: (i) determine eligibility and designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards (including Substitute
Awards) to be granted to each Participant under this 2009 Plan; (iii) determine the number of
Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be
calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v)
determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised
in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or canceled, forfeited or
suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited
or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares,
other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award
under this 2009 Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder
thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer this 2009 Plan and any instrument or
agreement relating to, or Award made under, this 2009 Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend or
waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the
proper administration of this 2009 Plan; (ix) determine whether and to what extent Awards should
comply or continue to comply with any requirement of statute or regulation; and (x) make any other
determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the
administration of this 2009 Plan.

     (c) All decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons,
including the Company, the stockholders of the Company and the Participants.

     Section 5 . Shares Available for Awards.

     (a) Subject to adjustment as provided below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may
be issued pursuant to all Awards shall not exceed 3,000,000.

     (b) If, after the effective date of this 2009 Plan, any Shares covered by an Award, or to
which such an Award relates, are forfeited, cancelled or if such an Award otherwise terminates
without the delivery of Shares or of other consideration, then the Shares covered by such Award, or
to which such Award relates, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be,
or shall become, available for issuance under this 2009 Plan.

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     (c) In the event that any Option or other Award granted hereunder (other than a Substitute
Award) is exercised through the delivery of Shares, or in the event that withholding tax
liabilities arising from such Option or Award are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the
Company, the number of Shares available for Awards under this 2009 Plan shall be increased by the
number of Shares so surrendered or withheld.

     (d) Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized
and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

     (e) In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution
(whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock
split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other
rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate
transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to
be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under this 2009 Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it
may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or
property) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, including the aggregate and
individual limits specified in Section 5(a) hereof, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other
securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant, purchase, or exercise
price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the
holder of an outstanding Award; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award
denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.

     (f) Shares underlying Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of Shares remaining
available for issuance under this 2009 Plan.

     Section 6 . Options.

     The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms
and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions, in either case not inconsistent with
the provisions of this 2009 Plan, as the Committee shall determine:

     (a) The purchase price per Share under an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set
forth in the Award Agreement.

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     (b) The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee; provided, however, that the term
shall be no more than ten years from the date of grant thereof.

     (c) The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in
whole or in part, and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms, including, without
limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, having a
Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price, in which, payment of
the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made.

     Section 7 . Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

     (a) The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units to Participants.

     (b) Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such
restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the
right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or other right or
property), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such
installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

     (c) Any share of Restricted Stock granted under this 2009 Plan may be evidenced in such manner
as the Committee may deem appropriate including, without limitation, book-entry registration or
issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in
respect of shares of Restricted Stock granted under this 2009 Plan, such certificate shall be
registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the
terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

     Section 8 . Other Stock-Based Awards.

     The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants such other Awards (including,
without limitation, stock appreciation rights and rights to dividends and dividend equivalents)
that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based
on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares) as are
deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of this 2009 Plan. Subject to the terms
of this 2009 Plan, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares
or other securities delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section 8 shall be
purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or methods and in such form or
forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards,

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or other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine, the value of which
consideration, as established by the Committee, shall, except in the case of Substitute Awards, not
be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such purchase
right is granted.

     Section 9 . General Provisions Applicable to Awards.

     (a) All Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Company and the
Participant.

     (b) Awards shall be granted for no cash consideration or for such minimal cash consideration
as may be required by Applicable Laws.

     (c) Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to
or in tandem with any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company. Awards
granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards, or in addition to or in tandem with awards
granted under any other plan of the Company, may be granted either at the same time as or at a
different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

     (d) Subject to the terms of this 2009 Plan, payments or transfers to be made by the Company
upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee
shall determine including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or
other property, or any combination thereof, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in
installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures
established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation,
provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments
or the grant or crediting of dividend equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.

     (e) Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, no Award and no right under any such
Award, shall be assignable, alienable, saleable or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, that, if so determined by the
Committee, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary
or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any property
distributable, with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. Each Award, and each
right under any Award, shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the
Participant or, if permissible under Applicable Law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal
representative. No Award and no right under any such Award, may be pledged, alienated, attached,
or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof
shall be void and unenforceable against the Company. The

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provisions of this paragraph shall not
apply to any Award which has been fully exercised, earned or paid, as the case may be, and shall
not preclude forfeiture of an Award in accordance with the terms thereof.

     (f) All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this 2009 Plan pursuant to
any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other
restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under this 2009 Plan or the rules, regulations,
and other requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange
upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any Applicable Laws, and the
Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate
reference to such restrictions.

     (g) Unless specifically provided to the contrary in any Award Agreement, upon a Change in
Control, all Awards shall become fully vested and exercisable, and any restrictions applicable to any Award shall automatically lapse.

     Section 10 . Amendment and Termination.

     (a) Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Laws and unless otherwise expressly provided
in an Award Agreement or in this 2009 Plan, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or
terminate this 2009 Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, however, that no such
amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without (i)
shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement
for which or with which the Board deems it necessary or desirable to qualify or comply, (ii)
shareholder approval for any amendment to this 2009 Plan that increases the total number of Shares
reserved for the purposes of this 2009 Plan or changes the maximum number of Shares for which
Awards may be granted to any Participant, or (iii) the consent of the affected Participant, if such
action would adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award.

     (b) The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or amend,
alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate, any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively, without the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or beneficiary of an
Award; provided, however, that no such action shall adversely affect the rights of any affected
Participant or holder or beneficiary under any Award theretofore granted under this 2009 Plan; and
provided further that, except as provided in Section 5(e) hereof, no such action shall reduce the
exercise price of any Option established at the time of grant thereof.

     
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     (c) The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and
the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including,
without limitation, the events described in Section 5(e) hereof affecting the Company, or the
financial statements of the Company, or of changes in Applicable Laws or accounting principles);
whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under
this 2009 Plan.

     (d) Any provision of this 2009 Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Committee may cause any Award granted hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a cash
payment or alternative Award made to the holder of such canceled Award equal in value to the Fair
Market Value of such canceled Award.

     (e) The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency
in this 2009 Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry
this 2009 Plan into effect.

     Section 11 . Miscellaneous.

     (a) No employee, independent contractor, Participant or other person shall have any claim to
be granted any Award under this 2009 Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment
of employees, independent contractors, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under
this 2009 Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each
recipient.

     (b) The Committee may delegate to one or more officers or managers of the Company, or a
committee of such officers or managers, its authority under this 2009 Plan; provided, however, that
any delegation to management shall conform with the requirements of the laws of the Cayman Islands,
as in effect from time to time.

     (c) No Shares shall be delivered under this 2009 Plan to any Participant until such
Participant has made arrangements acceptable to the Committee for the satisfaction of any income
and employment tax withholding obligations under all Applicable Laws. The Company shall be
authorized to withhold from any Award granted or any payment due or transfer made under any Award
or under this 2009 Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount
(in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property) of withholding taxes due in
respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under such Award or under this 2009
Plan and to take such other action (including, without limitation, providing for elective payment
of such amounts in cash,

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Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property by the
Participant) as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such taxes.

     (d) Except as otherwise expressly authorized by the Committee, a Participant shall not be
entitled to any privilege of share ownership as to any Shares not actually delivered to and held of
record by the Participant.

     (e) Nothing contained in this 2009 Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing
in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either
generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

     (f) The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be
retained in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or the
applicable Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or terminate the
services of an independent contractor, free from any liability, or any claim under this 2009 Plan, unless otherwise
expressly provided in this 2009 Plan or in any Award Agreement or in any other agreement binding
the parties.

     (g) If any provision of this 2009 Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify
this 2009 Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall
be construed or deemed amended to conform to Applicable Laws, or if it cannot be so construed or
deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of
this 2009 Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or
Award, and the remainder of this 2009 Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and
effect.

     (h) Awards payable under this 2009 Plan shall be payable in Shares or from the general assets
of the Company, and no special or separate reserve, fund or deposit shall be made to assure payment
of such awards. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any right, title or
interest in any fund or in any specific asset (including Shares, except as expressly otherwise
provided) of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries by reason of any award hereunder.

     (i) Neither this 2009 Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or
separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any
other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company
pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general
creditor of the Company.

     
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     (j) No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this 2009 Plan or any Award,
and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or
transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights
thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

     (k) In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in various
jurisdictions, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for such special terms as it may
consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom
applicable in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides or is employed. Moreover, the
Committee may approve such supplements to, amendments, restatements or alternative versions of this
2009 Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting
the terms of this 2009 Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such
supplements, restatements or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in
Section 5 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate any Applicable Laws.

     (l) The 2009 Plan and all Award Agreements shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Cayman Islands.

     Section 12 . Effective Date of 2009 Plan.

     The 2009 Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval by the stockholders of the
Company.

     Section 13 . Term of this 2009 Plan.

     No Award shall be granted under this 2009 Plan after the tenth anniversary of the effective
date as determined in Section 12 hereof. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in this 2009
Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such
date, and the authority of the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or
terminate any such Award, or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the
authority of the Board to amend this 2009 Plan, shall extend beyond such date.

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Exhibit 10.4

CHINA LODGING GROUP, LIMITED

FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of by and between China Lodging Group,
Limited, a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), and _____________________(“Indemnitee”).

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to attract and retain the services of Indemnitee, to serve as a
member of the board of directors (“Director”) or as an officer (“Officer”) of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes Indemnitee’s need for protection against personal liability
for actions taken, or not taken, in good faith by Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a Director
or Officer, as applicable, and in order to assure Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company,
the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of
expenses to Indemnitee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. Indemnification. Subject to the operation of Section 2, Indemnitee will be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Companies Law
of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Law”), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but,
in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to
provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company to provide prior to such
amendment) against any and all Expenses (as defined below), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts
paid in settlement, in each case to the extent actually incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf in connection with any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding (as defined below) or any
claim, issue or matter therein, which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or
participant in by reason of such Indemnitee’s status as a Director or Officer of the Company, as
the case may be, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal
Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The rights of
indemnification provided by this Section 1 will exist as to Indemnitee after he or she has ceased
to be a Director or Officer, as the case may be, and will inure to the benefit of his or her heirs,
executors, administrators and personal representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
will indemnify Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by
Indemnitee only if such Proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. The
Company hereby agrees to indemnify such Indemnitee’s heirs, executors, administrators and personal
representatives as express third-party beneficiaries hereunder to the same extent and subject to
the same limitations applicable to Indemnitee hereunder for claims arising out of the status of
such persons as heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives of an Indemnitee.

     2. Good Faith. No indemnification will be provided pursuant to this Agreement if a
determination is made by a court of appropriate jurisdiction that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Company and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause
to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

     3. Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee will, as a condition precedent to his
or her right to be indemnified pursuant to this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as
soon as practicable of any claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be
sought under this Agreement. Such notice will contain the written affirmation of Indemnitee that
the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification hereunder has been satisfied. Notice to the
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Company in the manner set forth below. Indemnitee will give the Company such information and
cooperation as it may reasonably require and as is within Indemnitee’s power. A delay in giving
notice under this Section 3 will not invalidate Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified under this
Agreement except to the extent such delay prejudices the defense of the claim or the availability
to the Company of insurance coverage for such claim. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications under this Agreement will be in writing and may be given by email, facsimile or
similar writing and express mail or courier delivery or in person delivery, but not by ordinary
mail delivery. All such notices, requests and other communications will be deemed received: (i) if
given by email or fax, when transmitted to the email address or fax number specified on the
signature page of this Agreement, upon receipt; (ii) if given by express mail, air courier or in
person, when delivered.

     4. Advancement of Expenses to Indemnitee Prior to Final Disposition. The Company will
advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding in
which Indemnitee is involved by reason of Indemnitee’s status as a Director or Officer of the
Company, as the case may be, within 10 days after the receipt by the Company of a written statement
from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after
final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements will reasonably evidence the
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and will be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on
behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses so advanced if it is ultimately be determined that such
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Indemnitee’s obligation to
reimburse the Company for any Expenses will be unsecured and will be accepted by the Company
without reference to Indemnitee’s ability to repay Expenses.

     5. Nature of Rights. The failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors or
any committee or subgroup thereof, independent legal counsel, or shareholders) to make a
determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification or advancement of Expenses for
Indemnitee will not be a defense to the action and will not create a presumption that such
indemnification or advancement is not permissible. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company
contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification will be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the
failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that
indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the
applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the
Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors,
independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct will create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable
standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal
proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is
entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will not be required
to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee and (y)
Indemnitee will be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 4, in each
case until a determination is made by such court in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for
indemnification.

     6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and advancement of
Expenses set forth in this Agreement will not be exclusive of any other right that Indemnitee may
have or may hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Association or Memorandum of Association of the Company, vote of shareholders or Directors of the
Company or otherwise.

     7. Partial and Mandatory Indemnification.

     (a) If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the
Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably
incurred by him or her in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any Proceeding, but
not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company will nevertheless

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indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which
Indemnitee is entitled. Attorneys’ fees and expenses will not be prorated but will be deemed to
apply to the portion of indemnification to which Indemnitee is entitled.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to Section 8, to the
extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without
limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any Proceeding, Indemnitee
will be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

     8. Mutual Acknowledgment. By accepting any potential benefits under this Agreement,
Indemnitee acknowledges that in certain instances, applicable law or public policy may prohibit the
Company from indemnifying Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.

     9. Insurance. The Company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself
and Indemnitee against any liability of any character asserted against or incurred by the Company
or Indemnitee, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as a Director or Officer of the Company, as
the case may be, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify Indemnitee against
such liability under the Companies Law or the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent the
Company maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, managers, employees,
agents or fiduciaries, Indemnitee will be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide
Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are provided to the most favorably insured of the
Company’s directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or fiduciaries.

     10. Settlements. The Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for
any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Proceeding effected without the
Company’s prior written consent. The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any threatened or pending Proceeding which Indemnitee is or
could have been a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a
complete and unconditional release of the Indemnitee from all liability on any claims that are the
subject matter of such Proceeding. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold
its consent to any proposed settlement; provided that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any
settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.

     11. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms will have the
following meanings:

     (a) “Expenses” means all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs,
fees of expert witnesses, private investigators and professional advisors (including, without
limitation, accountants and investment bankers), travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and
binding costs, costs of preparation of demonstrative evidence and other courtroom presentation aids
and devices, costs incurred in connection with document review, organization, imaging and
computerization, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements,
costs or expenses of the type customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settling or
otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.

     (b) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration,
alternate dispute resolution mechanism, inquiry, investigation, administrative hearing or other
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative.

     12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which will constitute an original and all of which together will constitute a single agreement.

     13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon the Company and its
respective successors and assigns, including any constituent corporation (including any constituent
of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly
owned subsidiaries) is a party which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power
and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if
Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent

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corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee will stand in the same position under
the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as
Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.

     14. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under
this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof, Indemnitee will be entitled to be
paid all court costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Indemnitee
with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action, the court of competent jurisdiction
determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were
not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of
the Company under this Agreement or to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement,
Indemnitee will be entitled to be paid all court costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including with respect to
Indemnitee’s counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), unless as a part of such action
the court determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action were made in bad
faith or were frivolous.

     15. Choice of Law. This Agreement will be governed by and its provisions construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without application of the conflict of law
principles thereof.

     16. Consent to Jurisdiction.

     (a) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York state courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, City
of New York or the United States District for the Southern District of New York (as applicable, a
“New York Court”), and any appellate court from any such court, in any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment
resulting from any such suit, action or proceeding, and each party hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be
heard and determined in a New York Court.

     (b) It will be a condition precedent to a party’s right to bring any such suit, action or
proceeding that such suit, action or proceeding, in the first instance, be brought in a New York
Court (unless such suit, action or proceeding is brought solely to obtain discovery or to enforce a
judgment), and if each such court refuses to accept jurisdiction with respect thereto, such suit,
action or proceeding may be brought in any other court with jurisdiction.

     (c) No party may move to (i) transfer any such suit, action or proceeding from a New York
Court to another jurisdiction, (ii) consolidate any such suit, action or proceeding brought in a
New York Court with a suit, action or proceeding in another jurisdiction unless such motion seeks
solely and exclusively to consolidate such suit, action or proceeding in a New York Court, or (iii)
dismiss any such suit, action or proceeding brought in a New York Court for the purpose of bringing
or defending the same in another jurisdiction.

     (d) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, (i) any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in a New
York Court, (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or
proceeding in a New York Court, and (iii) the right to object, with respect to such suit, action or
proceeding, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such person. Each party irrevocably
consents to service of process in any manner permitted by law.

     17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement will be severable in the event that
any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or
sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise
unenforceable, and the remaining provisions will remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by law. Furthermore,

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to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of the Agreement (including without limitation
each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise
unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give
effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

     18. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company will be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who will
execute all documents required and will do all acts that may be reasonably necessary to secure such
rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

     19. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, waiver or termination of this Agreement
will be effective unless it is in writing signed by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of
the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed to be or will constitute a waiver of any other
provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor will such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

     20. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral
negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof
between the parties hereto.

     21. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement will
be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliated entities.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	

CHINA LODGING GROUP, LIMITED

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 

	Address:
	 

	5th Floor, Block 57, No. 461 Hongcao Road
	 

	Xuhui District
	 

	Shanghai 200233
	 

	People’s Republic of China
	 

	Email:
	 

	Fax:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	INDEMNITEE
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	[NAME]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	Signature: 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	Title:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	Address:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

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