LaSalle Hotel Properties is a leading multi-operator real estate investment trust. The Company owns 40 hotels and a mezzanine loan secured by two hotels in Santa Monica, CA. The properties are upscale, full-service hotels, totaling more than 10,600 guest rooms in 13 markets in 9 states and the District of Columbia. The 39 wholly-owned properties are upscale full-service hotels, totaling more than 10,300 guest rooms in 13 markets in 9 states and the District of Columbia. LaSalle Hotel Properties seeks to grow through strategic relationships with premier lodging companies.