Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCHALE JUDITH A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOST MARRIOTT CORP/ [HMT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ONE DISCOVERY PLACE, 9TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2005
(Street)

SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-3354		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Restricted-Annual Director Stock Award               6,595.0518 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0 03/31/2005   A   212.2031   03/31/2005(1) 03/31/2015(1) Common Stock 212.2031 $ 16.69 212.2031 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             01/31/2003(1) 01/31/2013(1) Common Stock 231.9109   231.9109 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             02/28/2003(1) 02/28/2013(1) Common Stock 179.4688   179.4688 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             03/31/2003(1) 03/31/2013(1) Common Stock 182.615   182.615 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             04/30/2003(1) 04/30/2013(1) Common Stock 158.5289   158.5289 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             05/30/2003(1) 05/31/2013(1) Common Stock 283.9296   283.9296 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             06/30/2003(1) 06/30/2013(1) Common Stock 138.9661   138.9661 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             07/31/2003(1) 07/31/2013(1) Common Stock 250.6265   250.6265 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             08/29/2003(1) 08/29/2013(1) Common Stock 124.9375   124.9375 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             08/31/2004(1) 08/31/2013(1) Common Stock 66.8241   66.8241 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             09/30/2003(1) 09/30/2013(1) Common Stock 239.8295   239.8295 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             10/29/2004(1) 10/29/2013(1) Common Stock 60.3147   60.3147 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             10/31/2003(1) 10/31/2013(1) Common Stock 117.9245   117.9245 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             11/28/2003(1) 11/28/2013(1) Common Stock 281.7854   281.7854 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             12/31/2003(1) 12/31/2013(1) Common Stock 122.7998   122.7998 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             01/30/2004(1) 01/30/2014(1) Common Stock 59.125   59.125 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             02/27/2004(1) 02/27/2014(1) Common Stock 150.0346   150.0346 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             03/31/2004(1) 03/31/2014(1) Common Stock 70.1322   70.1322 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             04/30/2004(1) 04/30/2014(1) Common Stock 74.4989   74.4989 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             05/28/2004(1) 05/28/2014(1) Common Stock 175.6101   175.6101 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             06/30/2004(1) 06/30/2014(1) Common Stock 71.8976   71.8976 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             07/30/2004(1) 07/30/2014(1) Common Stock 91.9355   91.9355 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             11/30/2004(1) 11/30/2014(1) Common Stock 117.2295   117.2295 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             12/31/2004(1) 12/31/2014(1) Common Stock 51.1951   51.1951 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             01/31/2005(1) 01/31/2015(1) Common Stock 220.3902   220.3902 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0             02/28/2005(1) 02/28/2015(1) Common Stock 529.0598   529.0598 D  
Non-Employee Director Def. Stock Units $ 0               (2)   (2) Common Stock 9.9143   9.9143 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCHALE JUDITH A
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
ONE DISCOVERY PLACE, 9TH FLOOR
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-3354		   X      

Signatures

 By: Elizabeth A. Abdoo For: Judith A. McHale   04/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The stock units were accrued under the Host Marriott Corporation Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Stock Compensation Plan and are to be settled in Host Marriott common stock in a lump sum or equal annual installments over a period not to exceed ten (10) years upon the reporting person's termination of service as a Director.
(2) Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Plan, reporting person is required to reinvest cash dividends in shares of additional Host Marriott Corporation common stock.

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