As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2003

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~Pursuant~~April 8, to2004 Date ~~Section 13~~of orReport 15(d)Date of ~~the~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange Act of 1934~~reported)

~~Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27~~WCH, ~~2003~~INC.

CANDLEWOOD HOTEL COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other ~~jurisdiction~~Jurisdiction of ~~incorporation or organization~~Incorporation) 000-21583 (Commission File Number) 48-1188025 (~~I.R.S.~~IRS Employer Identification Number)

8621 E. 21st Street North Suite 200 Wichita, Kansas (Address of principal executive offices) 67206-2991 (Zip Code)

(316) 631-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

~~Not~~Candlewood ~~Applicable~~Hotel Company, Inc. (Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~Report)

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	Item 5. Other Events.
	Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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Exhibit 2.1
Exhibit 2.2
Exhibit 2.3
EXHIBIT 99.1


	Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
SIGNATURES

Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

~~Candlewood Hotel Company~~WCH, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~issued~~formerly aknown ~~press~~as ~~release~~Candlewood onHotel Company, ~~October 28~~Inc., ~~2003~~filed ~~announcing~~a ~~that~~Certificate itof ~~had~~Dissolution ~~entered~~with ~~into~~the anSecretary ~~Asset~~of ~~Purchase~~State ~~and~~of ~~Sale~~the ~~Agreement~~State ~~with~~of ~~Six~~Delaware ~~Continents~~on ~~Hotels~~April 8, ~~Inc~~2004 ~~and~~(the “Effective Date”) pursuant to a ~~Purchase~~Plan of Dissolution previously approved by the Board of Directors and ~~Sale~~stockholders ~~Agreement~~of ~~with~~the ~~Hospitality~~Company. ~~Properties~~Following ~~Trust~~such filing, ~~pursuant~~the Company instructed its transfer agent to ~~which~~close the Company’s ~~will~~stock ~~sell substantially~~transfer ~~all~~books. ofOn ~~its~~or ~~assets.~~about Athe ~~copy~~end of business on the ~~press~~Effective ~~release~~Date, isthe ~~filed~~common asand preferred stock of the Company will not ~~Exhibit 99.1~~be toassignable ~~this~~or ~~Current~~transferable ~~Report~~except onby ~~Form 8-K~~will, ~~and~~intestate issuccession ~~hereby~~or ~~incorporated~~operation ~~herein~~of bylaw, ~~reference~~and the stock will be treated as no longer being outstanding.

~~Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~(c)~~ Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	2.1		Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2003 by and among Six Continents Hotels, Inc., Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc., and Candlewood Hotel Company, L.L.C.
	WCH, INC.
	2.2		Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 27, 2003 by and among Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc. and certain of its affiliates and Hospitality Properties Trust.
Date: April 8, 2004	By:	/s/ Warren D. Fix
	2.3		Termination Agreement dated as of October 27, 2003 by and among HPT CW Properties Trust, John G. Murray, Trustee of HPT CW MA Realty Trust, HH HPTCW II Properties LLC, Hospitality Properties Trust, Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc. and Candlewood Leasing No. 1, Inc.
		Name:	Warren D. Fix
	99.1		Press Release, dated October 28, 2003, announcing the signing of asset sale agreements.
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CANDLEWOOD HOTEL COMPANY, INC.
Date: October 28, 2003	By:	/s/ Warren D. Fix
		Name: Title:	Warren D. Fix Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
2.1		Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2003 by and among Six Continents Hotels, Inc., Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc., and Candlewood Hotel Company, L.L.C.
2.2		Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 27, 2003 by and among Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc. and certain of its affiliates and Hospitality Properties Trust.
2.3		Termination Agreement dated as of October 27, 2003 by and among HPT CW Properties Trust, John G. Murray, Trustee of HPT CW MA Realty Trust, HH HPTCW II Properties LLC, Hospitality Properties Trust, Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc. and Candlewood Leasing No. 1, Inc.
99.1		Press Release, dated October 28, 2003, announcing the signing of asset sale agreements.

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