Form 6-K Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of: January 2015

Commission File Number: 001-34656

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China Lodging Group, Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

No. 2266 Hongqiao Road
Changning District
Shanghai 200336
People's Republic of China
(86) 21 6195-2011

(Address of principal executive office)

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

  China Lodging Group, Limited


By:  /s/ Qi Ji
Name:      Qi Ji
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 13, 2015


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number


Description

Exhibit 99.1


China Lodging Group, Limited Announces Preliminary Hotel Operating Results for Fourth Quarter of 2014

China Lodging Group, Limited (HTHT) Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operations in the Fourth Quarter of 2014

EXHIBIT 99.1

China Lodging Group, Limited (HTHT) Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operations in the Fourth Quarter of 2014

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group, Limited (Nasdaq:HTHT) ("China Lodging Group" or the "Company"), a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today announced its preliminary results for the hotel operations in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014.

Hotel Development

  Number of hotels in operation Number of rooms in operation
  Opened  Closed (1)  Net added  As of  Net added (2) As of 
  in Q4 2014 in Q4 2014 in Q4 2014 December 31, 2014 in Q4 2014 December 31, 2014
Leased hotels  8  (1) 7  611  336  72,335
Manachised hotels  141  (2)  139  1,376  11,945  136,689
Franchised hotels(3)  --  --   --   8  --   931
Total  149  (3)  146  1,995  12,281  209,955
(1) Three hotels were closed in the fourth quarter. Among those, a leased hotel was transformed to a manachised hotel; and two manachised contracts were terminated.
(2) A total of 1,260 hotel rooms were in renovation during the fourth quarter, which posed a short-term negative impact on hotel revenues. 
(3) refers to franchised Starway hotels
 
  Number of hotels in pipeline as
of December 31, 2014
Leased hotels 29
Manachised hotels  644
Total 673

Operating Metrics

  For the quarter ended
  December 31, September 30, December 31,
  2013 2014 2014
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)      
Leased hotels 89% 93% 87%
Manachised hotels 91% 92% 86%
Blended 90% 93% 87%
Average daily room rate (in RMB)      
Leased hotels 187 198 190
Manachised hotels 171 180 169
Blended 178 187 176
RevPAR (in RMB)      
Leased hotels 166 184 166
Manachised hotels 155 166 145
Blended 160 173 153

Like-for-like performance for leased and manachised hotels opened for at least 18 months during the current quarter

  As of and for the quarter ended  
  December 31,  yoy
  2013 2014 change
Total   1,178  1,178  
Leased hotels  505  505  
Manachised hotels  673  673  
Occupancy rate (as a percentage) 93% 90% -3%
Average daily room rate (in RMB) 179 179 0%
RevPAR (in RMB) 165 161 -3%

Business Update by Segment

Hotel breakdown by segment    
   
  Number of hotels in operation
  Net added  As of 
  in Q4 2014 December 31, 2014
Economy hotels  132  1,819
 HanTing Hotel  101  1,648
 Leased hotels  6  502
 Manachised hotels  95  1,146
 Hi Inn  20  158
 Leased hotels  --  41
 Manachised hotels  20  117
 Elan Hotel  11  13
 Leased hotels  --  --
 Manachised hotels  11  13
Midscale and upscale hotels  14  176
 JI Hotel  6  117
 Leased hotels  1  62
 Manachised hotels  5  55
 Starway Hotel  8  55
 Leased hotels  --  3
 Manachised hotels  8  44
 Franchised hotels  --  8
 Joya Hotel  --  3
 Leased hotels  --  2
 Manachised hotels  --  1
 Manxin Hotels & Resorts  --  1
 Leased hotels  --  1
Total  146  1,995
 
Operational metrics for hotels in operation by segment 
         
Q4 2013        
  Number of hotels in operation RevPAR ADR  Occupancy
Economy hotels  1,309 156 171 91%
 Leased hotels  514 159 176 90%
 Manachised hotels  795 153 168 91%
Midscale and upscale hotels  91 212 269 79%
 Leased hotels  51 231 285 81%
 Manachised hotels  40 184 242 76%
Total  1,400 160 178 90%
         
Q4 2014        
  Number of hotels in operation RevPAR ADR  Occupancy
Economy hotels  1,819 146 167 88%
 Leased hotels 543 154 175 88%
 Manachised hotels 1276 142 163 87%
Midscale and upscale hotels  168 203 263 77%
 Leased hotels 68 231 287 80%
 Manachised hotels 100 177 237 75%
Total  1,987 153 176 87%
* Excluding franchised Starway hotels
 
Same-hotel operational data by segment
  Number of hotels in operation Same-hotel RevPAR   Same-hotel ADR   Same-hotel Occupancy  
  As of For the quarter ended   For the quarter ended   For the quarter ended  
  December 31, December 31, yoy  December 31, yoy  December 31, yoy 
  2013 2014 2013 2014 change 2013 2014 change 2013 2014 change
Economy hotels  1,117  1,117 161 155 -4% 173 173 0% 93% 90% -3%
 Leased hotels  473  473 163 158 -3% 178 176 -1% 92% 90% -2%
 Manachised hotels  644  644 159 153 -4% 170 170 0% 94% 90% -4%
Midscale hotels  61  61 241 251 4% 273 288 6% 88% 87% -1%
 Leased hotels  32  32 270 278 3% 291 312 7% 93% 89% -4%
 Manachised hotels  29  29 201 212 5% 245 251 2% 82% 85% 2%
Total  1,178  1,178 165 161 -3% 179 179 0% 93% 90% -3%

About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China. The Company provides business and leisure travelers with high-quality, and conveniently-located hotel products under seven brands, namely, Joya Hotel, Manxin Hotels & Resorts, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, HanTing Hotel, Elan Hotel, and Hi Inn. For more information, please visit the Company's website: http://ir.huazhu.com .

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial condition; the economic conditions of China; the regulatory environment in China; our ability to attract customers and leverage our brand; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of the lodging market in China; and other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology such as "may," "should," "will," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "forecast," "project," or "continue," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

CONTACT: Ida Yu
         Sr. Manager of Investor Relations
         Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561
         Email: ir@huazhu.com
         http://ir.huazhu.com