UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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: April 2016

Commission File Number: 001-34656 

China Lodging Group, Limited
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

No. 2266 Hongqiao Road
Changning District
Shanghai 200336
People's Republic of China
(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    	
 	 	(Registrant)	

Date: April 11, 2016	 	    /s/ Min (Jenny) Zhang    	
 	 	Min (Jenny) Zhang	
 	 	Chief Executive Officer	

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	 	Description	
 	 	 	
Exhibit 99.1	 	China Lodging Group, Limited Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operation in the First Quarter of 2016	

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

China Lodging Group, Limited (HTHT) Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operation in the First Quarter of 2016

SHANGHAI, China, April 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) (“China Lodging Group”, “Hua Zhu”or the “Company”), a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today announced its preliminary results for the hotel operation in the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Hotel Development
 	Number of hotels in operation	 	Number of rooms in operation	
 	Opened (1)	Closed (3)	Net added	As of	 	Net added	As of	
 	in Q1 2016	in Q1 2016	in Q1 2016	March 31, 2016	 	in Q1 2016	March 31, 2016	
Leased and owned hotels (2)	  13	 	  (2	)	  11	  627	 	  1,827	  77,263	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  231	 	  (16	)	  215	  2,362	 	  23,758	  227,165	
Total	  244	 	  (18	)	  226	  2,989	 	  25,585	  304,428	
(1) Including 96 hotels merged to Huazhu platform due to Accor-Huazhu strategic alliance in Q1 2016. 	
(2) Including 7 owned hotels under ibis brand.	
(3) Reasons for closures include contract expiration, operating loss and others.	

 	Number of hotels in pipeline as
of March 31, 2016	 	
Leased hotels	25	 	
Manachised and franchised hotels	607	 	
Total(4)	632	 	
(4) Including 19 hotels under brands of ibis, ibis Styles, Mercure and Novotel.	 	
 	 	
Operating Metrics
 	For the quarter ended	
 	March 31,	December 31,	March 31,	
 	2015	2015	2016	
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)	 	 	 	
Leased and owned hotels	 	83	%	 	86	%	 	82	%	
Manachised hotels	 	81	%	 	84	%	 	81	%	
Franchised hotels	 	66	%	 	67	%	 	62	%	
Blended	 	82	%	 	84	%	 	80	%	
Average daily room rate (in RMB)	 	 	 	
Leased and owned hotels	 	182	 	 	201	 	 	193	 	
Manachised hotels	 	161	 	 	167	 	 	165	 	
Franchised hotels	 	174	 	 	172	 	 	169	 	
Blended	 	168	 	 	177	 	 	172	 	
RevPAR (in RMB)	 	 	 	
Leased and owned hotels	 	150	 	 	172	 	 	159	 	
Manachised hotels	 	131	 	 	141	 	 	133	 	
Franchised hotels	 	115	 	 	116	 	 	105	 	
Blended	 	137	 	 	149	 	 	139	 	

Like-for-like performance for hotels in operation for at least 18 months during the current quarter	
 	
 	As of and for the quarter ended	 	
 	March 31,	yoy	
 	2015	2016	change	
Total	 	  1,783	 	 	  1,783	 	 	
Leased hotels	 	  584	 	 	  584	 	 	
Manachised and franchised hotels	 	  1,199	 	 	  1,199	 	 	
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)	 	84	%	 	83	%	 	-0.9	%	
Average daily room rate (in RMB)	 	169	 	 	171	 	 	0.8	%	
RevPAR (in RMB)	 	142	 	 	142	 	 	-0.3	%	
 	
Business Update by Segment
Hotel breakdown by segment	
 	
 	Number of hotels in operation	
 	Net added 	As of 	
 	in Q1 2016	March 31, 2016	
Economy hotels	 	  195	 	  2,648	
HanTing Hotel	 	  56	 	2,059	
Leased hotels	 	  (2	)	493	
Manachised hotels	 	  58	 	  1,566	
Hi Inn	 	  30	 	  332	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  38	
Manachised hotels	 	  13	 	  264	
Franchised hotels	 	  17	 	  30	
Elan Hotel	 	  21	 	  169	
Manachised hotels	 	  14	 	  142	
Franchised hotels	 	  7	 	  27	
ibis Hotel	 	  82	 	  82	
Leased and owned hotels	 	  12	 	  12	
Manachised hotels	 	  9	 	  9	
Franchised hotels	 	  61	 	  61	
ibis Styles Hotel	 	  6	 	  6	
Manachised hotels	 	  2	 	  2	
Franchised hotels	 	  4	 	  4	
Midscale and upscale hotels	 	  31	 	  341	
JI Hotel	 	  16	 	  202	
Leased hotels	 	  2	 	  77	
Manachised hotels	 	  14	 	  125	
Starway Hotel	 	  5	 	  123	
Leased hotels	 	  (1	)	  3	
Manachised hotels	 	  4	 	  71	
Franchised hotels	 	  2	 	  49	
Joya Hotel	 	  1	 	  4	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  2	
Manachised hotels	 	  1	 	  2	
Manxin Hotels & Resorts	 	  - 	 	  2	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  1	
Manachised hotels	 	  - 	 	  1	
Mercure Hotel	 	  7	 	  8	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  1	
Manachised hotels	 	  6	 	  6	
Franchised hotels	 	  1	 	  1	
Novotel Hotel	 	  1	 	  1	
Manachised hotels	 	  1	 	  1	
Grand Mercure Hotel	 	  1	 	  1	
Franchised hotels	 	  1	 	  1	
Total	 	  226	 	  2,989	

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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	March 31,	March 31,	yoy
change	March 31,	yoy
change	March 31,	yoy
change	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	2015	2016	2015	2016	 	2015	2016	 	 	2015	 	 	2016	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Economy hotels	  1,637	  1,637	136	133	 	-1.9	%	160	160	 	-0.4	%	 	85	%	 	83	%	 	-1.3	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  518	  518	138	135	 	-2.1	%	165	165	 	0.0	%	 	84	%	 	82	%	 	-1.8	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  1,119	  1,119	134	132	 	-1.8	%	158	157	 	-0.5	%	 	85	%	 	84	%	 	-1.1	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Midscale and upscale hotels	  146	  146	203	221	 	8.8	%	256	269	 	5.0	%	 	79	%	 	82	%	 	2.8	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  66	  66	225	252	 	12.1	%	276	293	 	6.3	%	 	82	%	 	86	%	 	4.4	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  80	  80	178	184	 	3.4	%	232	237	 	2.2	%	 	77	%	 	78	%	 	0.9	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	  1,783	  1,783	142	142	 	-0.3	%	169	171	 	0.8	%	 	84	%	 	83	%	 	-0.9	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading hotel operator and franchisor in China under 12 brand names. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 2,763 hotels or 278,843 rooms in operation in 352 cities. With a primary focus on economy and midscale hotel segments, China Lodging Group’s brands include Hi Inn, HanTing Hotel, Elan Hotel, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, Joya Hotel, and Manxin Hotels & Resorts. The Company also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in Pan-China region.

The Company’s business includes leased, manachised and franchised models. Under the lease model, the Company directly operates hotels typically located on leased properties. Under the manachise model, the Company manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers it appoints and collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, the Company provides training, reservation and support services to the franchised hotels and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. The Company applies a consistent standard and platform across all of its hotels. As of December 31, 2015, China Lodging Group operates 27 percent of its hotel rooms under lease model, 73 percent under manachise and franchise models.

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