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 October 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
(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    	
 	 	(Registrant)	

Date: October 18, 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 Third Quarter of 2016	

EXHIBIT 99.1

China Lodging Group, Limited Announces Its Preliminary Results for Hotel Operation in the Third Quarter of 2016

SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) (“China Lodging Group”, “Huazhu”, 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 third quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Operating Metrics
 	For the quarter ended	
 	September 30,	June 30,	September 30,	
 	 2015 	 2016 	 2016	
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)	 	 	 	
  Leased and owned hotels	 	91	%	 	87	%	 	90	%	
  Manachised hotels	 	89	%	 	85	%	 	89	%	
  Franchised hotels	 	73	%	 	71	%	 	74	%	
  Blended	 	89	%	 	85	%	 	89	%	
Average daily room rate(1) (in RMB)	 	 	
  Leased and owned hotels	 	207	 	 	210	 	 	217	 	
  Manachised hotels	 	179	 	 	175	 	 	186	 	
  Franchised hotels	 	187	 	 	181	 	 	194	 	
  Blended	 	188	 	 	184	 	 	194	 	
RevPAR(1) (in RMB)	 	 	 	
  Leased and owned hotels	 	188	 	 	182	 	 	195	 	
  Manachised hotels	 	159	 	 	150	 	 	166	 	
  Franchised hotels	 	137	 	 	128	 	 	144	 	
  Blended	 	167	 	 	157	 	 	173	 	
(1) Value-added tax ("VAT") has been implemented for hospitality industry to replace business tax in China, effective May 1, 2016. The Company's room rates quoted and received from customers are tax-inclusive (business tax or VAT) before and after the implementation of VAT. For comparison purposes, the ADR and RevPAR disclosed in this release are based on the tax-inclusive rates.	

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	 	
 	September 30, 	yoy	
 	 2015 	 2016 	change	
Total 	 	  2,050	 	 	  2,050	 	 	
  Leased hotels	 	  588	 	 	  588	 	 	
  Manachised and franchised hotels	 	  1,462	 	 	  1,462	 	 	
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)	 	91	%	 	91	%	 	0.2	%	
Average daily room rate (in RMB)	 	188	 	 	189	 	 	0.4	%	
RevPAR (in RMB)	 	171	 	 	172	 	 	0.5	%	
 	
Hotel Development
 	Number of hotels in operation	 	Number of rooms in operation	
 	Opened 	Closed (2) 	Net added 	As of 	 	Net added 	As of 	
 	in Q3 2016	in Q3 2016	in Q3 2016	September 30, 2016	 	in Q3 2016	September 30, 2016	
Leased and owned hotels	8	 	  (10	)	 	  (2	)	625	 	  35	77,158	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  163	 	  (77	)	 	  86	 	  2,573	 	  7,939	245,627	
Total	  171	 	  (87	)	 	  84	 	  3,198	 	  7,974	  322,785	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(2) The hotel closure in Q3 2016 was higher than the previous quarters because:
a) In order to increase the product qualities, Huazhu removed 44 of the manachised and franchised hotels related to HanTing, Hi Inn, Elan and Starway from Huazhu’s network for incompliances with the brand and operating standards.
	
b) Huazhu removed 15 franchised and 1 manachised hotels under ibis and ibis Styles brands after completion of legal procedures for termination. The financial impact from such removal is not significant because these hotels have not been integrated into Huazhu's operating platform for operation and management fee purposes.	
Other common reasons for hotel closure including contract expiration, rezoning and others.	

 	Number of hotels in pipeline
as of September 30, 2016	
Leased hotels	  23	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  482	
Total(3)	  505	
(3) Including 38 hotels under brands of ibis, ibis Styles and Mercure.	
  	
Business Update by Segment
Hotel breakdown by segment	 	
 	 	
 	Number of hotels in operation	
 	Net added 	As of 	
 	in Q3 2016	September 30, 2016	
Economy hotels	 	  45	 	  2,771	
HanTing Hotel	 	  44	 	  2,149	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  492	
Manachised hotels	 	  43	 	  1,656	
Franchised hotels	 	  1	 	  1	
Hi Inn	 	  15	 	  373	
Leased hotels	 	  (1	)	  36	
Manachised hotels	 	  8	 	  293	
Franchised hotels	 	  8	 	  44	
Elan Hotel	 	  (1	)	  179	
Manachised hotels	 	  (3	)	  146	
Franchised hotels	 	  2	 	  33	
ibis Hotel	 	  (13	)	  70	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  13	
Manachised hotels	 	  1	 	  14	
Franchised hotels	 	  (14	)	  43	
Midscale and upscale hotels	 	  39	 	  427	
JI Hotel	 	  27	 	  256	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  78	
Manachised hotels	 	  27	 	  176	
Franchised hotels	 	  - 	 	  2	
Starway Hotel	 	  5	 	  141	
Leased hotels	 	  (1	)	  2	
Manachised hotels	 	  10	 	  94	
Franchised hotels	 	  (4	)	  45	
Joya Hotel	 	  - 	 	  5	
Leased hotels	 	  - 	 	  2	
Manachised hotels	 	  - 	 	  3	
Manxin Hotels & Resorts	 	  1	 	  3	
Leased hotels	 	  (1	)	  - 	
Manachised hotels	 	  2	 	  3	
ibis Styles Hotel 	 	  2	 	  8	
Manachised hotels 	 	  3	 	  5	
Franchised hotels 	 	  (1	)	  3	
Mercure Hotel	 	  3	 	  11	
Leased hotels	 	  1	 	  2	
Manachised hotels	 	  2	 	  8	
Franchised hotels	 	  - 	 	  1	
Novotel Hotel	 	  1	 	  2	
Manachised hotels	 	  - 	 	  1	
Franchised hotels	 	  1	 	  1	
Grand Mercure 	 	  - 	 	  1	
Franchised hotels	 	  - 	 	  1	
Total	 	  84	 	  3,198	

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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	September 30,	September 30,	yoy
change	September 30,	yoy
change	September 30,	yoy
change	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	2015	2016	2015	2016	 	2015	2016	 	 	2015	 	 	2016	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Economy hotels	  1,868	  1,868	161	160	 	-0.8	%	177	175	 	-0.8	%	 	91	%	 	91	%	 	0.0	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  518	  518	167	165	 	-0.9	%	184	183	 	-0.5	%	 	91	%	 	90	%	 	-0.3	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  1,350	  1,350	159	157	 	-0.8	%	173	171	 	-0.9	%	 	92	%	 	92	%	 	0.1	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Midscale and upscale hotels	  182	  182	245	263	 	7.5	%	284	299	 	5.5	%	 	86	%	 	88	%	 	1.6	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leased hotels	  70	  70	285	311	 	8.9	%	317	339	 	6.9	%	 	90	%	 	92	%	 	1.6	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Manachised and franchised hotels	  112	  112	207	218	 	5.7	%	250	259	 	3.7	%	 	83	%	 	84	%	 	1.6	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	  2,050	  2,050	171	172	 	0.5	%	188	189	 	0.4	%	 	91	%	 	91	%	 	0.2	%	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading hotel operator and franchisor in China under 12 brand names. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had 3,198 hotels or 322,785 rooms in operation in 365 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 September 30, 2016, China Lodging Group operates 24 percent of its hotel rooms under lease model, 76 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