content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 1998
  
               Super 8 Motels, Ltd., a California limited partnership
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                California           0-8913              94-2514354
               (State or other     (Commission          (IRS Employer
                jurisdiction        File Number)         Identification No.)
                of incorporation)
  
  
                         2030 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 916-442-9183
  
                                         N/A
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.           Other Events.
  
           Super  8  Motels,   Ltd.,  a  California   limited   partnership   (the
  "Partnership")  has entered into an agreement with Tiburon  Capital  Corporation
  for the sale of its three motel properties.
  The purchase price is equal to $12,100,000.
  
           The sale of the properties is subject to several conditions,  including
  the  approval  by  a  majority-in-interest   of  the  limited  partners  of  the
  Partnership  of the sale.  The  Partnership  has  prepared  and  filed  with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission  preliminary proxy materials,  the definitive
  version of which will be used to solicit the approval of its limited partners.
  
  
  
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                   SUPER 8 MOTELS, LTD.,
                                   a California limited partnership
  
  Date:    May 27, 1998            By:      Grotewohl Management Services, Inc.,
                                            General Partner
  
                                            By:      /s/ Philip B. Grotewohl
                                                     Philip B. Grotewohl,
                                                     President
  
  
  
  
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 1998
  
               Super 8 Motels, Ltd., a California limited partnership
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                California           0-8913              94-2514354
               (State or other     (Commission          (IRS Employer
                jurisdiction        File Number)         Identification No.)
                of incorporation)
  
                         2030 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 916-442-9183
  
                                         N/A
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5.           Other Events.
  
           Super  8  Motels,   Ltd.,  a  California   limited   partnership   (the
  "Partnership")  has entered into an agreement with Tiburon  Capital  Corporation
  for the sale of its three motel properties.
  The purchase price is equal to $12,100,000.
  
           The sale of the properties is subject to several conditions,  including
  the  approval  by  a  majority-in-interest   of  the  limited  partners  of  the
  Partnership  of the sale.  The  Partnership  has  prepared  and  filed  with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission  preliminary proxy materials,  the definitive
  version of which will be used to solicit the approval of its limited partners.
  
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                   SUPER 8 MOTELS, LTD.,
                                   a California limited partnership
  
  Date:    May 27, 1998            By:      Grotewohl Management Services, Inc.,
                                            General Partner
  
                                            By:      /s/ Philip B. Grotewohl
                                                     Philip B. Grotewohl,
                                                     President
  
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