As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 1998
                                               Registration No. 333-__________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                              THE SECURITIES ACT OF
                                      1933

                       Host Marriott Services Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Delaware                                     52-1938672
     -------------------------------                   ------------------
     (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

                              6600 Rockledge Drive
                            Bethesda, Maryland 20817
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                       Host Marriott Services Corporation
                          Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                          ----------------------------
                              (Full title of plan)

                                  Joe P. Martin
                    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                              6600 Rockledge Drive
                            Bethesda, Maryland 20817
                     ---------------------------------------
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (301) 380-7000
                     ---------------------------------------
                     (Telephone number of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                               Cary J. Meer, Esq.
                           Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                         1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20036


<PAGE>


                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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=================================================================================================================
<S>                        <C>                  <C>                <C>                <C>

                                                Proposed            Proposed
                                                maximum             maximum           Amount of
Title of securities        Amount to            offering price      aggregate         registration
to be registered           be registered        per share           offering price    fee

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common stock, no par       500,000 shares       $14.53125(1)      $7,265,625.00(1)    $2,143.36
value per share
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)      Inserted  solely for the purpose of calculating  the  registration  fee
         pursuant  to Rule  457(h).  The fee is  calculated  on the basis of the
         average of the high and low sales  prices for the  Registrant's  Common
         Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 26, 1998.




                                       2
<PAGE>


                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Host Marriott Services  Corporation's earlier Registration Statement on
Form S-8  ("Original  Registration  Statement"),  filed with the  Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 28, 1995 (File No. 33-80941),  pertaining to the
Host Marriott Services  Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan is incorporated
herein by reference.  This incorporation is made pursuant to General Instruction
E of Form S-8 regarding the  registration  of additional  securities of the same
class as  other  securities  for  which  there  has  been  filed a  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 relating to the same plan.




                                       3
<PAGE>


                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 8.           EXHIBITS.

         The  following  are  filed  herewith  as  part  of  this   Registration
Statement:

         EXHIBIT NO.                                 EXHIBIT
         ----------                                  -------

              5.1      Opinion of Joe P. Martin, Esq., Senior Vice President and
                       General  Counsel,  as to the  legality of the  securities
                       being registered

              23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

              23.2     The  consent  of Joe P.  Martin,  Esq.,  Senior  Vice
                       President  and  General  Counsel,  to the  use of his
                       opinion as an exhibit to this Registration  Statement
                       is included in his opinion filed  herewith as Exhibit
                       5.1

              24       Power of Attorney (see page 5)




                                       4
<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of  Bethesda,  State of  Maryland,  on this 29th day of
June, 1998.

                                         HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION



                                    By:  /s/ William W. McCarten
                                         -----------------------------
                                         William W. McCarten
                                         President and
                                         Chief Executive Officer

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears below  constitutes and appoints Joe P. Martin and Timothy H. Pease,  and
each of them, his or her attorney-in-fact,  with power of substitution,  for him
or her in any and all  capacities,  to sign any amendments to this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8,  and to file  same,  with  exhibits  thereto,  and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby  ratifying and confirming all that said  attorney-in-fact,  or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                        Title                                Date
---------                        -----                                ----

/s/ William J. Shaw
------------------------         Director and Chairman of the      June 24, 1998
William J. Shaw                  Board


/s/ William W. McCarten
------------------------         President, Chief Executive        June 29, 1998
William W. McCarten              Officer and Director
                                 (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Brian W. Bethers
------------------------         Senior Vice President, Chief      June 26, 1998
Brian W. Bethers                 Financial Officer and
                                 Treasurer
                                 (Principal Financial Officer)


                                       5
<PAGE>

Signature                        Title                                Date
---------                        -----                                ----

/s/ Timothy H. Pease
------------------------         Vice President, Controller and    June 29, 1998
Timothy H. Pease                 Chief Accounting Officer
                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)



------------------------         Director                          June __, 1998
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.


/s/ Richard E. Marriott
------------------------         Director                          June 25, 1998
Richard E. Marriott


/s/ R. Michael McCullough
------------------------         Director                          June 29, 1998
R. Michael McCullough


/s/ Rosemary M. Collyer
------------------------         Director                          June 25, 1998
Rosemary M. Collyer


/s/ Gilbert T. Ray
------------------------         Director                          June 29, 1998
Gilbert T. Ray



------------------------         Director                          June __, 1998
Andrew J. Young




                                       6
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         The following  exhibits are filed herewith as part of this Registration
Statement:

Exhibit No.         Description
-----------         -----------

5.1                 Opinion of Joe P. Martin,  Esq.,  Senior Vice  President and
                    General Counsel,  as to the legality of the securities being
                    registered

23.1                Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

23.2                The consent of Joe P. Martin,  Esq.,  Senior Vice  President
                    and General Counsel, to the use of his opinion as an exhibit
                    to this  Registration  Statement  is included in his opinion
                    filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1

24                  Power of Attorney (see page 5)




                                       7
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 1998
                                               Registration No. 333-__________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                              THE SECURITIES ACT OF
                                      1933

                       Host Marriott Services Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Delaware                                     52-1938672
     -------------------------------                   ------------------
     (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

                              6600 Rockledge Drive
                            Bethesda, Maryland 20817
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                       Host Marriott Services Corporation
                          Employee Stock Purchase Plan
                          ----------------------------
                              (Full title of plan)

                                  Joe P. Martin
                    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                              6600 Rockledge Drive
                            Bethesda, Maryland 20817
                     ---------------------------------------
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (301) 380-7000
                     ---------------------------------------
                     (Telephone number of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                               Cary J. Meer, Esq.
                           Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                         1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20036
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
=================================================================================================================
Proposed            Proposed
                                                maximum             maximum           Amount of
Title of securities        Amount to            offering price      aggregate         registration
to be registered           be registered        per share           offering price    fee

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common stock, no par       500,000 shares       $14.53125(1)      $7,265,625.00(1)    $2,143.36
value per share
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)      Inserted  solely for the purpose of calculating  the  registration  fee
         pursuant  to Rule  457(h).  The fee is  calculated  on the basis of the
         average of the high and low sales  prices for the  Registrant's  Common
         Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 26, 1998.

                                       2
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Host Marriott Services  Corporation's earlier Registration Statement on
Form S-8  ("Original  Registration  Statement"),  filed with the  Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 28, 1995 (File No. 33-80941),  pertaining to the
Host Marriott Services  Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan is incorporated
herein by reference.  This incorporation is made pursuant to General Instruction
E of Form S-8 regarding the  registration  of additional  securities of the same
class as  other  securities  for  which  there  has  been  filed a  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 relating to the same plan.

                                       3
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 8.           EXHIBITS.

         The  following  are  filed  herewith  as  part  of  this   Registration
Statement:

         EXHIBIT NO.                                 EXHIBIT
         ----------                                  -------

              5.1      Opinion of Joe P. Martin, Esq., Senior Vice President and
                       General  Counsel,  as to the  legality of the  securities
                       being registered

              23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

              23.2     The  consent  of Joe P.  Martin,  Esq.,  Senior  Vice
                       President  and  General  Counsel,  to the  use of his
                       opinion as an exhibit to this Registration  Statement
                       is included in his opinion filed  herewith as Exhibit
                       5.1

              24       Power of Attorney (see page 5)

                                       4
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of  Bethesda,  State of  Maryland,  on this 29th day of
June, 1998.

                                         HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION

                                    By:  /s/ William W. McCarten
                                         -----------------------------
                                         William W. McCarten
                                         President and
                                         Chief Executive Officer

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears below  constitutes and appoints Joe P. Martin and Timothy H. Pease,  and
each of them, his or her attorney-in-fact,  with power of substitution,  for him
or her in any and all  capacities,  to sign any amendments to this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8,  and to file  same,  with  exhibits  thereto,  and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby  ratifying and confirming all that said  attorney-in-fact,  or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                        Title                                Date
---------                        -----                                ----

/s/ William J. Shaw
------------------------         Director and Chairman of the      June 24, 1998
William J. Shaw                  Board

/s/ William W. McCarten
------------------------         President, Chief Executive        June 29, 1998
William W. McCarten              Officer and Director
                                 (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Brian W. Bethers
------------------------         Senior Vice President, Chief      June 26, 1998
Brian W. Bethers                 Financial Officer and
                                 Treasurer
                                 (Principal Financial Officer)

                                       5
Signature                        Title                                Date
---------                        -----                                ----

/s/ Timothy H. Pease
------------------------         Vice President, Controller and    June 29, 1998
Timothy H. Pease                 Chief Accounting Officer
                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)

------------------------         Director                          June __, 1998
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.

/s/ Richard E. Marriott
------------------------         Director                          June 25, 1998
Richard E. Marriott

/s/ R. Michael McCullough
------------------------         Director                          June 29, 1998
R. Michael McCullough

/s/ Rosemary M. Collyer
------------------------         Director                          June 25, 1998
Rosemary M. Collyer

/s/ Gilbert T. Ray
------------------------         Director                          June 29, 1998
Gilbert T. Ray

------------------------         Director                          June __, 1998
Andrew J. Young

                                       6
EXHIBIT INDEX

         The following  exhibits are filed herewith as part of this Registration
Statement:

Exhibit No.         Description
-----------         -----------

5.1                 Opinion of Joe P. Martin,  Esq.,  Senior Vice  President and
                    General Counsel,  as to the legality of the securities being
                    registered

23.1                Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

23.2                The consent of Joe P. Martin,  Esq.,  Senior Vice  President
                    and General Counsel, to the use of his opinion as an exhibit
                    to this  Registration  Statement  is included in his opinion
                    filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1

24                  Power of Attorney (see page 5)

                                       7