UNITED STATES
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): September 13, 2006

Boykin Lodging Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Ohio (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		001-11975 (Commission File Number)		34-1824586 (IRS Employer Identification Number)


Guildhall Building, Suite 1500, 45 W. Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		44115 (Zip Code)

(216) 430-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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SECTION 8		OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 8.01		OTHER EVENTS

		On September 13, 2006, Boykin Lodging Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the conditions precedent to the payment of the contingent dividend to its common shareholders have been satisfied. On September 14, 2006, the Company will pay a dividend of $2.77 per share to its common shareholders of record on September 6, 2006. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

SECTION 9		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

		None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

		None.

(c) Exhibits.

		99.1 Boykin Lodging Company press release dated September 13, 2006.

SIGNATURE

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.


		BOYKIN LODGING COMPANY
				By: /s/ Shereen P. Jones

				Shereen P. Jones
				Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
				Investment Officer

Date: September 13, 2006

BOYKIN LODGING CO 8-K