Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bardenett Thomas
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Extended Stay America, Inc. [STAY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC., 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28277		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Paired Shares (1) 104,876
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bardenett Thomas
C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.
11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100
CHARLOTTE, NC 28277		       See Remarks.  

Signatures

/s/ Thomas J. Bardenett 03/18/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The securities represent awards of Restricted Stock Units in respect of Paired Shares. Each Paired Share is comprised of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Extended Stay America, Inc. and one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH Hospitality, Inc., which shares are paired and traded as a single unit. These Restricted Stock Units are scheduled to vest annually over a two-year period such that 50% of the Restricted Stock Units will vest on each of January 5, 2016 and January 5, 2017. Vested Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Paired Shares on March 15th next following the applicable vesting date.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Bardenett is the Chief Operating Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc.

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