Interstate Hotels & Resorts (IHR) 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32

Section 906 Certification

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officers of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certify that:

(i) the accompanying quarterly report onForm 10-Q of the Company for the three month ended September 30, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  Thomas F. Hewitt

Thomas F. Hewitt

Chief Executive Officer

/s/  Bruce A. Riggins

Bruce A. Riggins

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 5, 2008