EXHIBIT 32


                  FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                            FORM 10-Q MARCH 31, 2004


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Fairfield Inn by Marriott
Limited Partnership, (the "Partnership"), on Form 10-Q for the three month
period ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, in the capacities
and on the date indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Partnership.



Date:  May 14, 2004           /s/ Michael L. Ashner
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                              Michael L. Ashner
                              Chief Executive Officer


Date:  May 14, 2004           /s/ Thomas C. Staples
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                              Thomas C. Staples
                              Chief Financial Officer