CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Lodgian, Inc., (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David
E.Hawthorne, the Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and after reasonable inquiry:

         1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities 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 Company.



                                             LODGIAN, INC.

                                        By:   /s/  DAVID E. HAWTHORNE
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                                               DAVID E. HAWTHORNE
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer




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