Exhibit 32

                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, 2003 as filed with the  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the  "Report"),  we, W.  Thomas
Parrington,  the Chief Executive Officer and Manuel Artime,  the Chief Financial
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 our
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/  W. THOMAS PARRINGTON
                                --------------------------------------
                                W. THOMAS PARRINGTON
                                President and Chief Executive Officer


                           By:  /s/  MANUEL ARTIME
                                --------------------------------------
                                MANUEL ARTIME
                                Executive Vice President and
                                Chief Financial Officer



A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Lodgian, Inc. and will be retained
by Lodgian,  Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.