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 Amendment No.1 to Annual Report of Lodgian, Inc.,
(the "Company") on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
we, W. Thomas Parrington, the Chief Executive Officer and Linda Borchert Philp,
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.



Date: March 23, 2005                   By: /s/  W. THOMAS PARRINGTON
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                                                 W. THOMAS PARRINGTON
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



Date: March 23, 2005                   By: /s/  Linda Borchert Philp
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                                                   Linda Borchert Philp
                                               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.