<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT SEPT. 30, 1999 AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN LODGIAN, INC.'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPT. 30, 1999. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <CASH> 29,939 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 40,158 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 117,971 <PP&E> 1,329,452 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,514,476 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 90,966 <BONDS> 884,056 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 175,000 <COMMON> 278 <OTHER-SE> 290,888 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,514,476 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 451,687 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 363,430 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 9,050 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 57,456 <INCOME-PRETAX> 21,751 <INCOME-TAX> 8,700 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 13,051 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 6,336 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 6,715 <EPS-BASIC> .25 <EPS-DILUTED> .25