EXHIBIT 99.1


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


I, Robert W. Boykin, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Boykin
Lodging Company (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


         (1) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period
         ended March 31, 2003, which this certification accompanies, 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.


/s/ Robert W. Boykin
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Robert W. Boykin
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
May 14, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Boykin Lodging Company and will be retained by Boykin Lodging
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.


I, Shereen P. Jones, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Investment
Officer of Boykin Lodging Company (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


         (1) The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period
         ended March 31, 2003 which this certification accompanies, 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.


/s/ Shereen P. Jones
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Shereen P. Jones
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Investment Officer
May 14, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Boykin Lodging Company and will be retained by Boykin Lodging
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.