Exhibit 99.(e)

                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

I, Robert Hill, the Controller of Ridgewood Hotels, Inc. (the "Company"), do
hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      1.    The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
            March 31, 2002 (the "Annual Report") fully complies with the
            requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
            Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. ss.ss.78m or 78o(d)); and

      2.    The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in
            all material respects, the financial condition and results of
            operations of the Company.

Dated: October 8, 2002

         /s/ Robert Hill
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         Robert Hill
         Controller