Exhibit 12

MERISTAR HOSPITALITY CORPORATION

Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios

	2004			2003			2002			2001			2000
Income from continuing operations before minority interests, income tax expense (benefit), and (loss) gain on sale of assets (1)	$	(77,799	)	$	(135,632	)	$	(68,624	)	$	(22,063	)	$	65,443
Fixed charges:
Interest expense, net		126,927			140,623			136,125			121,778			114,120
Interest capitalized		5,605			3,062			3,993			6,098			8,613
Amortization of debt expense		5,480			5,409			7,673			4,651			3,951
Preferred distributions to minority interests		141			556			554			554			554
Total fixed charges		138,153			149,650			148,345			133,081			127,238
Income from continuing operations before minority interest, income tax expense (benefit), (loss) gain on sale of assets and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest and preferred distributions to minority interests)		54,608			10,400			75,174			104,366			183,514
Divided by fixed charges		138,153			149,650			148,345			133,081			127,238
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		0.40			0.07			0.51			0.78			1.44
Deficiency		83,545			139,250			73,171			28,715			—

(1) This amount is before minority interests since the minority interests relate to majority-owned subsidiaries that have fixed charges.