EXHIBIT 32

Section 906 Certification

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officers of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. hereby certify, to such officers’ knowledge, that:

(i)   the accompanying Annual Report of Form 10-K, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, to which this certification is attached of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. for the period ended December 31, 2004 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

and

(ii)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 31, 2005

/s/ Thomas F. Hewitt

Thomas F. Hewitt

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ J. William Richardson

J. William Richardson

Chief Financial Officer