EXHIBIT 99.1



           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of Arlington  Hospitality,  Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending  September 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned  Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
hereby  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  section  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to
section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 that based on our knowledge,  (1)
the Report 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 as of and for the periods covered in the Report.



                                      /s/Michael P. Holtz
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                                      Michael P. Holtz, Chief Executive Officer


                                      /s/ James B. Dale
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                                      James B. Dale, Chief Financial Officer


November 14, 2002