EXHIBIT 32

                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 John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. on
      Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2004, as filed with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission, we, John Q. Hammons, Chief Executive Officer, and
      Paul E. Muellner, Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
      Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
      of 2002, that:

            1.    The Quarterly Report fully complies with the requirements of
                  Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

            2.    The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly
                  presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
                  and results of operation of John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc.

      A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
      been provided to John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. and will be retained by John
      Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
      Commission or its Staff upon request.



Dated:  August 13, 2004


                                  /s/ John Q. Hammons
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                                  John Q. Hammons

                                  /s/ Paul E. Muellner
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                                  Paul E. Muellner