Exhibit 12



MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Statement
Regarding Computation of Ratios



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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | 2004 |         |   | 2003 |   |          | 2002 |  |   | 2001    |   |  | 2000
|Income from continuing operations before minority interests, income tax expense (benefit), and (loss) gain on sale of assets
(1)                                                                                             |  | $    | (77,126 | ) |      | $ | (132,942 | )    |  | $ | (67,391 | ) |  | $    | (20,742 | ) |  | $ | 66,970 
|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                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |      | 5,358   |   |      |   | 5,020    |      |  |   | 6,808   |   |  |      | 4,030   |   |  |   | 3,326  
|Preferred distributions to minority interests                                                                                                                                                                                |  |      | 141     |   |      |   | 556      |      |  |   | 554     |   |  |      | 554     |   |  |   | 554    
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |      | 138,031 |   |      |   | 149,261  |      |  |   | 147,480 |   |  |      | 132,460 |   |  |   | 126,613
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|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) |  |      | 55,159  |   |      |   | 12,701   |      |  |   | 75,542  |   |  |      | 105,066 |   |  |   | 184,416
|Divided by fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |      | 138,031 |   |      |   | 149,261  |      |  |   | 147,480 |   |  |      | 132,460 |   |  |   | 126,613
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |      | 0.40    |   |      |   | 0.09     |      |  |   | 0.51    |   |  |      | 0.79    |   |  |   | 1.46   
|Deficiency                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |      | 82,872  |   |      |   | 136,560  |      |  |   | 71,938  |   |  |      | 27,394  |   |  |   |       



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