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Exhibit 12

MeriStar Hospitality Operating Partnership, L.P.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

|                                   |                                                                        |  |                         |          |      |  |        |         |      |  |         |         |   |  |         |         |   |  |         |         |  
|---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------- | ---- |  | ------ | ------- | ---- |  | ------- | ------- | - |  | ------- | ------- | - |  | ------- | ------- | -
|                                   |                                                                        |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                   |                                                                        |  |                        
|                                   |                                                                        |  | 2002                    |          | 2001 |  | 2000   |         | 1999 |  | 1998   
|                                  
|Fixed Charges:                     |                                                                        |  |                         |          |      |  |        |         |      |  |         |         |   |  |         |         |   |  |         |        
|                                   | Interest expensed                                                      |  | $                       | 136,429  |      |  | $      | 122,472 |      |  | $       | 117,613 |   |  | $       | 100,464 |   |  | $       | 49,761  |  
|                                   | Capitalized interest                                                   |  |                         | 3,993    |      |  |        | 6,098   |      |  |         | 8,613   |   |  |         | 12,463  |   |  |         | 5,913   |  
|                                   | Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized
expenses related to debt |  |                         | 6,808    |      |  |        | 4,030   |      |  |         | 3,326   |   |  |         | 2,729   |   |  |         | 1,624   |  
|                                   | Preferred distributions                                                |  |                         | 554      |      |  |        | 554     |      |  |         | 554     |   |  |         | 565     |   |  |         | 650     |  
|                                   |                                                                        | 
|                                   | Fixed Charges:                                                         |  | $                       | 147,784  |      |  | $      | 133,154 |      |  | $       | 130,106 |   |  | $       | 116,221 |   |  | $       | 57,948  |  
|                                   |                                                                        | 
|Earnings:                          |                                                                        |  |                         |          |      |  |        |         |      |  |         |         |   |  |         |         |   |  |         |        
|                                   | Income from continuing operations before
minority interests            |  | $                       | (137,799 | )    |  | $      | (36,306 | )    |  | $       | 104,063 |   |  | $       | 110,005 |   |  | $       | 82,238  |  
|                                   | Fixed charges                                                          |  |                         | 147,784  |      |  |        | 133,154 |      |  |         | 130,106 |   |  |         | 116,221 |   |  |         | 57,948  |  
|                                   | Amortization of capitalized interest                                   |  |                         | 923      |      |  |        | 833     |      |  |         | 681     |   |  |         | 466     |   |  |         | 152     |  
|                                   |                                                                        | 
|                                   |                                                                        |  | 10,908                  |          |      |  | 97,681 |         |      |  | 234,850 |         |   |  | 226,692 |         |   |  | 140,338 |        
|Less:                              |                                                                        |  |                         |          |      |  |        |         |      |  |         |         |   |  |         |         |   |  |         |        
|                                   | Capitalized interest                                                   |  |                         | (3,993   | )    |  |        | (6,098  | )    |  |         | (8,613  | ) |  |         | (12,540 | ) |  |         | (5,182  | )
|                                   | Preferred distributions                                                |  |                         | (554     | )    |  |        | (554    | )    |  |         | (554    | ) |  |         | (565    | ) |  |         | (650    | )
|                                   |                                                                        | 
|                                   |                                                                        |  | (4,547                  | )        |      |  | (6,652 | )       |      |  | (9,167  | )       |   |  | (13,105 | )       |   |  | (5,832  | )      
|                                  
|                                   | Earnings                                                               |  | $                       | 6,360    |      |  | $      | 91,029  |      |  | $       | 225,683 |   |  | $       | 213,587 |   |  | $       | 134,506 |  
|                                   |                                                                        | 
|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |                                                                        |  | 0.0x                    |          |      |  | 0.7x   |         |      |  | 1.7x    |         |   |  | 1.8x    |         |   |  | 2.3x    |        

MeriStar LP has no equity investees; therefore, income and distributions from
equity investees were zero for all periods presented.