Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Glade M. Knight, certify that:

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|1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Apple REIT Six, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under whichsuch statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;                         
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of theregistrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;                                            
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internalcontrol over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for theregistrant and have:
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|   | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating tothe registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;         
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|   | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assuranceregarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;                
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|   | c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presentedin this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                   
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|   | d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reportingthat occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscalquarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
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|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of theregistrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                    
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|   | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrantsability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and                                                                                                             
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|   | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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|Date: August 7, 2009 | /s/ GLADEM. KNIGHT                                        
|                     | Glade M. KnightChief Executive OfficerApple REIT Six, Inc.
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