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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-100), on Form S-3 (No. 333-21625), on Form S-3 (No. 333-32345), on Form S-8 (No. 333-10255), on Form S-8 (No. 333-25639), on Form S-8 (No. 333-43427), and on Form S-8 (No. 333-107585) of Extended Stay America, Inc. of our report dated February 27, 2004, relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Spartanburg, South Carolina

March 15, 2004

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