EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
MeriStar Hospitality Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-60463) on Form S-8 (MeriStar Hospitality Corporation Incentive Plan), the
registration statement (No. 333-60465) on Form S-8 (MeriStar Hospitality
Corporation Non-employee Director's Incentive Plan), the registration statement
(No. 333-66229) on Form S-3, and the registration statement (No. 333-37888) on
Form S-8 (MeriStar Hospitality Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan) of our
report dated January 28, 2002, with respect to  the consolidated balance sheets
of MeriStar Hospitality Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and
2000 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2001, and the related financial statement schedule, which report
appears in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K/A of MeriStar
Hospitality Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Washington, D.C.
March 27, 2002