[KPMG Logo]                                                         Exhibit 23.1

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                         Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 11, 2003, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and
subsidiaries (formerly Interstate Hotels Corporation) as of December 31, 2002,
and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss,
stockholders' equity, cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2002, included
herein and incorporated by reference and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in amendment no. 1 to the registration statement on Form S-3.



/s/ KPMG LLP
McLean, Virginia
November 10, 2003