EXHIBIT 23.2
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                          Independent Auditors' Consent






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


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No.
1 on Form S-8 to the Registration Statement (No. 333-89740) on Form S-4 of
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (formally known as MeriStar Hotels & Resorts,
Inc.) of our report dated January 29, 2002, with respect to the consolidated
balance sheets of MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and
2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2001.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Washington, D.C.
August 8, 2002