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                                                                Exhibit 23.2(2)


                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8, filed on August 27, 2001, pertaining to the Lodgian, Inc. 401(K) Plan
of Lodgian, Inc. of our report dated July 14, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Lodgian, Inc. included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
August 27, 2001