Exhibit 24

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents that the undersigned, does hereby make,
constitute and appoint each of Mark M. Chloupek and Daniel E. Swanstrom II, or
any one of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with
full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead
of the undersigned (in the undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and
deliver such forms that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of
or transactions in securities of CorePoint Lodging Inc. (i) pursuant to Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without
limitation, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including any amendments
thereto) and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes,
including without limitation the Form ID. The Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
3, 4 and 5 with regard to his or her ownership of or transactions in securities
of CorePoint Lodging Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that Mark M. Chloupek and Daniel E. Swanstrom II are not assuming
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                                        By: /s/ Keith A. Cline
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                                            Name: Keith A. Cline


                                        Date: May 8, 2018