EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-4 No. 333-101310; Form S-3 Nos. 333-96715, 333-96715-01, and
333-89130-76; and Form S-8 No. 333-97469) of Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts and in the related Prospectuses of
our report dated January 29, 2003, with respect to the financial statements and
schedules included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December
31, 2002.


                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
February 27, 2003