Exhibit 23.1









                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


 Board of Directors
Amerihost Properties, Inc.:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the Company's  previously filed
Registration  Statements  on Form S-3 (file nos.  33-72742 and  33-32333) and on
Form S-8 (file no.  33-32331) of our report dated  February 28, 2001 relating to
the December 31, 2000 consolidated financial statements of Amerihost Properties,
Inc.  appearing in the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000.










                                                         KPMG LLP








Chicago, Illinois
March 16, 2001