Exhibit 23.2









                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Amerihost Properties, Inc.
Arlington Heights, Illinois

We hereby 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 March 8, 2000  relating to
the 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.










                                               BDO Seidman, LLP








Chicago, Illinois
March 16, 2001