Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Long Term Incentive Plan of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. of our report dated February 5, 2008 (except for Notes 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 14, as to which the date is October 31, 2008), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., included in its Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed on November 3, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and our report dated February 5, 2008 with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Irvine, California
October 31, 2008