CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) and related  Prospectus  pertaining to the Allstar Inns Inc. Employee Stock
Option Plan (1990), as amended,  the Allstar Inns Inc. Restricted Stock Plan and
the Allstar Inns Inc. Executive Stock Option Agreement, and to the incorporation
by reference  therein of our report dated January 24, 1997,  with respect to the
financial  statements  of Allstar Inns Inc.  included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year  ended  December  31,  1996,  filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.


                                                         ERNST & YOUNG LLP

January 24, 1997
Woodland Hills, California