EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-11029 and
333-11031),  and  Form  S-8  (Nos.  33-56354,   33-70632,   33-72752,  33-83956,
333-06733,  33-94756,  333-03532 and 333-06939) of HFS, Inc. of our report dated
April 25, 1996 relating to the consolidated  financial statements of Avis, Inc.,
which appears in the Current  Report on Form 8-K/A of HFS, Inc. dated August 29,
1996.



Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, New York
December 4, 1996