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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated August 15, 1997, and February 16, 1996, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of Kahler Realty Corporation and
subsidiaries incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement Form S-3
and related Prospectus of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. dated December 5, 1997.




                                                   KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Chicago, Illinois
December 3, 1997