Exhibit 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-83653; on Form S-3/A (No. 333-67361) (and on
Forms S-8 and S-3 (Nos. 333-88712) of our report dated March 24, 2000, except
for Note 2 and the last three paragraphs of Note 7, as to which the date is
April 14, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which
appear in Hudson Hotels Corporation Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under
the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statements.




/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP



Rochester, New York
April 14, 2000