EXHIBIT 23.3

The Board of Directors
MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated January 28, 2000, except for Note 5
which is as of February 29, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
1998 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity
and owners' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1999 included herein and to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the joint proxy statement and prospectus.


/s/ KPMG LLP
Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2001