EXHIBIT 23



The Board of Directors
La Quinta Inns, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(No. 33-26470, No. 2-97266, No. 2-67606, No. 2-65645, No. 2-55102, and
No. 22-588666) on Form S-8 and (No. 2-65645) on Form S-16 of La Quinta
Inns, Inc. of our report dated January 31, 1994, except as to the first
paragraph of note 5 which is as of February 9, 1994, relating to the
combined balance sheets of La Quinta Inns, Inc. as of December 31, 1993
and 1992, and the related combined statements of operations, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows and related schedules for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1993.

Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109 in 1993 which report appears in the December 31, 1993
annual report on Form 10-K/A of La Quinta Inns, Inc.


                                 KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

   
San Antonio, Texas
November 4, 1994