EXHIBIT 23(A)

The Board of Directors
La Quinta Inns, Inc.

We  consent to  the use  of our  audit report  included herein  and incorporated
herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus.

Our audit report  refers to the  adoption of Statement  of Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 109 in 1993.

                                                  KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

San Antonio, Texas
July 25, 1995