[LETTERHEAD OF BONADIO & CO., LLP]
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated March 22, 1997
included in Hudson Hotels Corporation's Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31, 1996, and to all reference to our Firm included in this registration
statement.
 
                                          /s/ BONADIO & CO., LLP
 
May 23, 1997
Rochester, New York