CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR


The Board of Directors
La Quinta Inns, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on 
Form S-8 of La Quinta Inns, Inc. of our report dated January 31, 1997, except 
for note 16, which is as of February 26, 1997, with respect to the combined 
balance sheets of La Quinta Inns, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and 
the related combined statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash 
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, 
which report is included in the annual report on Form 10-K of La Quinta Inns, 
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1996.


                                           KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

San Antonio, Texas                         
July 31, 1997