EXHIBIT 23.5
    
 
   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
The Board of Directors
    
 
   
CapStar Hotel Company:
    
 
   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our report, dated January 31, 1997, except as to Note 8 for which
the date is July 16, 1997, on our audit of the combined financial statements of
Chi-Town Partners, L.P. and St. Elmo's Partners, L.P. for the year ended
December 31, 1996. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts."
    
 
   
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
    
 
   
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    
 
   
September 10, 1997