EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
 
CapStar Hotel Company:
 
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
                                          Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp, P.C.
 
Houston, Texas
 
September 16, 1997