EXHIBIT 23.1




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                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Buckhead America Corporation:


          We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement (No. 33-97046) on Form S-8 and Registration  Statement (No. 333-05313)
on Form S-3 of Buckhead America  Corporation of our report dated April 11, 1997,
relating to the balance sheet of Hatfield Inn, Inc. as of December 31, 1996, and
the related statements of income,  stockholder's  equity, and cash flows for the
year ended  December 31,  1996,  which  report  appears in the Buckhead  America
Corporation  Preliminary  Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on April 25,
1997.



                              KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
April 25, 1997



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