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, shareholder's equity (deficit), and cash flows for
the year ended December 31, 1996,  which report appears in the Buckhead  America
Corporation  Definitive  Proxy  Statement  filed with the  Commission on June 9,
1997.



                              KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
June 9, 1997



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