Exhibit 23.1









    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
    CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


    Board of Directors
    Arlington Hospitality, Inc.:

    We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration  statements
    on Form S-3 (no.  33-72742 and 33-32333)  and on Form S-8 (no.  33-32331) of
    Arlington  Hospitality,  Inc. of our report dated March 5, 2002  relating to
    the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Arlington   Hospitality,   Inc.  and
    subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related  consolidated
    statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years
    then ended,  which report  appears in the December 31, 2001 Annual Report on
    Form 10-K of Arlington Hospitality, Inc.







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    March 25, 2002