Exhibit 23.1









    INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


    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 24, 2003, relating to
    the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Arlington   Hospitality,   Inc.  and
    subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related  consolidated
    statements of operations,  shareholders'  equity, and cash flows each of the
    years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears
    in  the  December  31,  2002,  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of  Arlington
    Hospitality, Inc.







                                                          KPMG LLP
                                                          Chicago, Illinois
                                                          March 24, 2003