Exhibit 23.1









                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Amerihost Properties, Inc.
Des Plaines, Illinois

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Company's previously
filed Registration Statement (file no. 33-72742) of our report dated March 20,
1997 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Amerihost Properties,
Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 1996.










     BDO Seidman, LLP








Chicago, Illinois
September 19, 1997