EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
     
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our reports dated February 27, 1998
for Host Marriott Corporation included in Host Marriott Corporation's Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1998; June 28, 1998 for the combined
financial statements of HMH Properties, Inc. and Subsidiaries and HMC Capital
Resources Holding Corporation and Subsidiaries included in the Form 8-K of Host
Marriott Corporation dated July 29, 1998; May 22, 1998 for Host Marriott Hotels
included in the Form 8-K of Host Marriott Corporation dated July 15, 1998 and in
Host Marriott's Form 8-K dated November 24, 1998; May 1, 1998 for HMC Senior
Communities, Inc. included in Host Marriott's Form 8-K dated November 24, 1998;
August 5, 1998 for Host Marriott, L.P. included in Host Marriott's Form 8-K
dated November 24, 1998; September 29, 1998 for HMC Merger Corporation included
in Host Marriott's Form 8-K dated November 24, 1998 and to all references to our
Firm included in this registration statement.      


 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Washington, D.C.
December 15, 1998