EXHIBIT 23.2     
                   
                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; February 27, 1998 for HMH
Properties, Inc. included in HMH Properties, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended January 2, 1998; June 25, 1998 for the combined financial statements of
HMH Properties, Inc. and Subsidiaries and HMC Capital Resources Holding
Corporation and Subsidiaries included in the Forms 8-K of Host Marriott
Corporation and HMH Properties, Inc. dated July 29, 1998; May 22, 1998 for
Host Marriott Hotels included in the Forms 8-K of Host Marriott Corporation
and HMH Properties, Inc. 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.     
   
November 30, 1998