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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                                    CONSENT
 
     I hereby consent to being included as a director-nominee to the Doubletree
Corporation ("Doubletree") Board of Directors in (i) those certain Doubletree
Registration Statements on Form S-3 and Form S-4 and any and all amendments or
post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, or any Registration
Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) the Red Lion
Hotels, Inc. ("Red Lion") Proxy Statement related to the Red Lion Special
Meeting of Stockholders and any and all amendments thereto.
 
                                          /s/  MICHAEL W. MICHELSON
 
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                                          Michael W. Michelson