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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                        Consent of Independent Auditors


        We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and
"Selected Consolidated Financial Data of Homegate" and to the use of our report
dated February 20, 1997, with respect to the financial statements and schedule
of Homegate Hospitality, Inc. included in the Proxy Statement of Homegate
Hospitality, Inc. which is included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Prime Hospitality Corp. and Subsidiaries for the registration of 6,513,292
shares of its common stock. 


                                      Ernst & Young LLP



Dallas, Texas
October 24, 1997