Exhibit 23.1

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-88093 and No. 333-86133) of Interstate
Hotels Corporation and its subsidiaries of our report dated March 29, 2002
relating to the financial statements of the Interstate Hotels Corporation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.

                                               /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 29, 2002