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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on 
Form S-3 (File No. 333-_________) of our report dated April 10, 1998, except 
for Note 9 as to which the date is July 7, 1998, of our audit of the 
consolidated and combined financial statements of Impac Hotel Group, L.L.C. 
and Predecessors. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the 
caption "Independent Auditors".

                                             /s/ PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
October 14, 1998