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                         Consent of Independent Auditor
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The Board of Directors
La Quinta Inns, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas

We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and to the incorporation by reference in this
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of our report dated January 23, 1998, except
for note 17, which is as of February 12, 1998, with respect to the combined
balance sheets of La Quinta Inns, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the
related combined statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, which
report is included in the annual report on Form 10-K of La Quinta Inns, Inc. for
the year ended December 31, 1997.

                                            /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

San Antonio, Texas
March 10, 1998