EXHIBIT 23.8
    
 
                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
 
CapStar Hotel Company:
 
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
   
                                          Pannell Kerr Forster PC
    
 
New York, New York
 
   
October 24, 1997