EXHIBIT 23.1
 
   
                       [LETTERHEAD OF BONADIO & CO., LLP]
    
 
   
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
    
 
   
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-67361) of our report dated March 28, 1997, on
our audit of the consolidated financial statements of Hudson Hotels Corporation
as of December 31, 1996, which report is included in the Form 10-KSB of Hudson
Hotels Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1997 and to the reference to
our firm under the caption "Experts."
    
 
   

                               
                                               /s/ BONADIO & CO., LLP

    
 
   
February 2, 1999
Rochester, New York