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-8 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
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July 22, 1999
Rochester, New York