Exhibit 23.3

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated July 6, 2001, in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement (Form 10 No. 000-32987) of Colony RIH Acquisitions, Inc. dated August
24, 2001.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 24, 2001