EXHIBIT 23



                                                                     Exhibit 23

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements of Marriott International, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of
our report dated February 5, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Marriott International, Inc., included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2003.

    1. No. 333-66406
    2. No. 333-53860
    3. No. 333-94697
    4. No. 333-77827
    5. No. 333-55350
    6. No. 333-36388
    7. No. 333-58747
    8. No. 333-48407
    9. No. 333-48417

                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia
February 7, 2003