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EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 2002 (which report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the adoption by Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended by SFAS No. 137 and 138, effective January 1, 2001, and Statement of Position No. 98-5, Reporting on the Costs of Start-up Activities, effective January 1, 1999), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2001 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York
February 14, 2003

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT