HOTEL DISCOVERY INC
8-K/A, 1998-02-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C.  20549

   
                              Amendment No. 1 to
    
                                   FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 1998




                             HOTEL DISCOVERY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        Minnesota                     0-23243                   31-1487885
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


     4801 West 81st Street, Suite 112, Bloomington, MN           55437
         (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

          7701 France Avenue South, Suite 217, Edina, Minnesota  55435
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (612) 837-9917





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Item 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

         (a)     Previous independent accountants

                 (i)      On February 4, 1998, Hotel Discovery, Inc. (the
                          "Registrant") dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as its
                          independent accountants.

                 (ii)     As discussed in paragraph (b) below, the Registrant
                          has engaged new independent accountants, which firm
                          will audit the Registrant's financial statements for
                          the fiscal year ended December 28, 1997.  The reports
                          of Ernst & Young LLP on the Registrant's financial
                          statements for the most recent two fiscal years for
                          which that firm audited such financial statements,
                          the most recent of which is the fiscal year ended
                          December 29, 1996, contained no adverse opinion or
                          disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or
                          modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
                          principles.

                 (iii)    The Audit Committee of the Registrant's Board of
                          Directors participated in and approved the decision
                          to change independent accountants.

   
                 (iv)     During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years
                          and the subsequent interim period through February 4,
                          1998, there have been no disagreements with Ernst &
                          Young LLP on any matter of accounting principles or
                          practices, financial statement disclosure, or
                          auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if
                          not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young LLP
                          would have caused them to make reference thereto in
                          their report on the financial statements for such
                          years.
    

   
                 (v)      During the two most recent fiscal years and the
                          subsequent interim period through February 4, 
                          1998, there have been no reportable events (as
                          defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)).
    

                 (vi)     Ernst & Young LLP has furnished the Registrant with a
                          letter addressed to the Commission stating that it
                          agrees with the above statements.  A copy of this
                          letter is included as an exhibit to this Form 8-K
                          Report.

         (b)     New independent accountants

   
                 (i)      The Registrant engaged Arthur Andersen LLP as its new
                          independent accountants as of February 4, 1998.
                          During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years 
                          and the subsequent interim period through February 4,
                          1998, the Registrant has not consulted with Arthur
                          Andersen LLP on any item regarding (1) the
                          application of accounting principles to a specified
                          transaction, either completed or proposed, or the
                          type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the
                          Registrant's financial statements, and either a
                          written report was provided to the Registrant or oral
                          advice was provided that the new accountant concluded
                          was an important factor considered by the Registrant
                          in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing
                          or financial reporting issue; or (2) the subject
                          matter of a disagreement or reportable event with the
                          former independent accountants (as described in
                          Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(2)).
    





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Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)     Exhibits

                 (16)     Letter regarding change in certifying accountant.


                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      HOTEL DISCOVERY, INC.


   
Date:  February 9, 1998               By:     /s/ Anne D. Huemme             
    
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                                       Name:  Anne D. Huemme
                                       Title: Vice President - Finance and Chief
                                              Financial Officer





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                                                                      EXHIBIT 16




   
February 9, 1998
    




Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

Gentlemen:

   
We have read Item 4 of Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K dated February 9, 1998 of
Hotel Discovery, Inc. and are in agreement with the statements contained in
paragraphs (a)(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) on page 2 therein.  We have no
basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained
therein. 
    



                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP




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