Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Hersha Hospitality Trust:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-82666, No. 333-113058, No. 333-142073, No. 333-142075, No. 333-147113, No. 333-156661, No. 333-163122, No. 333-163123, No. 333-167891,No. 333-169658, No. 333-187239, No. 333-196175) on Form S-3 and (No. 333-122657, No. 333-151314, No. 333-179847, No. 333-196181) on Form S-8 of Hersha Hospitality Trust and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 20, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Hersha Hospitality Trust as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which reports appear in the annual report on Form 10-K of Hersha Hospitality Trust. Our report dated February 20, 2015 contains an explanatory paragraph that states the Company has changed its method of reporting discontinued operations as of January 1, 2014.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 20, 2015
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