UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


     [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001
                                       OR

     [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Commission File Number 1-11527

                          HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST


        Maryland                                          04-3262075
(State of Incorporation)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                 400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458


                                  617-964-8389


Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]


                                                 Shares outstanding
                  Class                          at November 8, 2001
- ----------------------------------------         -------------------
Common shares of beneficial
   interest, $0.01 par value per share                62,515,940










                                   HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                                            FORM 10-Q

                                        September 30, 2001


                                              INDEX

                                                                                            Page
                                                                                      

PART I    Financial Information (Unaudited)

          Item 1.  Financial Statements

              Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2001 and
                December 31, 2000..................................................          3

              Consolidated Statements of Income - Three and Nine Months Ended
                September 30, 2001 and 2000........................................          4

              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months
                Ended September 30, 2001 and 2000..................................          5

              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.................          6

          Item 2.

              Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                Results of Operations..............................................         11

          Item 3.

              Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk...........         18

              Certain Important Factors............................................         19

PART II   Other Information

          Item 6.

              Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.....................................         20

          Signature................................................................         21



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Item 1.  Financial Statements



                                        HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


                                                                      September 30,          December 31,
                                                                          2001                   2000
                                                                     --------------         --------------
                                                                       (unaudited)
                                                                                       

ASSETS

Real estate properties, at cost                                        $ 2,628,838            $ 2,429,421
Accumulated depreciation                                                  (339,959)              (271,934)
                                                                       -----------            -----------
                                                                         2,288,879              2,157,487

Cash and cash equivalents                                                   24,946                 24,601
Restricted cash (FF&E reserve)                                              37,239                 27,306
Other assets, net                                                            8,693                 11,515
                                                                       -----------            -----------
                                                                       $ 2,359,757            $ 2,220,909
                                                                       ===========            ===========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Senior notes, net of discount                                          $   464,773            $   464,748
Revolving credit facility                                                       --                     --
Security and other deposits                                                263,983                257,377
Other liabilities                                                           17,480                 15,844

Shareholders' equity:
    Series A  preferred shares; 9 1/2% cumulative redeemable at
      $25/share, no par value; 3,000,000 shares issued and
      outstanding                                                           72,207                 72,207
    Common shares of beneficial interest;  $0.01 par value,
      62,515,940 and 56,472,512 issued and outstanding,
      respectively                                                             625                    565
    Additional paid-in capital                                           1,667,256              1,506,976
    Cumulative net income                                                  536,497                441,707
    Cumulative preferred distributions                                     (17,575)               (12,231)
    Cumulative common distributions                                       (645,489)              (526,284)
                                                                       -----------            -----------
      Total shareholders' equity                                         1,613,521              1,482,940
                                                                       -----------            -----------
                                                                       $ 2,359,757            $ 2,220,909
                                                                       ===========            ===========


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of thesefinancial statements.


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                                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)


                                                    Three Months Ended                     Nine Months Ended
                                                       September 30,                         September 30,
                                             ---------------------------------     ---------------------------------
                                                  2001              2000               2001               2000
                                             ---------------    --------------     --------------    ---------------
                                                                                             
Revenues:
  Rental income                                  $ 58,979           $ 58,658           $178,495           $169,968
  Hotel operating revenues                         17,861                 --             20,644                 --
  FF&E reserve income                               6,126              6,724             19,680             19,290
  Interest income                                     222                442                681              2,382
                                                 --------           --------           --------           --------
       Total revenues                              83,188             65,824            219,500            191,640
                                                 --------           --------           --------           --------

Expenses:
   Hotel operating expenses                        12,074                 --             13,929                 --
   Interest (including amortization of
     deferred financing costs of $605,
     $521, $1,812, and $1,545,
     respectively)                                 10,542              9,891             31,248             27,700
   Depreciation and amortization                   23,396             21,639             68,025             62,508
   General and administrative                       3,902              3,854             11,508             11,153
                                                 --------           --------           --------           --------
       Total expenses                              49,914             35,384            124,710            101,361
                                                 --------           --------           --------           --------

Net income                                         33,274             30,440             94,790             90,279
Preferred distributions                             1,781              1,781              5,344              5,344
                                                 --------           --------           --------           --------
Net income available for common
  shareholders                                   $ 31,493           $ 28,659           $ 89,446           $ 84,935
                                                 ========           ========           ========           ========

Weighted average common shares
  outstanding                                      60,344             56,469             57,796             56,464
                                                 ========           ========           ========           ========


Basic and diluted earnings per
  common share:
  Net income                                     $   0.55           $   0.54           $   1.64           $   1.60
                                                 ========           ========           ========           ========

  Net income available for common
     shareholders                                $   0.52           $   0.51           $   1.55           $   1.50
                                                 ========           ========           ========           ========




   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                (in thousands, unaudited)



                                                                                       Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                                                   -------------------------------------
                                                                                         2001                  2000
                                                                                   ----------------      ---------------
                                                                                                     
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                                          $  94,790            $  90,279
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
       activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                                                      68,025               62,508
       Amortization of deferred financing costs as interest                                1,812                1,545
       FF&E reserve income and deposits                                                  (20,698)             (19,290)
       Deferred percentage rent                                                            3,413                4,186
       Net change in assets and liabilities                                                  689                 (478)
                                                                                       ---------            ---------
           Cash provided by operating activities                                         148,031              138,750
                                                                                       ---------            ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Real estate acquisitions                                                             (188,652)            (131,813)
   Increase in security and other deposits                                                 6,606               16,410
                                                                                       ---------            ---------
           Cash used in investing activities                                            (182,046)            (115,403)
                                                                                       ---------            ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds of issuance of common shares, net                                            159,310                   --
   Distributions to common shareholders                                                 (119,205)            (116,873)
   Distributions to preferred shareholders                                                (5,344)              (5,344)
   Draws on revolving credit facility                                                    150,000               42,000
   Repayments of revolving credit facility                                              (150,000)             (42,000)
   Debt issuance, net of discount                                                             --               49,938
   Other                                                                                    (401)                (375)
                                                                                       ---------            ---------
           Cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                34,360              (72,654)
                                                                                       ---------            ---------

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                             345              (49,307)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                          24,601               73,554
                                                                                       ---------            ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                             $  24,946            $  24,247
                                                                                       =========            =========

Supplemental cash flow information:
       Cash paid for interest                                                          $  33,229            $  27,826
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
       Property managers' deposits in FF&E reserve                                        19,122               17,060
       Purchases of fixed assets with FF&E reserve                                       (10,933)             (19,478)





   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements of Hospitality
Properties Trust and its subsidiaries have been prepared without audit.  Certain
information and footnote  disclosures  required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial  statements have been condensed or omitted. We
believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information  presented not
misleading.  However,  the accompanying  financial  statements should be read in
conjunction  with the  financial  statements  and notes  contained in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31,  2000.  In the  opinion of
management,  all adjustments,  which include only normal  recurring  adjustments
considered  necessary  for  a  fair  presentation,   have  been  included.   All
intercompany  transactions and balances between Hospitality Properties Trust and
its subsidiaries have been eliminated. Our operating results for interim periods
and those of our tenants are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may
be expected for the full year.

Minimum  rental income,  interest  income and FF&E reserve income are recognized
when earned under the related lease  arrangements.  The  Securities and Exchange
Commission Staff Accounting  Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101") generally  requires us
to recognize  percentage rental income received for the first,  second and third
quarters in the fourth  quarter.  Percentage  rent deferred for the three months
ended  September 30, 2001 and 2000, was $430 and $1,416,  respectively,  and for
the nine  months  ended  September  30,  2001 and 2000,  was $3,413 and  $4,186,
respectively. As described in Note 4, beginning June 15, 2001, some hotels which
we own  are  leased  to a  subsidiary  of ours  and  managed  under a  long-term
management arrangement with Marriott International, Inc. ("Marriott"). The hotel
operating  revenues,  consisting  primarily  of room  sales  and  sales of food,
beverages and telephone services are recognized for these hotels when earned.

Note 2.  Shareholders' Equity

In August 2001 we paid a $0.71 per share distribution to common shareholders for
the quarter  ended June 30, 2001.  On October 3, 2001,  our Trustees  declared a
distribution  of $0.71 per share to be paid to common  shareholders of record on
October 25, 2001. This amount will be distributed on or about November 21, 2001.

On September  28, 2001, we paid a $0.59375 per share  distribution  to preferred
shareholders.

We do not  present  diluted  earnings  per  share  because  we have no  dilutive
instruments.

In August 2001, we sold 6,000,000  common shares,  in a public offering  raising
gross proceeds of $168,301  ($28.05 per share),  and net proceeds after expenses
of $159,310.

Note 3.  Indebtedness

During the quarter ended September 30, 2001, we paid all outstanding  amounts on
our revolving  credit  facility  primarily  with the proceeds of the equity sale
described  in Note 2. As of  September  30, 2001,  we had zero  outstanding  and
$300,000  available on our revolving  credit facility for  acquisitions  and for
general business purposes.


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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


Note 4.  Real Estate Properties

During the nine months ended  September 30, 2001, we purchased  eight hotels and
funded  improvements at certain hotels for $188,652 using cash on hand, proceeds
from our equity offering and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Prior to August 10, 2001, we owned 34 hotels leased to Candlewood  Hotel Company
("Candlewood")  under two separate leases which each extended to 2011. On August
10, 2001, we purchased two additional  hotels from  Candlewood for $28,850,  and
entered a single combined lease for all 36 properties  which we own and lease to
Candlewood.  The  terms of the new lease are  substantially  similar  to the old
leases, except that the term has been extended five years to 2016.

On June 15, 2001, we purchased  four hotels from  Marriott for  $101,500.  These
four hotels,  together with 31 hotels we previously  purchased will be leased to
our 100% owned taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS"). Marriott will continue to manage
all 35 of these hotels under an arrangement which continues to 2019.

From time to time over the next three years  hotels will cease to be leased to a
subsidiary  of  Marriott  and will begin to be leased to our TRS.  The  Marriott
lease for ten of the 35 hotels ceased on June 15, 2001,  and for six  additional
hotels on September 7, 2001.  Until the new  arrangement is effective for all 35
hotels,  all of  Marriott's  obligations  to us  under  its  leases  and the new
management arrangement are subject to cross default and cross  collateralization
of existing  security  features.  As hotels become subject to the new management
arrangement, we begin to report the hotel operating revenues and hotel operating
expenses in our consolidated statement of income, and the rental income which we
previously  received from Marriott will decline.  The  substitute  rent which we
receive  from our  subsidiary  tenant will not be  reported on our  consolidated
financial statements, but the yield on our investment in the managed hotels will
be the net of hotel operating revenues less hotel operating expenses.


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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


Note 5.  Significant Tenant

At September  30, 2001,  HMH HPT  Courtyard  LLC, a 100% owned  special  purpose
subsidiary of Host Marriott  Corporation  ("Host") is the lessee of 53 Courtyard
by  Marriott(R)  properties  which  we  own  and  which  represent  20%  of  our
investments,  at cost.  The following  results of operations  for the thirty-six
weeks ended  September 7, 2001, and September 8, 2000,  and  summarized  balance
sheet data of HMH HPT Courtyard LLC are provided by the lessee's management.



                                             HMH HPT Courtyard LLC
                                  (a subsidiary of Host Marriott Corporation)



                                                           Thirty-Six Weeks Ended     Thirty-Six Weeks Ended
                                                             September 7, 2001           September 8, 2000
                                                                (unaudited)                 (unaudited)
                                                           ----------------------     -----------------------
                                                                                     

     Revenues:
           Rental income1 ..............................           $ 34,995                 $ 35,068
           Interest income .............................                269                      417
           Amortization of deferred gain ...............              1,992                    1,992
           Other income ................................                 --                       31
                                                                   --------                 --------
              Total revenues ...........................             37,256                   37,508
                                                                   --------                 --------

     Expenses:
           Base and percentage rent expense ............             37,441                   38,486
           Corporate expenses ..........................              1,388                      927
           Other expenses ..............................                117                       64
                                                                   --------                 --------
              Total expenses ...........................             38,946                   39,477
                                                                   --------                 --------
              Income (loss) before taxes ...............             (1,690)                  (1,969)
              Provision for income taxes ...............                 --                       --
                                                                   --------                 --------

              Net (loss) income ........................           $ (1,690)                $ (1,969)
                                                                   ========                 ========



                                                             September 7, 2001
                                                                (unaudited)               December 31, 2000
                                                             -----------------           -------------------
             Assets.....................................           $ 68,734                 $ 68,120
             Liabilities................................             42,444                   40,140
             Equity.....................................             26,290                   27,980

<FN>
       1    Percentage  rental  revenue of $7,358 and $8,387 for the  thirty-six
            weeks ended September 7, 2001, and September 8, 2000,  respectively,
            was deferred in accordance  with SAB 101 and is included as deferred
            rent in liabilities on the balance  sheet.  Percentage  rent will be
            recognized  as income  during the year once  specified  hotel  sales
            thresholds are achieved.
</FN>


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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


At  September  30,  2001,  CCMH  Courtyard I LLC, a 100% owned  special  purpose
subsidiary of Crestline  Capital  Corporation  ("Crestline") is the sublessee of
the 53  Courtyard by  Marriott(R)  properties  discussed  above.  The  following
results of operations  for the  thirty-six  weeks ended  September 7, 2001,  and
September 8, 2000, and summarized balance sheet data of CCMH Courtyard I LLC are
provided by the sublessee's management.



                                             CCMH Courtyard I LLC
                                (a subsidiary of Crestline Capital Corporation)


                                                           Thirty-Six Weeks Ended     Thirty-Six Weeks Ended
                                                             September 7, 2001           September 8, 2000
                                                                (unaudited)                 (unaudited)
                                                           ----------------------     -----------------------
                                                                                     

     Revenues:
          Hotels:
              Rooms ....................................         $ 153,213                   $ 154,732
              Food and beverage ........................            10,169                      10,672
              Other ....................................             4,865                       5,756
                                                                 ---------                   ---------
                     Total hotel revenues ..............           168,247                     171,160
                                                                 ---------                   ---------
     Operating costs and expenses:
          Hotels:
              Property-level costs and expenses:
                  Rooms ................................            32,853                      33,781
                  Food and beverage ....................             8,984                       9,585
                  Other ................................            56,483                      55,772
              Other operating costs and expenses:
                  System management fees ...............             5,047                       5,135
                  Other management fees ................            16,334                      16,966
                  Lease expense ........................            43,158                      44,411
                                                                 ---------                   ---------
                     Total hotel expenses ..............           162,859                     165,650
                                                                 ---------                   ---------

     Operating profit ..................................             5,388                       5,510

     Corporate expenses ................................              (213)                       (217)
     Interest expense ..................................              (181)                       (196)
     Interest income ...................................               172                         120
                                                                 ---------                   ---------
     Income before income taxes ........................             5,166                       5,217
     Income taxes ......................................            (2,067)                     (2,139)
                                                                 ---------                   ---------
     Net income ........................................         $   3,099                   $   3,078
                                                                 =========                   =========



                                                             September 7, 2001
                                                                (unaudited)               December 31, 2000
                                                             -----------------            -----------------
       Assets...........................................          $ 37,748                    $ 31,299
       Liabilities......................................            10,394                       9,111
       Equity...........................................            27,354                      22,188



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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)



Operating results for these 53 Courtyard by Marriott(R)  properties derived from
data  provided by  management  of HMH HPT  Courtyard  LLC (our  tenant) and CCMH
Courtyard I LLC (Host's  subtenant) are detailed  below and present  revenues in
excess of those expenses which are not subordinate to our rent:





                                                                  Thirty-Six Weeks Ended     Thirty-Six Weeks Ended
                                                                    September 7, 2001           September 8, 2000
                                                                       (unaudited)                 (unaudited)
                                                                  ----------------------     -----------------------
                                                                                             

     Total hotel sales:
               Rooms .........................................           $153,213                   $154,732
               Food and beverage .............................             10,169                     10,672
               Other .........................................              4,865                      5,756
                                                                         --------                   --------
                 Total hotel sales ...........................            168,247                    171,160
                                                                         --------                   --------
      Expenses:
               Rooms .........................................             32,853                     33,781
               Food and beverage .............................              8,984                      9,585
               Other operating departments ...................              1,034                      1,233
               General and administrative ....................             16,485                     17,186
               Utilities .....................................              6,344                      5,513
               Repairs, maintenance and accidents ............              6,410                      6,297
               Marketing and sales ...........................              5,383                      5,123
               Chain services ................................              3,533                      3,800
               FF&E escrow deposits ..........................              8,412                      8,558
               Real estate tax ...............................              5,943                      5,563
               Land rent .....................................              1,395                      1,465
               System fees ...................................              5,047                      5,135
               Other costs ...................................              1,544                      1,034
                                                                         --------                   --------
                 Total departmental expenses .................            103,367                    104,273
                                                                         --------                   --------

      Hotel revenues in excess of property-level costs
          and expenses .......................................           $ 64,880                   $ 66,887
                                                                         ========                   ========



Hotel  revenues in excess of  property-level  costs and  expenses,  shown above,
represent  hotel-level  cash flows  after  costs  which are paid in  priority to
minimum  rent due to us for this  lease of $35,477  and  $35,248 in the 2001 and
2000 periods, respectively.

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

Results of Operations (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

This discussion includes references to Cash Available for Distribution ("CAD").

We compute CAD as net income available for common shareholders plus depreciation
and amortization expense, plus non-cash expenses (including only amortization of
deferred financing costs and administrative expenses to be settled in our common
shares),  minus those deposits made into FF&E Escrow accounts which are owned by
us but  which are  restricted  to use for  improvements  at our  properties.  In
calculating  CAD,  we also add  percentage  rents  deferred  pursuant to SAB 101
described in Note 1 to our financial statements.

Our  method  of  calculation  of CAD may not be  comparable  to CAD which may be
reported by other REITs that define this term differently.

We consider CAD to be an appropriate  measure of performance for an equity REIT,
along  with  cash flow  from  operating  activities,  investing  activities  and
financing  activities,  because it provides  investors  with an indication of an
equity REIT's  operating  performance and its ability to incur and service debt,
make capital expenditures,  pay distributions and fund other cash needs. Our CAD
is an important  factor  considered by our Board of Trustees in determining  the
amount  of our  distributions  to  shareholders.  CAD  does not  represent  cash
generated  by operating  activities  in  accordance  with GAAP and should not be
considered  as an  alternative  to  net  income  or  cash  flow  from  operating
activities as measures of financial performance or liquidity.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2001 versus 2000

Total  revenues for the 2001 third  quarter were  $83,188,  a 26% increase  over
revenues  for the 2000 third  quarter.  This  increase is  primarily  due to our
acquisition of eight hotels since the end of the second quarter 2000 and our new
management  arrangement  with  Marriott,  discussed  in Note 4 to the  financial
statements,  which  requires  our  recognition  of  total  hotel  sales as hotel
operating  revenue.  FF&E reserve income represents  amounts paid by our tenants
into  restricted  accounts  owned by us, the  purpose of which is to  accumulate
funds for future  capital  expenditures.  The terms of our leases  require these
amounts to be calculated as a percentage of total hotel sales at our properties.
The FF&E reserve income for the 2001 third quarter was $6,126,  an 8.9% decrease
over FF&E reserve income of $6,724 for the 2000 third quarter.  This decrease is
due  to the  commencement  of  our  new  management  arrangement  with  Marriott
discussed in Note 4 to the financial  statements,  which requires us to fund the
reserves  from our hotel  operating  revenues and reduced  levels of hotel sales
offset somewhat by the impact of acquisitions  discussed above.  Interest income
for the 2001 third quarter was $222, a 49.8%  decrease  from interest  income of
$442 for the 2000 third  quarter.  This decrease was due to a lower average cash
balance and a lower average interest rate in the 2001 period.

Interest  expense for the 2001 third  quarter was $10,542,  a 6.6% increase over
interest  expense  of  $9,891  for the 2000  third  quarter.  The  increase  was
primarily  due to average  borrowings  which were higher during the 2001 period,
offset  somewhat by lower weighted  average  interest  rates.  Depreciation  and
amortization  expense for the 2001 third  quarter was $23,396,  an 8.1% increase
over  depreciation  and  amortization  expense  of  $21,639  for the 2000  third
quarter.  This increase was due principally to the full quarter's  impact of the
depreciation of six hotels  acquired  subsequent to second quarter 2000 plus two
hotels  purchased  during the 2001 third  quarter and the partial  impact of the
purchase of  depreciable  assets with funds from FF&E  reserve  restricted  cash
accounts owned by us during 2000 and 2001.  General and  administrative  expense
for the 2001  third  quarter  was  $3,902,  a 1.2%  increase  over  general  and
administrative expense of $3,854 in the 2000 third quarter. This increase is due
principally to the impact of additional hotels purchased in 2000 and 2001.

As described  above in Note 4 to our financial  statements,  we began leasing 10
hotels to one of our 100% owned subsidiaries on June 15, 2001, and an additional
six hotels on  September  7, 2001.  During  the 2001  third  quarter,  operating
expenses realized from the hotels under this agreement were $12,074.  There were
no comparable hotel operating expenses in the year 2000 period.

Net income for the 2001 third  quarter was  $33,274,  a 9.3%  increase  over net
income of $30,440 for the 2000 third quarter.  The increase was primarily due to
higher rental income,  and hotel operating revenues in excess of hotel

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operating  expenses,  offset  somewhat  by a  decrease  in  interest  income and
increases in interest, depreciation and general and administrative expenses.

Net income  available  for common  shareholders  for the 2001 third  quarter was
$31,493, or $0.52 per share, a 9.9% increase, or 2.0% on a per share basis, over
net income available for common shareholders of $28,659, or $0.51 per share, for
the 2000 third quarter.  This change  resulted from the investment and operating
activity  discussed  above.  The per share increase was also diluted somewhat by
the sale of 6,000,000 of our common shares completed in August 2001.

Cash Available for Distribution, or CAD, for the third quarters of 2001 and 2000
is derived as follows:


                                                                              2001                  2000
                                                                          ------------          ------------
                                                                                           
        Net income available for common shareholders                        $ 31,493              $ 28,659

        Add:      Depreciation and amortization                               23,396                21,639
                  Deferred percentage rents                                      430                 1,416
                  Non-cash expenses,  primarily  amortization of
                  deferred financing costs as interest                           998                   859

        Less:     FF&E reserves (1)                                            7,008                 6,724
                                                                            --------              --------
        Cash Available for Distribution                                     $ 49,309              $ 45,849
                                                                            ========              ========
<FN>
          (1)  All of our leases  require  that our tenants  make  periodic  payments  into FF&E reserve
               escrow accounts for the purpose of funding expected  capital  expenditures at our hotels.
               Our net  income  includes  $7,008  and  $6,724  for the  2001 and  2000  third  quarters,
               respectively,  of deposits  into FF&E  reserve  escrow  accounts  owned by us,  which are
               removed  here  because  these  amounts  are  not  available  to us for  distributions  to
               shareholders. For the 2001 period, the amount shown here includes $882 of hotel operating
               revenues  which we have  escrowed  for  routine  capital  improvements  for the 16 hotels
               discussed in Note 4 to our  financial  statements.  Some of our leases  provide that FF&E
               Reserve  escrow  accounts  are owned by our tenants  during the lease terms while we have
               security and remainder  interests in the escrow  accounts and in property  purchased with
               funding from those  accounts.  Deposits into FF&E reserve  accounts  owned by our tenants
               during the 2001 and 2000 periods,  totaled $3,552 and $3,958,  respectively,  and are not
               removed here because they are not included in our income.
</FN>

CAD for the 2001 third quarter was $49,309,  a 7.5% increase over CAD of $45,849
for the 2000 third  quarter.  This  increase was due primarily to the impact our
acquisition  of eight  hotels  subsequent  to the  2000  second  quarter  offset
somewhat by the  decrease  in interest  income  discussed  above,  a decrease in
percentage  rents received in cash, and by the increases in interest and general
and administrative expenses discussed above.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 versus 2000

Total revenues for the first nine months of 2001 were $219,500, a 14.5% increase
over  revenues of $191,640 for the 2000 period.  This increase was due primarily
to the full period's impact of 12 hotels  purchased  during 2000 and the partial
impact  of hotels  purchased  in 2001,  and the new  management  agreement  with
Marriott as discussed in Note 4 to the financial statements. FF&E reserve income
for the first nine months of 2001 was $19,680, a 2.0% increase over FF&E reserve
income of $19,290 for the 2000 period. This increase is due to the impact of the
acquisitions   discussed  above  and  was  offset  by  the  combination  of  the
commencement of our new management arrangement with Marriott discussed in Note 4
to the  financial  statements,  which  requires us to fund the reserves from our
hotel  operating  revenues and reduced levels of hotel sales in the 2001 period.
Interest  income for the first nine  months of 2001 was $681,  a 71.4%  decrease
from interest  income of $2,382 for the 2000 period.  This decrease was due to a
lower average cash balance and a lower average interest rate in the 2001 period.

Interest expense for the first nine months of 2001 was $31,248, a 12.8% increase
over interest expense of $27,700 for the first nine months of 2000. The increase
was due to higher average borrowings during the 2001 period resulting  primarily
from the  issuance of $50,000 in senior,  fixed rate notes in July 2000,  offset
somewhat by lower interest rates on our revolving credit facility.  Depreciation
and amortization  expense for the first nine months of 2001 was $68,025,

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an 8.8% increase over  depreciation and amortization  expense of $62,508 for the
first  nine  months  of 2000.  This  increase  was due  principally  to the full
period's  impact of the  depreciation  of 12 hotels acquired during 2000 and the
partial impact of eight hotels  acquired during 2001 in addition to the purchase
of  depreciable  assets with funds from FF&E reserve  restricted  cash  accounts
owned by us during  2000 and 2001.  General and  administrative  expense for the
first  nine  months  of 2001 was  $11,508,  a 3.2%  increase  over  general  and
administrative  expense  of  $11,153  for the first  nine  months of 2000.  This
increase is due principally to the impact of additional hotels purchased in 2000
and 2001.

As discussed above we began leasing 16 hotels to a 100% owned  subsidiary of our
in June and September,  2001.  During the nine month period ended  September 30,
2001,  we incurred  hotel  operating  expenses of $13,929.  There were no hotels
managed  for our  account in 2000,  and,  accordingly,  there are no  comparable
results.

Net income for the first nine months of 2001 was $94,790,  a 5.0%  increase over
net  income of $90,279  for the first  nine  months of 2000.  The  increase  was
primarily due to higher rental income, and hotel operating revenues in excess of
hotel  operating  expenses,  the  effects of which were offset by  increases  in
depreciation,  interest  and  general  and  administrative  expenses  as well as
reduced interest  income.  These changes were primarily the result of additional
hotels purchased during 2001 and 2000.

Net income  available for common  shareholders for the first nine months of 2001
was $89,446,  a 5.3% increase over net income available for common  shareholders
of  $84,935  for the 2000  period.  This  increase  resulted  from  the  factors
discussed  above.  On a  per  share  basis,  net  income  available  for  common
shareholders  was $1.55,  which is an  increase  of 2.7% from the 2000 period of
$1.50.

Cash Available for  Distribution,  or CAD, for the first nine months of 2001 and
2000 is derived as follows:



                                                                           2001                 2000
                                                                      -------------        -------------

                                                                                      
        Net income available for common shareholders                    $  89,446            $  84,935

        Add:  Depreciation and amortization                                68,025               62,508
              Deferred percentage rents                                     3,413                4,186
              Non-cash  expenses, primarily amortization  of
              deferred financing costs as interest                          2,894                2,567

        Less: FF&E reserves (1)                                            20,698               19,290
                                                                        ---------            ---------

        Cash Available for Distribution                                 $ 143,080            $ 134,906
                                                                        =========            =========

<FN>
          (1)  All of our leases  require that our tenants make periodic  payments into FF&E reserve
               escrow  accounts  for the purpose of funding  expected  capital  expenditures  at our
               hotels. Our net income includes $20,698 and $19,290 for the first nine months of 2001
               and 2000,  respectively,  of deposits into FF&E reserve escrow  accounts owned by us,
               which  are  removed  here  because   these  amounts  are  not  available  to  us  for
               distributions  to shareholders.  For the 2001 period,  the amount shown here includes
               $1,018  of hotel  operating  revenues  which we have  escrowed  for  routine  capital
               improvements for the hotels discussed in Note 4 to our financial statements.  Some of
               our leases provide that FF&E Reserve escrow  accounts are owned by our tenants during
               the lease terms while we have security and remainder interests in the escrow accounts
               and in property  purchased  with  funding  from those  accounts.  Deposits  into FF&E
               reserve  accounts  owned by our  tenants  during  the 2001 and 2000  periods  totaled
               $11,378 and  $11,462,  respectively,  and are not removed  here  because they are not
               included in our income.
</FN>


CAD for the first nine months of 2001 was $143,080,  a 6.1% increase over CAD of
$134,906 for the 2000 period.  This  increase was due primarily to the impact of
our acquisition of 20 hotels in 2000 and 2001,  offset somewhat by the decreases
in interest income discussed above and percentage rents received in cash and the
increases in interest and general and administrative expense discussed above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources  (dollar amounts in thousands,  except per share
amounts)

Our total  assets  increased  to  $2,359,757  as of  September  30,  2001,  from
$2,220,909  as of December  31,  2000.  The  increase  resulted  primarily  from
additional investments in hotels of $188,652 offset by depreciation expense.

At September  30,  2001,  we had $24,946 of cash and cash  equivalents  and zero
outstanding on our $300,000  revolving credit facility.  In August 2001, we sold
6,000,000 common shares,  raising gross proceeds of $168,301 ($28.05 per share).
Net  proceeds  (after   underwriting  costs  and  other  offering  expenses)  of
approximately  $159,310  were used to repay all  outstanding  amounts  under our
revolving credit facility and for general business purposes.

On August 10, 2001, we purchased  two hotels for $28,850.  This  investment  was
funded with cash on hand.

From  time to time,  including  currently,  we  consider  entering  or  pursuing
transactions  which would provide equity or debt capital of various forms and on
various terms. On January 15, 1998, our shelf  registration  statement for up to
$2,000,000 of securities,  including debt securities,  was declared effective by
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.   An  effective  shelf  registration
statement enables us to issue specific  securities to the public on an expedited
basis by  filing  a  prospectus  supplement  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  We currently have $793,577  available under our shelf  registration
statement. We believe that the capital available to us from time to time will be
sufficient to enable the execution of our business plans.

All of our hotels  are  leased to or  operated  by third  parties.  All costs of
operating and  maintaining  our hotels are paid by these third parties for their
own account or as agent for us. Five to six percent of total sales at all of our
hotels are escrowed as a reserve for future renovations and refurbishment ("FF&E
Reserve").  As of September 30, 2001, there was approximately $52,160 on deposit
in these refurbishment  escrow accounts.  During the nine months ended September
30, 2001,  $32,245 was  deposited  into these  accounts and $23,787 was spent to
renovate and refurbish our  properties.  Certain of these  accounts are held and
owned by tenants and not reflected on our balance sheet.

To maintain  our status as a real estate  investment  trust  ("REIT")  under the
Internal  Revenue  Code,  we  must  meet  certain  requirements   including  the
distribution of a substantial portion of our taxable income to our shareholders.
As a REIT,  we do not expect to pay federal  income taxes on the majority of our
income. In 1999 federal  legislation known as the REIT Modernization Act ("RMA")
was  enacted  and became  effective  on January 1, 2001.  The RMA,  among  other
things,  allows a REIT to lease hotels to a so-called  "taxable REIT subsidiary"
if the hotel is managed by an independent third party. As described in Note 4 to
our financial statements,  we entered our first transaction using a taxable REIT
subsidiary on June 15, 2001. The income  realized by our taxable REIT subsidiary
in excess of the rent paid to us by our subsidiary will be subject to income tax
at customary corporate rates. As and if the financial  performance of the hotels
operated for the account of our taxable REIT  subsidiary  improves,  these taxes
may  become  material,  but  the  anticipated  taxes  are  not  material  to our
consolidated financial results at this time.

A  distribution  of $0.59375 per preferred  share for the third quarter 2001 was
paid in September 2001.

Common share  distributions  of $0.71 per common share  declared with respect to
the  second  quarter  2001  results  were  paid in  August  2001.  Common  share
distributions  of $0.71 per common share  declared with respect to third quarter
2001 results will be paid to shareholders in November 2001.

Funding for hotel operating  expenses is provided by hotel  operating  revenues.
Funding for other  current  expenses  and for  distributions  is provided by our
operations,  primarily  rents  derived  from  leasing  and the  excess  of hotel
operating revenues over hotel operating expenses of our hotels.

Events of September 11

Since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the U.S.
hotel industry has  experienced  significant  declines versus the 2000 period in
occupancy,  revenues and  profitability.  These  declines  primarily  arise from
reduced  travel.  Most of our hotel  operators  have  reported  declines of this
nature at our hotels. Our leases and operating  agreements contain features such
as security  deposits and guarantees  intended to require payment of our minimum
returns  to  us.  The  operation  of  various   security   features  to  provide
uninterrupted  payments to us is not assured,  particularly  if travel  patterns
continue  at  depressed  levels for  extended  periods.  If our  tenants,  hotel
managers or  guarantors  default in their  obligations  to us, our revenues will
decline.

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Seasonality

Our hotels have  historically  experienced  seasonal  variations  typical of the
hotel industry with higher revenues in the second and third quarters of calendar
years  compared  with the first and fourth  quarters.  This  seasonality  is not
expected to cause  fluctuations in our rental income because we believe that the
revenues  generated by our hotels will be sufficient  for the tenants to pay our
rents on a regular basis  notwithstanding  seasonal variations.  Seasonality may
effect our hotel operating revenues but, we do not expect seasonal variations to
have a material impact upon our financial results of operations.

Certain Considerations

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
requires us to make  estimates and  assumptions  and contains  statements of our
beliefs, intentions or expectations concerning projections, plans, future events
and performance.  Some of these statements are forward looking statements within
the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities  Reform  Litigation  Act of 1995.  The
estimates,  assumptions and statements, such as those relating to our ability to
expand  our  portfolio,  performance  of our assets  and the hotel  industry  in
general, the ability of our operators to pay rent, remain competitive,  maintain
or  improve  hotel   operating   revenues  or  results,   our  ability  to  make
distributions,  our level of taxation  related to the  activities of our taxable
REIT  subsidiary,  our tax  status as a REIT and our  ability  to  appropriately
balance the use of debt and equity and to access  capital  markets,  depend upon
various  factors  over which we and our lessees  have or may have  limited or no
control. Those factors include,  without limitation,  the status of the economy,
capital market conditions (including prevailing interest rates), compliance with
the changes to regulations within the hospitality industry, competition, changes
in guest  preferences,  brand recognition,  changes to federal,  state and local
laws and other factors. We cannot predict the impact of these factors.  However,
these  factors  could  cause our actual  results  for  subsequent  periods to be
different  from  those  stated,  estimated  or assumed  in this  discussion  and
analysis of our financial  condition and results of operations.  We believe that
our estimates and assumptions are reasonable at this time.

Properties

As of  September  30,  2001,  we owned 230  hotels  which are  grouped  into ten
combinations  and leased to or managed by separate  affiliates of publicly owned
companies:  Marriott, Host, Crestline, Wyndham International,  Inc. ("Wyndham"),
Security  Capital  Group,  Inc.  ("Security  Capital"),   Candlewood  and  Prime
Hospitality Corp. ("Prime").

The  tables on the  following  pages  summarize  the key terms of our leases and
other  operating  agreements at September 30, 2001, and operating  statistics of
our  tenants'  operations  of our hotels  for the first nine  months of 2001 and
2000:


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Hotel Brand                 Courtyard by      Residence Inn     Residence Inn by      Marriott(R)/Residence     Wyndham(R)
                              Marriott(R)      by Marriott(R)  Marriott(R)/Courtyard   Inn by Marriott(R)/
                                                                 by Marriott(R)/         Courtyard by
                                                               TownePlace Suites         Marriott(R)/
                                                                 by Marriott(R)/       TownePlace Suites
                                                               SpringHill Suites        by Marriott(R)/
                                                                  by Marriott(R)       SpringHill Suites
                                                                                       by Marriott(R)(1)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              
Number of Hotels                   53                 18                 19                  35                      12

Number of Rooms                   7,610             2,178              2,756               5,382                   2,321

Number of States                   24                 14                 14                  15                      8

Tenant                        Subsidiary of     Subsidiary of      Subsidiary of       Subsidiary of           Subsidiary of
                             Host subleased     Host subleased       Crestline           Marriott /               Wyndham
                            to subsidiary of    to subsidiary                          Subsidiary of
                                Crestline        of Crestline                           Hospitality
                                                                                      Properties Trust

Manager                       Subsidiary of     Subsidiary of      Subsidiary of       Subsidiary of           Subsidiary of
                                Marriott           Marriott           Marriott            Marriott                Wyndham

Investment at
September 30, 2001
(000s) (2)                      $512,956           $176,882           $274,221            $453,955                $182,570

Deposits (000s) (3)              $50,540           $17,220            $28,509             $36,203                 $18,325

End of Initial Term               2012               2010               2015                2019                    2014

Renewal Options (4)          3 for 12 years    1 for 10 years,     2 for 10 years      2 for 15 years             4 for 12
                                  each          2 for 15 years          each                each                 years each
                                                     each

Current Annual Minimum
Rent / Return (000s)             $51,296           $17,688            $28,509             $48,287                 $18,325

Percentage Rent / Return (5)       5.0%              7.5%               7.0%                 7.0%                   8.0%


Year to date September:


   2001: Occupancy                76.8%             79.8%              75.8% (6)            76.4% (7)              69.7%
         ADR                    $104.03           $106.12            $106.69 (6)           $96.20 (7)             $93.82
         RevPAR                  $79.90            $84.68             $80.87 (6)           $73.49 (7)             $65.39

   2000: Occupancy                81.3%             85.0%              78.0% (6)            80.0% (7)              73.8%
         ADR                     $99.25           $104.21            $101.53 (6)          $ 93.63 (7)             $92.27
         RevPAR                  $80.69            $88.58             $79.19 (6)          $ 74.90 (7)             $68.10
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
(1)  At September  30, 2001,  19 of the 35 hotels in this  combination  are leased to and  operated by  subsidiaries  of
     Marriott.  The remaining 16 hotels are operated by  subsidiaries  of Marriott under a management  contract with our
     wholly-owned subsidiary tenant.  Marriott's obligations under the lease and the management contracts are subject to
     cross-default  provisions  and  Marriott  has  provided  us with a limited  guarantee  of its lease and  management
     obligations, including the obligation to pay minimum returns to us.

(2)  Excludes expenditures made from FF&E Reserves subsequent to our initial purchase.

(3)  Excludes other deposits totaling approximately $26.6 million retained by us to secure various guarantee obligations
     to us.

(4)  Renewal  options may be exercised  by the tenant / manager for all,  but not less than all, of the hotels  within a
     lease pool.

(5)  Each lease and  operating  agreement  provides for payment to us of a percentage  of increases in total hotel sales
     over base year levels.

(6)  Includes the 13 hotels in this lease pool which were open for at least one year prior to January 1, 2001.

(7)  Includes the 32 hotels in this lease pool which were open for at least one year prior to January 1, 2001.
</FN>

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Hotel Brand                    Summerfield      AmeriSuites(R)    Candlewood        Homestead          Total /
                                Suites by                           Suites(R)    Studio Suites(R)      Range /
                                 Wyndham(R)                                                            Average

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                    
Number of Hotels                    15               24               36               18                230

Number of Rooms                   1,822             2,929            4,294            2,399             31,691

Number of States                    8                13               23                5                 37

Tenant                        Subsidiary of     Subsidiary of    Subsidiary of    Subsidiary of
                                 Wyndham            Prime         Candlewood        Security
                                                                                     Capital

Manager                       Subsidiary of     Subsidiary of    Subsidiary of    Subsidiary of
                                 Wyndham            Prime         Candlewood        Security
                                                                                     Capital
Investment at
September 30, 2001
(000s) (1)                       $240,000         $243,350         $289,750         $145,000          $2,518,684

Deposits (000s) (2)              $15,000           $25,575          $30,086          $15,960           $237,418

End of Initial Term                2017             2013             2016             2015            2010-2019
                                                                                                  (average 14 years)

Renewal Options (3)              4 for 12         3 for 15         3 for 15         2 for 15        20 - 48 years
                                years each       years each       years each       years each

Current Annual Minimum
Rent / Return (000s)             $25,000           $25,575          $29,507          $15,960           $260,147

Percentage Rent / Return (4)        7.5%             8.0%            10.0%            10.0%            5% - 10%


Year to date September:

   2001: Occupancy                 78.1%            62.8%            75.1% (5)        77.7%             74.8% (6)
         ADR                     $124.99           $73.88           $57.53 (5)       $53.78            $90.32 (6)
         RevPAR                   $97.62           $46.40           $43.21 (5)       $41.79            $67.55 (6)

   2000: Occupancy                84.0%             61.8%            79.3% (5)        81.1%             78.3% (6)
         ADR                     $127.13           $77.53           $56.31 (5)       $50.27            $88.15 (6)
         RevPAR                  $106.79           $47.91           $44.65 (5)       $40.77            $69.02 (6)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>

(1)  Excludes expenditures made from FF&E Reserves subsequent to our initial purchase.

(2)  Excludes other deposits totaling approximately $26.6 million retained by us to secure various guarantee obligations
     to us.

(3)  Renewal options may be exercised by the tenant for all, but not less than all, of the hotels within a lease pool.

(4)  Each lease  provides for payment to us as  additional  rent of a percentage  of increases in total hotel sales over
     base year levels.

(5)  Includes the 35 hotels in this lease pool which were open for at least one year prior to January 1, 2001.

(6)  Includes the 220 hotels which were open for at least one year prior to January 1, 2001.
</FN>

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (dollar
         amounts in thousands)

We are exposed to risks  associated  with market changes in interest  rates.  We
manage our  exposure  to this  market  risk by  monitoring  available  financing
alternatives.  Our strategy to manage  exposure to changes in interest  rates is
unchanged  since  December  31, 2000.  Other than as  described  below we do not
foresee any  significant  changes in our  exposure to  fluctuations  in interest
rates or in how we manage this  exposure in the near future.  At  September  30,
2001, our outstanding debt included four issues of fixed rate,  senior unsecured
notes as follows:



                       Interest Rate                                              Total Interest
Principal Balance        Per Year       Maturity     Interest Payments Due       Expense Per Year
- -----------------        --------       --------     ---------------------       ----------------
                                                                          
$ 115,000                 8.25%           2005             Monthly                    $  9,488
  150,000                 7.00%           2008          Semi-Annually                   10,500
  150,000                 8.50%           2009             Monthly                      12,750
   50,000                 9.125%          2010          Semi-Annually                    4,563
- ---------                                                                             --------
$ 465,000                                                                             $ 37,301
=========                                                                             ========


No principal repayments are due under these notes until maturity.  Because these
notes bear interest at fixed rates,  changes in market interest rates during the
term of this debt will not effect our operating  results.  If at maturity  these
notes are  refinanced  at interest  rates which are 10% higher than shown above,
our per annum interest cost would increase by approximately  $3,730.  Changes in
the interest rate also affect the fair value of our debt obligations;  increases
in market  interest rates decrease the fair value of our fixed rate debt,  while
decreases  in market  interest  rates  increase the fair value of our fixed rate
debt. Based on the balances outstanding as of September 30, 2001, a hypothetical
immediate 10% change in interest  rates would change the fair value of our fixed
rate debt obligations by approximately $17,396.

Each of our fixed rate debt  arrangements  allows us to make repayments  earlier
than the stated maturity date. Our $115,000 8.25% notes due 2005 are callable by
us at par any time after November 15, 2001. Our $150,000 8.5% notes due 2009 are
callable by us at par any time after  December 15,  2002.  In other cases we are
allowed to make  prepayments  only at a premium to face value.  These prepayment
rights may afford us the  opportunity  to mitigate  the risk of  refinancing  at
maturity at higher rates by refinancing prior to maturity.

Our line of credit bears  interest at floating  rates and matures in 2002. As of
September  30,  2001,  we had zero  outstanding  and the full amount of $300,000
available for drawing under our revolving credit facility.  Our revolving credit
facility is available to purchase hotels and for general business purposes.  Our
exposure  to  fluctuations  in interest  rates may in the future  increase if we
incur debt to fund  acquisitions or otherwise.  A change in interest rates would
not affect the value of our floating rate debt  obligations but would affect the
interest which we must pay on this debt.

The interest rate market which has an impact upon us is the U.S. dollar interest
rate for corporate obligations,  including floating rate LIBOR based obligations
and fixed rate obligations.


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                            CERTAIN IMPORTANT FACTORS


THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS STATEMENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD-
LOOKING  STATEMENTS  WITHIN THE  MEANING OF THE  PRIVATE  SECURITIES  LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995. THOSE  STATEMENTS  APPEAR IN A NUMBER OF PLACES IN THIS FORM
10-Q AND INCLUDE STATEMENTS REGARDING OUR INTENT, BELIEF OR EXPECTATION,  OR THE
INTENT,  BELIEF OR  EXPECTATION  OF OUR TRUSTEES OR OUR OFFICERS WITH RESPECT TO
THE DECLARATION, TIMING OR PAYMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS OR OBLIGATIONS, OUR POLICIES
AND PLANS  REGARDING  OUR TAXATION AND REIT  QUALIFICATION,  INTEREST  RATE RISK
MANAGEMENT,  HOTEL INVESTMENTS,  CAPITAL FINANCE,  SEASONALITY, THE IMPACT ON US
AND OUR TENANTS  REGARDING THE CURRENT  DEPRESSED LEVEL OF TRAVEL AND ITS IMPACT
ON OUR REVENUES,  AND OTHER MATTERS.  READERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  ARE NOT  GUARANTEES  OF FUTURE  PERFORMANCE  AND  INVOLVE  RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES.  ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE
FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS FACTORS. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE
WITHOUT LIMITATION HOTEL ROOM DEMAND, CHANGES IN FINANCING TERMS, OUR ABILITY OR
INABILITY TO COMPLETE ACQUISITIONS AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS,  OUR, OUR HOTELS'
OR OUR  TENANTS,  MANAGER'S OR  GUARANTORS'  RESULTS OF  OPERATIONS  AND GENERAL
CHANGES IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 10-Q, AND
INFORMATION  IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K INCLUDING THE  INFORMATION  UNDER
THE HEADINGS "BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES" AND "MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS,"  IDENTIFIES  OTHER IMPORTANT
FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE  DIFFERENCES  BETWEEN  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS  AND
ACTUAL FUTURE RESULTS.

OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED  DECLARATION OF TRUST, DATED AUGUST 21, 1995, A COPY OF
WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO (THE "DECLARATION"), IS FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  ASSESSMENTS  AND TAXATION OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
PROVIDES  THAT THE NAME  "HOSPITALITY  PROPERTIES  TRUST" REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES
UNDER  THE  DECLARATION  COLLECTIVELY  AS  TRUSTEES,  BUT  NOT  INDIVIDUALLY  OR
PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER,  EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE
TRUST SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL  LIABILITY,  JOINTLY OR  SEVERALLY,  FOR ANY
OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST,  THE TRUST. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH THE TRUST,
IN ANY WAY,  SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE  ASSETS OF THE TRUST FOR THE  PAYMENT OF ANY
SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.




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                          HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST



PART II           Other Information

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits

         12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

         12.2     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and
                  Preferred Distributions

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         On August  1,  2001,  the  Company  filed a current  Report on Form 8-K
         reporting  under items 5 and 7 information  and exhibits  pertaining to
         the offering of 5,750,000  common  shares of  beneficial  interest at a
         public  offering  price of $28.05 per share and  related  underwriters'
         overallotment option to purchase additional shares.


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                                    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.


                                  HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST


                                  /s/ Thomas M. O'Brien
                                      Thomas M. O'Brien
                                      Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                                      (authorized officer and principal
                                        financial officer)
                                      Dated:  November 8, 2001




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