Exhibit 24.1
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned  Officers and Trustees of Hospitality  Properties Trust
hereby  severally  constitute  John G.  Murray,  Gerard M.  Martin  and Barry M.
Portnoy, and each of them, to sign for us and in our names and in the capacities
indicated  below,  the  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  herewith  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission,  and any and all amendments thereto,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  our  signatures  as they may be  signed  by our said
attorneys to the Annual  Report on Form 10-K and any and all  amendments  to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K

         Witness our hands and seals on the dates set forth below.

Signature                               Title                          Date
- ---------                               -----                          ----
/S/John G. Murray                President and                    March 29, 1996
John G. Murray                   Chief Operating Officer


/S/ Thomas M. O'Brien            Treasurer and Chief              March 28, 1996
Thomas M. O'Brien                Financial Officer


/S/ John L. Harrington           Trustee                          March 27, 1996
John L. Harrington


/S/Arthur G. Koumantzelis        Trustee                          March 27, 1996
Arthur G. Koumantzelis


/S/William J. Sheehan            Trustee                          March 27, 1996
William J. Sheehan


                                 Trustee
Gerard M. Martin


/S/ Barry M. Portnoy             Trustee                          March 28, 1996
Barry M. Portnoy