Exhibit 23.2


                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




     We consent to the  reference  to our firm under the heading  "Experts"  and
"Selected  Financial  Information"  and to the use of our  report  dated May 27,
1998, except as to the Notes to the Financial Statements as to which the date is
December 4, 1998, on our audit of Hersha Hospitality Trust, our report dated May
27, 1998, on our audit of Hersha  Hospitality  Management  L.P.,  and our report
dated March 21, 1998, on our audit of the Combined Entities-Initial  Hotels in
this Registration Statement and related Prospectus of Hersha Hospitality Trust.



                                             MOORE STEPHENS, P. C.
                                             Certified Public Accountants.

Cranford, New Jersey
December 24, 1998