Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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     We  consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-11 and related prospectus pertaining to the
registration  of  2,000,000 Priority Class A Common Shares of Hersha Hospitality
Trust and subsidiaries ("HHT") and to the inclusion of our report dated March 1,
2001,  on  our  audits  of  the  consolidated financial statements and financial
statement  schedule of HHT, our report dated March 1, 2001, on our audits of the
financial  statements  of  Hersha  Hospitality  Management, L.P., and our report
dated  February  19,  1999, on the combined financial statements of the Combined
Entities  -  Initial  Hotels.

Moore  Stephens,  P.C.
Certified  Public  Accountants

New York, New York
December 28, 2001