EXHIBIT 99.1

      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hersha Hospitality
Trust (the "Company") for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Hasu P.
Shah,  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Sec.  1350,  as  adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:  (1)  the  Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended;  and  (2) the
information  contained  in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  the  Company.

November 14, 2002                        /s/  Hasu  P.  Shah
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                                       Hasu  P.  Shah
                                       Chief  Executive  Officer


     In  connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hersha Hospitality
Trust (the "Company") for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities  and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ashish
R.  Parikh,  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Sec.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934, as amended; and (2) the
information  contained  in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  the  Company.

November 14, 2002                        /s/  Ashish  R.  Parikh
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                                       Ashish  R.  Parikh
                                       Chief  Financial  Officer


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