EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Hersha Hospitality
Trust for the registration of 4,058,770 common shares and to the incorporation
by reference therein of our reports (a) dated February 28, 2003, with respect to
consolidated balance sheets of Hersha Hospitality Trust and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 2002 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2002, and (b) dated February 28, 2003, with
respect to the balance sheets of Hersha Hospitality Management L.P. as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related statements of operations, partners'
capital, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 2002, included in Hersha Hospitality Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

/S/ Moore Stephens, P.C.

New York, New York
February 19, 2004