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 $200,000,000 of common shares, preferred shares
and debt securities 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