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 2,816,460 common shares of beneficial interest 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 27, 2004