Exhibit 32.1
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                            CERTIFICATION 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  Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hersha Hospitality
Trust  (the "Company") for the period ending December 31, 2003 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;  and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents, in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



March 26, 2004                            /s/ Hasu P. Shah
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                                          Hasu P. Shah
                                          Chief Executive Officer


A  signed  original  of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears  in  typed  form within the electronic version of this written statement
required  by  Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by  the  Company  and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff  upon  request.