EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No.  1  to  the  Registration  Statement  on  Form S-3 (File No. 333-113227) 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  sheet  of  Hersha Hospitality Trust and subsidiaries as of December 31,
2002,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of operations, shareholders'
equity,  and  cash  flows for each of the two years in the period ended December
31,  2002 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,  2003, and (b) dated February 28, 2003, with respect to the balance sheet of
Hersha  Hospitality  Management  L.P.  as  of December 31, 2002, and the related
statements of operations, partners' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of
the  two  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,
2003,  as  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.



                                          /s/ Moore Stephens, P.C.

New York, New York
March 29, 2004