Exhibit 23.1
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
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     We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on  Form  S-3  (No. 333-82666) and related prospectus pertaining to the Dividend
Reinvestment  Plan  of  Hersha Hospitality Trust and Subsidiaries ("HHT") of our
reports  dated  March  8,  2002,  with  respect  to the financial statements and
financial  statement  schedule  of  HHT  and  Hersha  Hospitality  Management LP
included  in  this  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001.




                                            MOORE  STEPHENS,  P.C.
                                            Certified  Public  Accountants


New York,  New York
March 29, 2002