Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 05, 2014 Class A Common Shares [Member]	Aug. 05, 2014 Class B Common Shares [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0001063344
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		200,729,931	0
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014