HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST

44 Hersha Drive

Harrisburg, PA 17102

Telephone: (713) 236-4400

April 23, 2020

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Ruairi Regan

Re:

Hersha Hospitality Trust

Registration Statement on Form S-3

File No. 333-236758

Dear Mr. Regan:

On behalf of Hersha Hospitality Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), we hereby withdraw the Company’s request for acceleration of the effectiveness of the above captioned Registration Statement as submitted to you on April 22, 2020.

If you have questions or comments regarding this request, please call James V. Davidson of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP at (804) 787-8035.

Very truly yours,
HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST
By:	/s/ Ashish R. Parikh
	Ashish R. Parikh
	Chief Financial Officer

cc: Ashish R. Parikh Michael R. Gillespie James V. Davidson