HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST

44 Hersha Drive

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102

May 10, 2023

VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Ms. Catherine De Lorenzo

Re:     Acceleration Request of Hersha Hospitality Trust

Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-271590)

CIK No. 0001063344

Dear Ms. De Lorenzo:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Hersha Hospitality Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 12, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, by telephoning Jim Davidson at (713) 220-3649.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 

Very truly yours,
HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST
By:	/s/ Michael R. Gillespie
	Michael R. Gillespie
	Chief Accounting Officer