Exhibit 23.2

                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants



         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by reference of our report dated January 15, 2002 on  Hospitality
Properties Trust into HRPT Properties  Trust's Form 10-K and into the previously
filed  Registration  Statement  File Nos.  333-56051,  333-47815,  033-62135 and
333-86593.


                                                     /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Vienna, Virginia
March 15, 2002