Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of

Hersha Hospitality Trust:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-82666, No. 333-113058, No. 333-142073, No. 333-142075, No. 333-147113, No. 333-156661, No. 333-163122, No. 333-163123, No. 333-167891, No. 333-169658, No. 333-174029, No. 333-187239) on Form S-3 and (No. 333-122657, No. 333-151314, No. 333-179847) on Form S-8 of Hersha Hospitality Trust and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 26, 2014,  with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Hersha Hospitality Trust as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the accompanying Form 10-K of Hersha Hospitality Trust.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania

February 26, 2014

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