Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of

Hersha Hospitality Trust:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 5, 2009, except as to Notes 1, 4, 10 and 12 which are as of November 11, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Hersha Hospitality Trust as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations,  equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, and to our reports dated March 5, 2009 with respect to the related financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.  Our report dated November 11, 2009 on the consolidated financial statements refers to an accounting change as the result of the Company’s adoption of new accounting standards related to noncontrolling interests.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 12, 2009