Exhibit 23.3

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

185 Asylum Street, Suite 2400

Hartford CT 06103-3404

Telephone (860) 241 7000

Facsimile (860) 241 7590

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Hersha Hospitality Trust of our report dated March 8, 2007 relating to the financial statements of Mystic Partners, LLC and Subsidiaries, which appears in the Hersha Hospitality Trust Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, CT

November 13, 2009