Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan of our report dated February 26, 2009 (except Notes 19 and 25 as to which the date is September 11, 2009), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2009, and our reports dated February 26, 2009, with respect to the schedules of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
January 15, 2010