EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  of our report on  Hospitality  Properties  Trust included in this
Form 8-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements, File Nos.
333-43573, 333-89307, and 333-84064.


                                                     /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Vienna, Virginia
March 15, 2002