EXHIBIT 23.2.A

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Members of
CCMH Courtyard I LLC:

We consent to the incorporation on Form 10-K of Hospitality Properties Trust
of our report dated February 24, 2003, except for Note 6 to the financial
statements which is dated March 26, 2003, with respect to the balance sheet
of CCMH Courtyard I LLC as of January 3, 2002 and the related statements of
operations, changes in member's equity, and cash flows for the year then
ended, which report appears in the December 31, 2002, annual report on Form
10-K of Hospitality Properties Trust.

                                                   /s/ KPMG LLP

McLean, Virginia
March 28, 2003