Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Organization
Organization	1. Organization Hospitality Properties Trust, or HPT, we, our or us, is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, organized on February 7, 1995, under the laws of the State of Maryland, which invests in real estate used in hospitality industries. At December 31, 2012, HPT, directly and through subsidiaries, owned or leased 289 hotels and 185 travel centers. At December 31, 2012, our properties were leased or managed by subsidiaries of the following companies: Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc., or Host, Marriott International, Inc., or Marriott, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, or InterContinental, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, or Hyatt, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, or Carlson, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, or Sonesta, Wyndham Hotel Group, or Wyndham, Morgans Hotel Group, or Morgans, and TravelCenters of America LLC, or TA. Hereinafter these companies are sometimes referred to as managers and/or tenants.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

1. Organization

Hospitality Properties Trust, or HPT, we, our or us, is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, organized on February 7, 1995, under the laws of the State of Maryland, which invests in real estate used in hospitality industries. At December 31, 2012, HPT, directly and through subsidiaries, owned or leased 289 hotels and 185 travel centers.

At December 31, 2012, our properties were leased or managed by subsidiaries of the following companies: Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc., or Host, Marriott International, Inc., or Marriott, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, or InterContinental, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, or Hyatt, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, or Carlson, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, or Sonesta, Wyndham Hotel Group, or Wyndham, Morgans Hotel Group, or Morgans, and TravelCenters of America LLC, or TA. Hereinafter these companies are sometimes referred to as managers and/or tenants.