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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Members of
HMH HPT CBM LLC:

We consent to the incorporation on Form 10-K of Hospitality Properties Trust
of our report dated March 17, 2003, with respect to the balance sheet of HMH
HPT CBM LLC as of December 31, 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



