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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4">UNITED STATES <BR>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR> </FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </FONT> </H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT
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ACT OF 1934<BR> </FONT></H1>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): APRIL 28, 2003  </FONT></P>

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TRUST </B><BR> </FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Exact name of
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>MARYLAND</B><BR>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>1-11527</B><BR>(Commission file number) </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>04-3262075</B><BR>(I.R.S. employer identification number) </FONT> </TD></TR>
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(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. Other Events and
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>A. Information regarding Wyndham
leases. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
April 28, 2003, we terminated Wyndham International, Inc.&#145;s occupancy and operations
of 15 Summerfield Suites by Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels, and announced that we are
negotiating with Wyndham and other parties concerning the occupancy and operations of an
additional 12 Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have two leases with Wyndham subsidiaries: one lease includes 15 Summerfield Suites by
Wyndham<SUP>&reg; </SUP>hotels located in eight states; the second lease includes 12
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels located in eight states. On April 1, 2003, Wyndham failed
to pay rent due under these leases. The monthly rents are approximately $2.1 million per
month for the 15 Summerfield hotels and $1.5 million per month for the 12
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
April 2, 2003, we declared Wyndham in default of its lease obligations and exercised
rights to retain certain collateral security held for those lease obligations, including
security deposits of $33 million (which were not escrowed) and capital replacement
reserves totaling about $7 million (which were previously escrowed). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commencing
April 28, 2003, the 15 Summerfield hotels are being leased to one of our subsidiaries and
operated for such subsidiary&#146;s account under a management agreement with Candlewood
Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Candlewood Hotel Company. The management agreement is
terminable on 30 days notice. Candlewood Hotel Company leases other hotels from us through
another subsidiary, but that separate lease is not affected by these arrangements. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
are currently negotiating with Wyndham concerning continuation of the Summerfield brand
affiliation for the 15 Summerfield Suites by Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels at least for a
transitional period. We have not yet decided whether the best long-term affiliation for
these hotels is with the Summerfield Suites by Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> brand and
Candlewood management or with an alternative brand or manager. We have determined that our
interests may be served by stabilizing these hotels and thereafter reconsidering these
issues. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With
regard to the lease for the 12 Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels on which Wyndham defaulted
on April 1, 2003, we have discussed terms for Wyndham&#146;s continued occupancy and
operation of these hotels, but no agreement has been achieved. Accordingly, we have begun
discussions with a stand-by manager for these hotels. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Supplementary federal income tax considerations</B>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following summary of federal income tax considerations supplements and updates the more
detailed description of these matters appearing under the caption &#147;Federal Income Tax
Considerations&#148; of Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002 (our &#147;2002 Annual Report&#148;), which description we incorporate
in this Form 8-K by reference. Sullivan &amp; Worcester LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, has
rendered a legal opinion that the discussion in that portion of our 2002 Annual Report
captioned &#147;Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;, as supplemented by the discussion
in this Part B, is accurate in all material </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>respects and fairly summarizes the federal
income tax issues discussed in those sections, and the opinions of counsel referred to in
such portion of our 2002 Annual Report, as supplemented by the discussion in this Part B,
represent Sullivan &amp; Worcester LLP&#146;s opinions on those subjects. Specifically,
subject to qualifications and assumptions contained in its opinions, in our 2002 Annual
Report and in this section, Sullivan &amp; Worcester LLP has given opinions to the effect
that we have been organized and have qualified as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the &#147;IRC&#148;), for our 1995 through 2002 taxable years, and
that our current investments and plan of operation will enable us to continue to meet the
requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the IRC. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
discussed above, on April 28<B>,</B> 2003, we terminated Wyndham&#146;s occupancy and
operations of 15 Summerfield Suites by Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels after a default on
lease payments owed to us. We then leased these hotels to one of our taxable REIT
subsidiaries (the &#147;TRS&#148;). The TRS has engaged Candlewood Management, LLC to
serve as the manager for these hotels. We understand from Candlewood Management, LLC that
its affiliate manages several &#147;qualified lodging facilities&#148;, within the meaning
of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the IRC, for parties unrelated to us or the TRS. Although there
can be no assurance in this regard, we believe that this arrangement generates rents to us
that qualify as &#147;rents from real property&#148; under the REIT gross income tests
summarized in our 2002 Annual Report, because we believe that Candlewood Management, LLC
qualifies under Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the IRC as an &#147;eligible independent
contractor&#148;. We have received an opinion of counsel that Candlewood Management, LLC
should qualify as such an eligible independent contractor, and that, although the matter
is not free from doubt, it is reasonable for us to rely on such opinion for purposes of
the relief provisions under the REIT gross income tests summarized in our 2002 Annual
Report. We will also take steps to qualify for the 75% and 95% gross income tests under
the relief provision described in our 2002 Annual Report, including for example attaching
an applicable schedule of gross income to our federal income tax returns as required by
Section 856(c)(6)(A) of the IRC. Thus, even if the IRS or a court ultimately determines
that Candlewood Management, LLC failed to qualify as such an eligible independent
contractor, and that this failure thereby implicated our compliance with the REIT gross
income tests summarized in our 2002 Annual Report, we expect we would qualify for the
gross income tests&#146; relief provision and thereby preserve our qualification as a
REIT. If this relief provision were to apply to us, we would then be subject to a penalty
tax at a 100% rate on the greater of the amount by which we failed the 75% or the 95%
gross income test, with adjustments, multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect our
profitability for the taxable year; however, based on our computations, we would expect to
owe little or no penalty tax in these circumstances. </FONT></P>

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REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS</b> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 8-K
THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON OUR PRESENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THEY
ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR ENGAGEMENT OF CANDLEWOOD MAY IMPLY THAT
CANDLEWOOD&#146;S MANAGEMENT WILL BE CAPABLE TO STABILIZE AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS AT THE 15
SUMMERFIELD SUITES BY WYNDHAM<SUP>&reg;</SUP>  </FONT></P>


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HOTELS, HOWEVER, THE OPERATIONS OF THESE
HOTELS MAY NOT IMPROVE AND MAY DETERIORATE. THESE UNEXPECTED RESULTS MAY OCCUR BECAUSE
UNFORESEEN TRANSITION PROBLEMS DISRUPT HOTEL OPERATIONS, BECAUSE MARKET CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE OR FOR OTHER REASONS. SIMILARLY, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO REACH AGREEMENTS FOR THE
FUTURE LONG TERM MANAGEMENT OR BRANDING OF THE 27 HOTELS DISCUSSED IN THIS FORM 8-K. A
CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OR BRAND OF HOTELS MAY CAUSE THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE
HOTELS&#146; OPERATIONS TO DECLINE. WE EXPECT THAT THE FINANCIAL RESULTS REALIZED FROM
OPERATIONS OF THE 27 HOTELS DISCUSSED IN THIS FORM 8-K WILL BE LESS THAN THE RENT WE
PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FOR THESE HOTELS, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND PERHAPS
THEREAFTER. OUR TERMINATION OF WYNDHAM&#146;S OPERATIONS OF THE 27 HOTELS DISCUSSED IN
THIS FORM 8-K MAY RESULT IN DISPUTES OR LITIGATION; AND LITIGATION MAY BE EXPENSIVE OR
HAVE UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES. FURTHER, OUR CONTINUED QUALIFICATION AS A REIT DEPENDS ON MANY
FACTORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OUR ARRANGEMENTS WITH CANDLEWOOD FOR THE OPERATION
OF THE 15 SUMMERFIELD SUITES BY WYNDHAM<SUP>&reg;</SUP> HOTELS, AND OUR INTERPRETATION OF
COMPLIANCE WITH QUALIFICATION TESTS IS SUBJECT TO ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATION BY THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND BY OTHER EVENTS OR TRANSACTIONS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE
FUTURE, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE
UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 8-K. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Opinion of Sullivan &amp; Worcester LLP as to certain tax matters. <I>(Filed Herewith)</I> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>


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 By:&nbsp;/s/  Mark L. Kleifges                         <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark L. Kleifges<BR>
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1, 2003 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hospitality Properties
Trust<BR>400 Centre Street<BR>Newton, Massachusetts 02458 </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
connection with: (i) the default by Wyndham International, Inc. and its subsidiaries
(&#147;Wyndham&#148;) on a master lease agreement for 15 hotels owned by HPTSHC Properties
Trust (&#147;HPTSHC&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hospitality Properties Trust, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the &#147;Company&#148;), and operated by Wyndham
under the &#147;Summerfield Suites by Wyndham&#148; name; (ii) the new master lease
agreement (the &#147;Lease&#148;) of these properties between HPTSHC and HPT TRS SPES,
Inc., a Maryland corporation, also wholly owned by the Company (&#147;HPT TRS SPES&#148;);
and (iii) the management agreement pursuant to which these properties will be operated on
behalf of HPT TRS SPES by Candlewood Management, LLC, (the &#147;Management
Agreement&#148;), the following opinion is furnished to you to be filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) as Exhibit 8.1 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K (the &#147;Form 8-K&#148;), to be filed within one week of the
date hereof, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have acted as counsel for the Company in connection with the Lease and the Management
Agreement. We have reviewed originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of corporate records, certificates and statements of officers and
accountants of the Company and of public officials, and such other documents as we have
considered relevant and necessary in order to furnish the opinion hereinafter set forth.
In doing so, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of
natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such documents. Specifically,
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we have reviewed: (i) the
declaration of trust and the by-laws, each as amended and restated, of the Company; (ii)
the Lease; (iii) the Management Agreement; (iv) the Form 8-K including the section therein
captioned &#147;Supplementary federal income tax considerations&#148;; and (v) the
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Trust<BR>May 1, 2003 <BR>Page 2 </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed under
the Exchange Act (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;) including the section therein captioned
&#147;Federal Income Tax Considerations.&#148; </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
opinion set forth below is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the
Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, published administrative interpretations thereof,
and judicial decisions with respect thereto, all as of the date hereof (collectively, the
&#147;Tax Laws&#148;). No assurance can be given that the Tax Laws will not change. In
preparing the discussions with respect to Tax Laws in the section of the Annual Report
captioned &#147;Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;, as supplemented by the section of
the Form 8-K captioned &#147;Supplementary federal income tax considerations&#148;, we
have made certain assumptions and expressed certain conditions and qualifications therein,
all of which assumptions, conditions and qualifications are incorporated herein by
reference. With respect to all questions of fact on which our opinion is based, we have
assumed the initial and continuing truth, accuracy and completeness of: (i) the
information set forth in the Annual Report, the Form 8-K, and in the documents
incorporated therein by reference; and (ii) representations made to us by officers of the
Company or contained in the Annual Report or the Form 8-K, in each such instance without
regard to qualifications such as &#147;to the best knowledge of&#148; or &#147;in the
belief of.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have relied upon, but not independently verified, the foregoing assumptions. If any of the
foregoing assumptions are inaccurate or incomplete for any reason, or if the transactions
described in the Annual Report or the Form 8-K are consummated in a manner that is
inconsistent with the manner contemplated therein, our opinion as expressed below may be
adversely affected and may not be relied upon. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based
upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the discussions with respect
to Tax Laws matters in the section of the Annual Report captioned &#147;Federal Income Tax
Considerations&#148;, as supplemented by the discussion in the Form 8-K captioned
&#147;Supplementary federal income tax considerations,&#148; in all material respects are
accurate and fairly summarize the Tax Laws issues addressed therein, and hereby confirm
that the opinions of counsel referred to in said sections represent our opinions on the
subject matter thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
opinion is intended solely for the benefit and use of the Company, and is not to be used,
released, quoted, or relied upon by anyone else for any purpose (other than as required by
law) without our prior written consent. We hereby consent to filing of a copy of this
opinion as an exhibit to the Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference in the
Company&#146;s Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-43573, 333-89307,
333-84064) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), and to the
references to our firm in the Form 8-K and such Registration Statements. In giving such
consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent
is required under Section 7 of the Act or under the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder. </FONT></P>










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