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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<BR>CURRENT REPORT</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PURSUANT
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2003  </FONT></P>

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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>
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     <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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<P ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>617-964-8389</B><BR>(Registrant&#146;s
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. Other Events and
Regulation FD Disclosure. </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Information regarding Wyndham
leases</U>. </FONT> </H1>

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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 subsidiaries of Wyndham International, Inc. (collectively with its
subsidiaries, &#147;Wyndham&#148;): one lease for 15 Summerfield Suites by
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels located in eight states, and a second lease for 12
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels located in eight states. As previously reported, on April
1, 2003, Wyndham failed to pay rent due under these leases. The monthly rents were
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. On April 2, 2003, we declared Wyndham in
default of its lease obligations and exercised our 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). We previously reported that on April 28, 2003, we
terminated Wyndham&#146;s occupancy and operations of the 15 Summerfield Suites by
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels, which are now being leased by us 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. </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
May 12, 2003, we terminated Wyndham&#146;s occupancy and operations of 12
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> hotels. Commencing on that date, the 12 Wyndham<SUP>&reg;
</SUP>hotels were leased to one of our subsidiaries and operated for such
subsidiary&#146;s account under a management agreement with Crestline Hotels &amp;
Resorts, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the Spanish hotel company Barcelo Corporacion
Empresarial, S.A. The management agreement is terminable on 30 days notice. We have an
existing relationship in which an affiliate of Crestline Hotels &amp; Resorts, Inc. leases
19 hotels from us. </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 brand affiliation
for the 12 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
Wyndham<SUP>&reg;</SUP> brand and Crestline 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><B>B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          </B> <B><U>Supplementary federal income tax considerations</U></B><U></U>. </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 descriptions 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;), and supersedes the description of
these matters appearing under the caption &#147;Supplementary federal income tax
considerations&#148; in our May 1, 2003, Current Report on Form 8-K. Sullivan &amp;
Worcester LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, has rendered a legal opinion that the discussion in
the 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 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 Form
8-K, Sullivan &amp; Worcester LLP has given  </FONT></P>


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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;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. This
taxable REIT subsidiary has engaged Candlewood Management, LLC to serve as the manager for
these hotels. We understand from Candlewood Management, LLC that it or its affiliate
operates 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 taxable REIT subsidiary. For
Candlewood Management, LLC to qualify as an &#147;eligible independent contractor&#148;
within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the IRC, it or its affiliate must operate
such qualified lodging facilities for parties unrelated to us. 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
operates enough qualified lodging facilities for others and thus qualifies as such an
eligible independent contractor. 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 operate enough qualified
lodging facilities for others and thus 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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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
discussed above, on May 12<B>,</B> 2003, we terminated Wyndham&#146;s occupancy and
operations of 12 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. This taxable REIT
subsidiary has engaged Crestline Hotels &amp; Resorts, Inc. to serve as the manager for
these hotels. We understand that Crestline Hotels &amp; Resorts, Inc. operates many
&#147;qualified lodging facilities&#148;, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(D) of
the IRC, for parties unrelated to us or the taxable REIT subsidiary. 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 Crestline Hotels &amp;
Resorts, Inc. qualifies under Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the IRC as an &#147;eligible
independent contractor&#148;. </FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Restrictions
are imposed on a taxable REIT subsidiary to ensure that it will be subject to an
appropriate level of federal income taxation. For example, if a taxable REIT subsidiary
pays interest, rent, or other amounts to its affiliated REIT in an amount that exceeds
what an unrelated third party would have paid in an arm&#146;s length transaction, then
the REIT generally will be subject to an excise tax equal to 100% of the excessive portion
of the payment. There can be no assurance that arrangements involving our taxable REIT
subsidiaries will not result in the imposition of one or more of these restrictions or
excise taxes, but we do not believe that we are or will be subject to these impositions. </FONT></P>

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WARNING
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 BELIEF THAT MANAGEMENT BY CRESTLINE HOTELS
&amp; RESORTS, INC. WILL BE ABLE TO STABILIZE AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS AT THE 12
WYNDHAM<SUP>&reg;</SUP> HOTELS MAY NOT PROVE ACCURATE. 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 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 WHICH WE REALIZE FROM
OPERATIONS OF THE HOTELS DISCUSSED IN THIS FORM 8-K WILL BE LESS THAN THE RENT PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED FROM WYNDHAM FOR THESE HOTELS, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND PERHAPS
THEREAFTER. THE TERMINATION OF WYNDHAM&#146;S OPERATIONS OF THE HOTELS DISCUSSED IN THIS
FORM 8-K MAY RESULT IN DISPUTES OR LITIGATION BETWEEN US AND WYNDHAM; AND LITIGATION MAY
BE EXPENSIVE OR HAVE UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES. 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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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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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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     <TD WIDTH="60%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST<BR>
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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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<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;The
following opinion is furnished to Hospitality Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate
investment trust (the &#147;Company&#148;) 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;In
connection with this opinion, 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
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 of the Company, each as amended and restated; (ii) the section in the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed under
the Exchange Act (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;) captioned &#147;Federal Income Tax
Considerations&#148;; (iii) the section in the Form 8-K captioned &#147;Supplementary
federal income tax considerations&#148;; (iv) the master lease agreement between HPTSHC
Properties Trust (&#147;HPTSHC&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and HPT
TRS SPES, Inc. (&#147;HPT TRS SPES&#148;), also a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
for 15 hotels formerly leased by HPTSHC to Wyndham International, Inc. or its subsidiaries
(&#147;Wyndham&#148;) and formerly operated by Wyndham; (v) the management agreement
pursuant to which these properties will be operated on behalf of HPT TRS SPES by
Candlewood Management, LLC; (vi) the master lease agreement between HPTWN Properties Trust
(&#147;HPTWN&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>the Company, and HPT TRS SPES II, Inc. (&#147;HPT TRS SPES
II&#148;), also a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, for 12 hotels formerly leased by
HPTWN to Wyndham and formerly operated by Wyndham; and (vii) the management agreement
pursuant to which these properties will be operated on behalf of HPT TRS SPES II by
Crestline Hotels &amp; Resorts, Inc. With respect to all questions of fact on which the
opinion set forth below is based, we have assumed the accuracy and completeness of and
have relied on the information set forth in the Annual Report, the Form 8-K and in the
documents incorporated therein by reference, and on representations made to us by officers
of the Company. We have not independently verified such information. </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 is 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 discussion 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 is
accurate and fairly summarizes 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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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 </FONT></P>
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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
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