HPT Announces 2003 First Quarter Operating Results

May 5, 2003

Newton, MA (May 5, 2003): Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, as follows:

                                                (amounts in thousands,
                                               except per share amounts)
                                                    Quarter Ended
                                                       March 31,
                                                    2003     2002

Net income                                         $32,602  $33,331
Net income available for common shareholders       $28,907  $31,550
Funds from operations ("FFO")                      $60,370  $59,388
Cash available for distribution ("CAD")            $51,816  $50,725
Common distributions declared                      $45,054  $44,386
Per common share amounts:
  Net income available for common shareholders       $0.46    $0.50
  Funds from operations ("FFO")                      $0.97    $0.95
  Cash available for distribution ("CAD")            $0.83    $0.81
  Common distributions declared                      $0.72    $0.71
  Weighted average common shares outstanding        62,553   62,520

Hospitality Properties Trust is a REIT headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, which invests in hotels. HPT has investments in 251 hotels located in 37 states.

                    Hospitality Properties Trust
             STATEMENT OF INCOME, FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
                 AND CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
            (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                  Quarter    Quarter
                                                   Ended      Ended
                                                  March 31, March 31,
                                                    2003      2002
Revenues:
      Rental income                                $61,333   $58,347
      Hotel operating revenues (1)                  22,786    18,139
      FF&E reserve income (2)                        4,705     5,266
      Interest income                                  215       182
      Total revenues                                89,039    81,934
Expenses:
      Hotel operating expenses (1)                  14,046    11,169
      Interest (including amortization of
       deferred financing costs of
       $634 and $605, respectively)                 10,669    10,047
      Depreciation and amortization                 25,070    23,734
      General and administrative                     4,070     3,653
      Loss on early extinguishment of debt           2,582        --
      Total expenses                                56,437    48,603
Net income                                           32,602    33,331
Preferred dividends                                  (3,695)   (1,781)
Net income available for common shareholders        $28,907   $31,550
Calculation of FFO (3):
Net income available for common shareholders        $28,907   $31,550
Add:   FF&E deposits not in net income (2)            3,550     3,439
      Depreciation and amortization                 25,070    23,734
      Deferred percentage rent (4)                     261       665
      Loss on early extinguishment of debt (5)       2,582        --
Funds from operations ("FFO")                       $60,370   $59,388
Calculation of CAD (3):
FFO                                                 $60,370   $59,388
Add:   Non-cash expenses (6)                            851       985
Less:  FF&E reserve income (1) (2)                   (5,855)   (6,209)
      FF&E deposits not in net income (2)           (3,550)   (3,439)
Cash available for distribution ("CAD")             $51,816   $50,725
Weighted average common shares outstanding           62,553    62,520

Per common share amounts:
      Net income available for common shareholders   $0.46     $0.50
      FFO (3)                                        $0.97     $0.95
      CAD (3)                                        $0.83     $0.81
      Common distributions declared                  $0.72     $0.71

Hospitality Properties Trust

(1) All of our hotels are leased to or operated by third-parties; HPT does not operate hotels. At various times since June 2001, 22 of our hotels, containing 3,139 rooms, began to be operated by Marriott International under a long-term management contract; most of these hotels were previously leased to Marriott. These hotels are now leased to a 100% subsidiary of ours, as allowed by the REIT Modernization Act which became effective in 2001. Although our long-term management contract with Marriott includes security features which are similar to those under our leases, after a property begins to be operated under a management contract rather than under a lease, our consolidated revenues include hotel sales rather than rental income and our expenses include hotel operating expenses. We have agreed to this new arrangement for a total of 35 hotels, containing 5,382 rooms and expect it to begin for the remaining 13 hotels from time to time prior to June 30, 2004. The amounts in the following table include net revenues over expenses and FF&E escrows of the 16 hotels which began to be leased to our subsidiary tenant prior to January 1, 2002, two hotels which began to be leased to our subsidiary tenant on September 6, 2002 and four hotels which began to be leased to our subsidiary tenant on January 3, 2003. During the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, $2,226 and $1,595 respectively, of hotel operating expenses were funded by Marriott and are reflected as a reduction in hotel operating expenses.

                                                     Quarter Ended
                                                        March 31,
                                                     2003      2002

Hotel operating revenues                            $22,786   $18,139
  Less:  Hotel operating expenses                  (14,046)  (11,169)
  Net payments by Marriott to our
   subsidiary tenant                                 8,740     6,970
  Less:  Payments made into FF&E Reserve escrows    (1,150)     (943)
Net                                                  $7,590    $6,027

(2) Some of the HPT leases provide that FF&E Reserve escrows are owned by HPT. Other leases provide that FF&E Reserve escrows are owned by the tenants and HPT has a security and remainder interest in the escrow accounts. When HPT owns the escrow, generally accepted accounting principles require that payments into the escrow be reported as additional rent. When HPT has a security and remainder interest in the escrow accounts, deposits are not included in revenue but are included in FFO. CAD excludes all FF&E Reserves.

(3) HPT computes FFO and CAD as shown in the calculations above. HPT considers FFO and CAD to be appropriate measures of performance for a REIT, along with net income and cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities, because they provide investors with an indication of a REIT's operating performance and its ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures, pay distributions and fund other cash needs. Neither FFO nor CAD represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance or liquidity. FFO and CAD are two important factors considered by HPT's board of trustees in determining the amount of distributions to shareholders.

(4) HPT recognizes percentage rental income received for the first, second and third quarters in the fourth quarter. Although recognition of revenue is deferred for purposes of calculating net income, the calculations of FFO and CAD include amounts received with respect to periods shown.

(5) Represents the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs related to early extinguishment of debt.

(6) Represents the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and discounts, stock based compensation and incentive fee expense to be settled in stock.

Hotel Revenue Data

 The following table summarizes the hotel operating statistics reported to us by our third party tenants and managers for 250 hotels (34,160 rooms) that were open for a full year as of January 1, 2003.

                                           1st       1st
                                         Quarter   Quarter    Change
                                          2003      2002

Average Daily Rate ("ADR")                $79.48    $81.67     -2.7%
Occupancy                                  68.1%     69.0%   -0.9 pts
Revenue per Available Room ("RevPAR")     $54.10    $56.38     -4.0%


                       Key Balance Sheet Data

                                            March 31,    December 31,
                                              2003           2002

Cash                                       $28,437,000     $7,337,000
Real Estate, at cost                    $2,801,500,000 $2,762,322,000
Debt
    Floating rate - Credit Facility,
     due 2005                                     $--            $--
    Fixed rate - 7.00% Senior Notes,
     due 2008                             149,867,000    149,861,000
    Fixed rate - 8.50% Senior Notes,
     due 2009                                      --    150,000,000
    Fixed rate - 9.125% Senior Notes,
     due 2010                              49,955,000     49,953,000
    Fixed rate - 6.85% Senior Notes,
     due 2012                             124,173,000    124,151,000
    Fixed rate - 6.75% Senior Notes,
     due 2013                             173,956,000             --
    Total Debt                           $497,951,000   $473,965,000
Book Equity
    9.5% Series A Preferred (3,000,000
     shares outstanding)                  $72,207,000    $72,207,000
    8.875% Series B Preferred
     (3,450,000 shares outstanding)        83,306,000     83,306,000
    Common (62,574,925 and 62,547,348
     shares outstanding)                1,476,107,000  1,489,507,000

    Total Equity                       $1,631,620,000 $1,645,020,000


                           Additional Data
            (in thousands except percentages and ratios)

                                               March 31, December 31,
                                                 2003        2002
Leverage Ratios
Total Debt / Total Assets                         20.6%       19.7%
Total Debt / Real Estate, at cost                 17.8%       17.2%
Total Debt / Total Book Capitalization            23.4%       22.4%
Variable Rate Debt / Total Debt                     --          --

                                               March 31,   March 31,
                                                 2003        2002
Coverage Ratios
Net Income                                      $32,602     $33,331
Loss on early extinguishment of debt              2,582          --
Interest expense                                 10,669      10,047
Depreciation and amortization                    25,070      23,734
Less:
    FF&E reserve income                         (5,855)     (6,209)
EBITDA                                          $65,068     $60,903
EBITDA / Interest expense                          6.1x        6.1x
EBITDA / Interest Expense + Preferred Dividend     4.5x        5.1x

Contact:

John G. Murray, President

Mark L. Kleifges, CFO
(617) 964-8389
www.hptreit.com

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