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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;21, 2025 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Virginia</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">26-1379210</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>814 East Main Street</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richmond, Virginia</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>23219</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip code)</B></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Justin G. Knight </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
  Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>814 East Main Street </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richmond, Virginia 23219 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(804) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">344-8121</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Paul
  Manca </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tifarah Allen </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hogan Lovells US LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>555
  Thirteenth Street, N.W. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20004 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">637-5600</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting
  company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B)&nbsp;of Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be sent or given to
  the persons participating in the Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions
  to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this registration statement or as a
  prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute the
  prospectus as required by Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;3.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents are incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </P>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017025025638/aple-20241231.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;24, 2025. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The portions of the Company&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017025050405/aple-20250402.htm">Definitive
   Proxy Statement</A> on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;3, 2025 incorporated by reference in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024.
  </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017025061853/aple-20250331.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;1, 2025. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission
  on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017025025642/aple-20250224.htm">February&nbsp;
  24, 2025</A> (with respect to Item 8.01 only), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000119312525035260/d930578d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
  25, 2025</A> (with respect to Item 8.01 only), and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001418121/000095017025075787/aple-20250519.htm">May&nbsp;21, 2025</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The description of the Company&#146;s common shares, no par value, contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
  Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000118518515001205/applehospitality8a12b051115.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A>, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;
  13, 2015, as updated by <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000095017024018793/aple-ex4_1.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended
  December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;22, 2024 and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
  of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
  incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports; provided, however, the Company is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
  any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
  registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
  modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;4.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Description of Securities. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;5.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the &#147;VSCA&#148;) permits, and the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation (the &#147;Articles&#148;)
  require, to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law, that the Company indemnify its officers and directors in a variety of circumstances, which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act. Under Sections <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13.1-697</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13.1-702</FONT> of the VSCA, a Virginia corporation generally is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil and criminal actions if such officer or
  director acted in good faith and believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to
  its best interests, and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The VSCA requires such indemnification, unless limited by a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation, when a
  director or officer entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Articles provide that the Company must indemnify any individual who is, was or is threatened to be made a party to a civil, criminal,
  administrative, investigative or other proceeding (including a proceeding by or in the right of the Company or by or on behalf of its shareholders) because such individual is or was a director or officer of the Company or of any legal entity
  controlled by the Company, or is or was a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan established at the direction of the Company, against all liabilities and reasonable expenses incurred by him on account of the proceeding, provided that the directors
  of the Company (excluding the indemnified party) determine in good faith that his course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company, and provided further that such liabilities and expenses were not
  incurred because of his willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard of duties or knowing violation of the criminal law.&nbsp;Before any indemnification is paid, a determination must be made that indemnification is permissible in the
  circumstances because the person seeking indemnification is eligible for indemnification and has met the standard of conduct set forth above.&nbsp;Such determination must be made in the manner provided by Virginia law for determining that
  indemnification of a director is permissible; provided, however, that if a majority of the directors of the Company has changed after the date of the alleged conduct giving rise to a claim for indemnification, the determination that indemnification
  is permissible must, at the option of the person claiming indemnification, be made by special legal counsel agreed upon by the board of directors of the Company and such person. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless a determination has been made that indemnification is not permissible, the Company must make advances and reimbursement for expenses
  incurred by any person named above upon receipt of an undertaking from him to repay the same if it is ultimately determined that such individual is not entitled to indemnification. The Company is authorized to contract in advance to indemnify its
  directors and officers to the extent it is required to indemnify them pursuant to the provisions described above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the
  above, indemnification will not be allowed for any liability imposed by judgment, and costs associated therewith, including attorneys&#146; fees, arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws associated with the
  public offering of the Company&#146;s common shares unless (i)&nbsp;there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee, or (ii)&nbsp;such claims have been
  dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee, or (iii)&nbsp;a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that
  indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
  authority in which securities of the Company were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rights of
  each person or entity entitled to indemnification under the Articles shall inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s or entity&#146;s heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns. Indemnification pursuant to the Articles shall not be
  exclusive of any other right of indemnification to which any person or entity may be entitled, including indemnification pursuant to a valid contract, indemnification by legal entities other than the Company, and indemnification under policies of
  insurance purchased and maintained by the Company or others. However, no person or entity shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the extent such person or entity is indemnified by another, including an insurer. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors or officers for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have
  been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.1</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000118518518001353/ex_119574.htm">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
   Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-37389)</FONT> filed August&nbsp;6, 2018) </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418121/000118518520000697/ex_186357.htm">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-37389)</FONT> filed May&nbsp;18, 2020) </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d905032dex51.htm">Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the validity of the common shares of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. registered hereby* </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001418121/000095017025075787/aple-ex10_1.htm">Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
  Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-37389)</FONT> filed May&nbsp;21, 2025) </A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
  (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
  volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
  Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however,
  </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to
  Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
  Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of
  the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
  the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
  directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
  policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp;In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
  or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
  opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
  governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
  that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Richmond,
  state of Virginia, on this 21st day of May, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Justin G. Knight</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Justin G. Knight</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Matthew P. Rash, Rachel S. Labrecque or Elizabeth S. Perkins, and
  each of them, as his <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or
  post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and other documents related thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming all that such <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
  in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Elizabeth S. Perkins</P></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Glade M. Knight</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Glenn W. Bunting, Jr.</P></TD>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2025
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Virginia
  26-1379210
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  814 East Main Street
  Richmond, Virginia
  23219
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip code)
  Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  Justin G. Knight
  Chief
  Executive Officer
  814 East Main Street
  Richmond, Virginia 23219
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  (804)
  344-8121
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copy to:
  Paul
  Manca
  Tifarah Allen
  Hogan Lovells US LLP
  555
  Thirteenth Street, N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20004
  (202)
  637-5600
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting
  company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. ☐
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form
  S-8
  will be sent or given to
  the persons participating in the Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions
  to Part I of Form
  S-8,
  such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as a
  prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute the
  prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  The following documents are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
  •
  The Company's Annual Report on
  Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February 24, 2025.
  •
  The portions of the Company's
  Definitive
   Proxy Statement
  on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 3, 2025 incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
  •
  The Company's Quarterly Report on
  Form
  10-Q
  for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May 1, 2025.
  •
  The Company's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission
  on
  February 
  24, 2025
  (with respect to Item 8.01 only),
  February 
  25, 2025
  (with respect to Item 8.01 only), and
  May 21, 2025
  .
  •
  The description of the Company's common shares, no par value, contained in the Company's Registration
  Statement on
  Form
  8-A
  , filed with the Commission on May 
  13, 2015, as updated by
  Exhibit 4.1
  to the Company's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended
  December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024 and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
  In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
  of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
  incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports; provided, however, the Company is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
  any Current Report on Form
  8-K.
  Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
  registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
  modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
  Item 4.
  Description of Securities.
  Not applicable.
  Item 5.
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the "VSCA") permits, and the Company's articles of incorporation (the "Articles")
  require, to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law, that the Company indemnify its officers and directors in a variety of circumstances, which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act. Under Sections
  13.1-697
  and
  13.1-702
  of the VSCA, a Virginia corporation generally is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil and criminal actions if such officer or
  director acted in good faith and believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to
  its best interests, and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The VSCA requires such indemnification, unless limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation, when a
  director or officer entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation.
  The Articles provide that the Company must indemnify any individual who is, was or is threatened to be made a party to a civil, criminal,
  administrative, investigative or other proceeding (including a proceeding by or in the right of the Company or by or on behalf of its shareholders) because such individual is or was a director or officer of the Company or of any legal entity
  controlled by the Company, or is or was a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan established at the direction of the Company, against all liabilities and reasonable expenses incurred by him on account of the proceeding, provided that the directors
  of the Company (excluding the indemnified party) determine in good faith that his course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company, and provided further that such liabilities and expenses were not
  incurred because of his willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard of duties or knowing violation of the criminal law. Before any indemnification is paid, a determination must be made that indemnification is permissible in the
  circumstances because the person seeking indemnification is eligible for indemnification and has met the standard of conduct set forth above. Such determination must be made in the manner provided by Virginia law for determining that
  indemnification of a director is permissible; provided, however, that if a majority of the directors of the Company has changed after the date of the alleged conduct giving rise to a claim for indemnification, the determination that indemnification
  is permissible must, at the option of the person claiming indemnification, be made by special legal counsel agreed upon by the board of directors of the Company and such person.
  Unless a determination has been made that indemnification is not permissible, the Company must make advances and reimbursement for expenses
  incurred by any person named above upon receipt of an undertaking from him to repay the same if it is ultimately determined that such individual is not entitled to indemnification. The Company is authorized to contract in advance to indemnify its
  directors and officers to the extent it is required to indemnify them pursuant to the provisions described above.
  Notwithstanding the
  above, indemnification will not be allowed for any liability imposed by judgment, and costs associated therewith, including attorneys' fees, arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws associated with the
  public offering of the Company's common shares unless (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee, or (ii) such claims have been
  dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee, or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that
  indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
  authority in which securities of the Company were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.
  The rights of
  each person or entity entitled to indemnification under the Articles shall inure to the benefit of such person's or entity's heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns. Indemnification pursuant to the Articles shall not be
  exclusive of any other right of indemnification to which any person or entity may be entitled, including indemnification pursuant to a valid contract, indemnification by legal entities other than the Company, and indemnification under policies of
  insurance purchased and maintained by the Company or others. However, no person or entity shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the extent such person or entity is indemnified by another, including an insurer.
  Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors or officers for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have
  been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
  Item 7.
  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8.
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  No.
  Description
  4.1
  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly
   Report on Form
  10-Q
  (SEC File
  No. 001-37389)
  filed August 6, 2018)
  4.2
  Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
  10-Q
  (SEC File
  No. 001-37389)
  filed May 18, 2020)
  5.1
  Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the validity of the common shares of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. registered hereby*
  10.1
  Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on
  Form
  8-K
  (SEC File
  No. 001-37389)
  filed May 21, 2025)
  23.1
  Consent of KPMG LLP*
  23.2
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP*
  23.3
  Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)*
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto)*
  107
  Filing Fee Table*
  *
  Filed herewith.
  Item 9.
  Undertakings.
  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
  (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
  volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
  Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
  (iii)
  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
  provided, however,
  that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to
  Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
  Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
  the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
  the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
  directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
  policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
  or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
  opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
  governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
  that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Richmond,
  state of Virginia, on this 21st day of May, 2025.
  APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Justin G. Knight
  Justin G. Knight
  Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Matthew P. Rash, Rachel S. Labrecque or Elizabeth S. Perkins, and
  each of them, as his
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or
  post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and other documents related thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
  in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Justin G. Knight
  Justin G. Knight
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Elizabeth S. Perkins
  Elizabeth S. Perkins
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Rachel S. Labrecque
  Rachel S. Labrecque
  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Glade M. Knight
  Glade M. Knight
  Executive Chairman
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Glenn W. Bunting, Jr.
  Glenn W. Bunting, Jr.
  Director
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Jon A. Fosheim
  Jon A. Fosheim
  Director
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Kristian M. Gathright
  Kristian M. Gathright
  Director
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Carolyn B. Handlon
  Carolyn B. Handlon
  Director
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Blythe J. McGarvie
  Blythe J. McGarvie
  Director
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ L. Hugh Redd
  L. Hugh Redd
  Director
  May 21, 2025
  /s/ Howard E. Woolley
  Howard E. Woolley
  Director
  May 21, 2025