Consolidated Statement Of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue:
Hotel Operating Revenues	$ 338,064,000		$ 299,005,000		$ 229,156,000
Interest Income from Development Loans	158,000		1,998,000		3,427,000
Other Revenues	191,000		212,000		330,000
Total Revenues	338,413,000		301,215,000		232,913,000
Operating Expenses:
Hotel Operating Expenses	188,431,000		161,982,000		121,402,000
Gain on Insurance Settlements	(403,000)
Hotel Ground Rent	985,000		835,000		877,000
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes and Property Insurance	24,083,000		19,341,000		15,936,000
General and Administrative (including Share Based Payments of $9,746, $9,678 and $7,590 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively)	24,025,000		23,455,000		18,488,000
Acquisition and Terminated Transaction Costs	974,000		1,179,000		2,734,000
Depreciation and Amortization	55,784,000		48,243,000		40,562,000
Gain on Hotel Acquisitions, Net	(12,096,000)
Total Operating Expenses	281,783,000		255,035,000		199,999,000
Operating Income	56,630,000		46,180,000		32,914,000
Interest Income	1,784,000		1,311,000		456,000
Interest Expense	39,984,000		37,295,000		33,447,000
Other Expense	897,000		740,000		1,011,000
Loss on Debt Extinguishment	545,000		3,189,000		102,000
Income (Loss) Before (Loss) Income from Unconsolidated Joint Venture	16,988,000		6,267,000		(1,190,000)
(Loss) Income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	(22,000)		(232,000)		210,000
Impairment of Investment in Unconsolidated Joint	(1,813,000)				(1,677,000)
(Loss) Gain from Remeasurement of Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture			(1,892,000)		2,757,000
(Loss) Income from Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments	(1,835,000)		(2,124,000)		1,290,000
Income Before Income Taxes	15,153,000		4,143,000		100,000
Income Tax Benefit	5,600,000		3,355,000
Income from Continuing Operations	20,753,000		7,498,000		100,000
Discontinued Operations (Note 12):
Gain on Disposition of Hotel Properties	32,121,000		11,231,000		991,000
Impairment of Discontinued Assets	(10,314,000)				(30,248,000)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes	7,388,000		3,489,000		2,189,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	29,195,000		14,720,000		(27,068,000)
Net Income (Loss)	49,948,000		22,218,000		(26,968,000)
(Income) Loss Allocated to Noncontrolling Interests	(335,000)		158,000		1,734,000
Preferred Distributions	(14,611,000)		(14,000,000)		(10,499,000)
Less: Extinguishment of Issuance Costs Upon Redemption of Series A Preferred Shares	(2,250,000)
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 32,752,000		$ 8,376,000		$ (35,733,000)
BASIC
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 0.02		$ (0.03)		$ (0.06)
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 0.14		$ 0.08		$ (0.15)
Net (Loss) Income Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 0.16		$ 0.04		$ (0.21)
DILUTED
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 0.02		$ (0.03)		$ (0.06)
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 0.14		$ 0.08		$ (0.15)
Net (Loss) Income Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 0.16		$ 0.04		$ (0.21)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	198,390,450		187,415,270		168,753,382
Diluted	201,918,177	[1]	187,415,270	[1]	168,753,382	[1]

[1] Income (loss) allocated to noncontrolling interest in Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership has been excluded from the numerator and units of limited partnership interest in Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership have been omitted from the denominator for the purpose of computing diluted earnings per share since the effect of including these amounts in the numerator and denominator would have no impact.  In addition, potentially dilutive common shares, if any, have been excluded from the denominator if they are anti-dilutive to income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders.