Investment In Hotel Properties (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Hurricane Sandy [Member]	Apr. 09, 2013 Hyatt Union Square, New York, NY [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hyatt Union Square, New York, NY [Member]		Jul. 22, 2011 32 Pearl Street, New York, NY [Member]	Aug. 13, 2012 Courtyard By Marriot, Ewing, NJ [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Courtyard By Marriot, Ewing, NJ [Member]	Jun. 18, 2012 Holiday Inn Express, New York, NY [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Holiday Inn Express, New York, NY [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Holiday Inn Express, New York, NY [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hampton Inn, Pearl Street, New York, NY [Member]	Oct. 16, 2013 Hotel Oceana, Santa Barbara, California [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel 373, Fifth Avenue, NY [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 18, 2013 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member] property	Sep. 20, 2013 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member] property	May 08, 2012 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member] property	Aug. 15, 2011 Non-core Hotel Properties [Member] property
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 61,500	$ 55,956	$ 55,336
Acquisition costs	855
Development loan, principal amount					10,000
Business acquisition, cancellation of accrued interest receivable					3,303
Mortgage loan					55,000
Gain on hotel acquisition					12,108
Percentage of interest acquired									50.00%		50.00%
Cash acquired											10,000
Accrued interest payable forgiven											800
Investment in hotel properties	1,535,835	1,466,713									90,201
Aggregate mortgage and mezzanine debt assumed									12,875		73,038
Premium recorded on mortgage and mezzanine debt assumed											3,436
Mezzanine debt repaid											15,000
Asset Development and Renovation [Abstract]
Acquisition Date						Apr. 09, 2013	[1]	Jul. 22, 2011		Aug. 13, 2012			Jun. 18, 2012
Business acquisition, cash paid					36,000			28,300							42,000
Estimated impairment charge												1,586		1,997
Corresponding insurance claim												1,486		1,897
Estimated receiveable from the property insurance claim	6,546
Property insurance received	5,001			4,840
Purchase And Sale Agreement [Abstract]
Number of Real Estate Properties																	12	16	4	18
Mortgage debt assumed															25,250
Purchase and sales agreement, Purchase price																$ 37,000

[1] On April 9, 2013, we completed the acquisition of the Hyatt Union Square hotel in New York, NY from Risingsam Union Square LLC.  Consideration given in exchange for the property included $36,000 paid in cash to the seller and our cancellation of a development loan receivable in the original principal amount of $10,000 and $3,303 of accrued interest on the loan.  In addition, we paid off the existing construction financing and entered into a new mortgage loan of $55,000. We recognized a net gain of approximately $12,108 on the purchase of the Hyatt Union Square hotel as the fair value of the assets acquired less any liabilities assumed exceeded the consideration transferred.