Investment In Hotel Properties (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011 property	Sep. 30, 2014 Hurricane Sandy [Member] property	Aug. 23, 2012 Hilton Garden Inn 52nd Street, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Hilton Garden Inn 52nd Street, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Holiday Inn Express, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Holiday Inn Express, New York, NY [Member] Hurricane Sandy [Member] property	Jul. 22, 2011 Hampton Inn, Pearl Street, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Hampton Inn, Pearl Street, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Hampton Inn, Pearl Street, New York, NY [Member] Hurricane Sandy [Member] property	Sep. 30, 2014 Hotel Milo, Santa Barbara, California [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Parrot Key Hotel And Resort, Key West, FL [Member]	May 07, 2014 Parrot Key Hotel And Resort, Key West, FL [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisition Activity [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisition Activity [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisition Activity [Member] Hilton Garden Inn 52nd Street, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisition Activity [Member] Hilton Garden Inn 52nd Street, New York, NY [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisition Activity [Member] Hotel Milo, Santa Barbara, California [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisition Activity [Member] Hotel Milo, Santa Barbara, California [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High														$ 2,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability														1,000	0
Total Purchase Price						84,000	112,285						41,928
Gain on Hotel Acquisitions, net	13,594	12,108					13,594
Development loan, principal amount							10,000
Business acquisition, cancellation of accrued interest receivable							12,494
Gain on Development Loan Impairment Recovery	22,494
Mortgage loan							45,000
Number of Real Estate Properties				4	2				1			1
Acquisition costs	2,152
Revenue																10,840	17,473	4,341	5,484	3,277	6,577
Net Income (Loss)																2,543	3,687	992	1,129	667	958
Asset Development and Renovation [Abstract]
Acquisition Date							May 27, 2014			Jul. 22, 2011			Feb. 28, 2014
Business acquisition, cash paid							27,500			28,300
Development costs											9,247
Investment in hotel properties	1,752,115		1,535,835								37,547
Estimated impairment charge								1,586			1,997
Corresponding insurance claim								1,486			1,897
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance Recovery	$ 4,602	$ 403