Investment In Hotel Properties (Condensed Pro Forma Financial Data) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Investment In Hotel Properties [Abstract]
Pro Forma Total Revenues									$ 493,096		$ 456,189
Pro Forma Income from Continuing Operations									43,180		73,717
Loss from Discontinued Operations											(1,665)
Pro Forma Net Income									43,180		72,052
(Loss) Allocated to Noncontrolling Interest									(448)		(1,144)
Preferred Distributions	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	$ (3,589)	(14,356)		(14,356)		$ (14,611)
Pro Forma Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders									$ 28,376		$ 56,552
Pro Forma Income applicable to Common Shareholders: Basic									$ 0.59		$ 1.14
Pro Forma Income applicable to Common Shareholders: Diluted									$ 0.59		$ 1.12
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding: Basic	45,663,416	47,417,452	48,530,716	49,582,790	49,657,486	49,649,379	49,623,618	50,185,938	47,786,811		49,777,302		49,597,613
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding: Diluted	46,211,104	47,909,549	49,043,914	49,582,790	50,228,966	50,155,497	50,053,389	50,185,938	48,369,658	[1]	50,307,506	[1]	50,479,545	[1]

[1] Income (loss) allocated to noncontrolling interest in Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership" or "HHLP") has been excluded from the numerator and common units of limited partnership interest ("Common Units") in the Operating Partnership have been omitted from the denominator for the purpose of computing diluted earnings per share since the effect of including these shares and units 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.