Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue from Hotels [Abstract]
Hotel Operating Revenues		$ 466,370	$ 470,272	$ 417,226
Other Revenues		259	113	180
Total Revenues		466,629	470,385	417,406
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Hotel Operating Expenses		262,956	254,313	227,324
Insurance Recoveries				(4,604)
Hotel Ground Rent		3,600	3,137	2,433
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes and Property Insurance		32,157	34,518	30,342
General and Administrative (including Share Based Payments of $8,048, $6,523, and $6,028 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively)		24,444	20,515	20,363
Acquisition and Terminated Transaction Costs		2,560	1,119	2,472
Depreciation and Amortization		75,390	74,390	69,167
Contingent Consideration Related to Acquisition of Hotel Property				2,000
Total Operating Expenses		401,107	387,992	349,497
Operating Income		65,522	82,393	67,909
Interest Income		362	193	805
Interest Expense		(44,352)	(43,557)	(43,357)
Other Expense		(961)	(367)	(485)
Gain on Disposition of Hotel Properties		115,839		7,195
Gain on Hotel Acquisitions, net				12,667
Development Loan Recovery				22,494
Lease Buyout		(16,831)
Loss on Debt Extinguishment		(1,187)	(561)	(670)
Income Before Income from Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments and Income Taxes		118,392	38,101	66,558
(Loss) Income from Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments		(1,823)	965	693
Income Before Income Taxes		116,569	39,066	67,251
Income Tax Benefit		4,888	3,141	2,685
Income from Continuing Operations		121,457	42,207	69,936
Discontinued Operations:
Loss on Disposition of Discontinued Assets				(128)
Impairment of Discontinued Assets				(1,800)
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes				263
Loss from Discontinued Operations				(1,665)
Net Income		121,457	42,207	68,271
Income Allocated to Noncontrolling Interests		(4,477)	(411)	(1,016)
Preferred Distributions		(17,380)	(14,356)	(14,356)
Extinguishment of Issuance Costs Upon Redemption of Series B Preferred Shares		(4,021)
Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders		$ 95,579	$ 27,440	$ 52,899
BASIC
Income from Continuing Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders		$ 2.21	$ 0.56	$ 1.08
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders		0.00	0.00	(0.03)
Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders		2.21	0.56	1.05
DILUTED
Income from Continuing Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders		2.18	0.56	1.07
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders		0.00	0.00	(0.03)
Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders		$ 2.18	$ 0.56	$ 1.04
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		42,957,199	47,786,811	49,777,302
Diluted	[1]	43,530,731	48,369,658	50,307,506

[1] Income allocated to noncontrolling interest in Hersha Hospitality Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership" or "HHLP") has been excluded from the numerator and the Class A common shares issuable upon any redemption of the Operating Partnership's common units of limited partnership interest ("Common Units") and the Operating Partnership's vested LTIP units ("Vested LTIP Units") have been omitted from the denominator for the purpose of computing diluted earnings per share because 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 applicable to common shareholders.