Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Hotel Operating Revenues:
Other Revenues			$ 292	$ 1,385	$ 1,097
Total Revenues			529,960	495,063	498,237
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Hotel Ground Rent			4,581	4,228	3,460
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes and Property Insurance			38,601	35,194	32,300
General and Administrative (including Share Based Payments of $10,803, $11,436, and $9,286 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively)			26,431	26,881	23,553
Acquisition and Terminated Transaction Costs			0	29	2,203
Loss on Impairment of Assets			0	0	4,082
Depreciation and Amortization			96,529	89,831	83,752
(Gains from) Property Losses in Excess of Insurance Recoveries		$ 4,268	12	(12,649)	4,268
Total Operating Expenses			483,590	442,363	448,668
Operating Income			46,370	52,700	49,569
Interest Income			253	114	271
Interest Expense			(52,205)	(48,491)	(42,662)
Other Expense			(584)	(901)	(771)
Gain on Disposition of Hotel Properties			0	4,148	90,350
Lease Buyout			0	0	268
Loss on Debt Extinguishment			(280)	(22)	(590)
(Loss) Income Before Results from Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments and Income Taxes			(6,446)	7,548	96,435
Income (Loss) from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		(2,473)	691	1,084	(2,473)
Gain from Remeasurement of Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture		16,240	0	0	16,240
Income from Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments			691	1,084	13,767
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes			(5,755)	8,632	110,202
Income Tax Expense			(92)	(267)	(5,262)
Net (Loss) Income		104,940	(5,847)	8,365	104,940
Preferred Distributions		(24,169)	(24,174)	(24,174)	(24,169)
Extinguishment of Issuance Costs Upon Redemption of Preferred Shares		$ 0	0	0
Net (Loss) Income Applicable to Common Shareholders			$ (27,843)	$ (14,184)	75,699
BASIC
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders (in dollars per share)		$ 1.82	$ (0.74)	$ (0.38)
DILUTED
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations Applicable to Common Shareholders (in dollars per share)		$ 1.79	$ (0.74)	$ (0.38)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		41,423,804	38,907,894	39,383,763
Diluted (in shares)	[1]	42,056,431	38,907,894	39,383,763
Noncontrolling Interests Common Units And LTIP Units [Member]
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Net (Loss) Income			$ (2,366)	$ (916)	5,072
Income Allocated to Noncontrolling Interests			2,366	916	(5,072)
Joint Venture Partner [Member]
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Net (Loss) Income			(300)	(3,417)
Income Allocated to Noncontrolling Interests			(188)	709	0
Occupancy [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenues:
Hotel Operating Revenues			424,698	397,907	411,149
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Hotel Operating Expenses			93,488	88,663	90,716
Food and Beverage [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenues:
Hotel Operating Revenues			65,379	64,546	58,491
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Hotel Operating Expenses			52,820	52,122	47,906
Hotel, Other [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenues:
Hotel Operating Revenues			39,591	31,225	27,500
Hotel Operating Expenses:
Hotel Operating Expenses			$ 171,128	$ 158,064	$ 156,428

[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.