COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies And Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Management Agreements Our wholly-owned TRS, 44 New England Management Company, and certain of our joint venture entities engage eligible independent contractors in accordance with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including Hersha Hospitality Management Limited Partnership (“HHMLP”), as the property managers for hotels it leases from us pursuant to management agreements. HHMLP is owned, in part, by certain executives and trustees of the Company. Our management agreements with HHMLP provide for a term of five years and are subject to early termination upon the occurrence of defaults and certain other events described therein. As required under the REIT qualification rules, HHMLP must qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” during the term of the management agreements. Under the management agreements, HHMLP generally pays the operating expenses of our hotels. All operating expenses or other expenses incurred by HHMLP in performing its authorized duties are reimbursed or borne by our TRS to the extent the operating expenses or other expenses are incurred within the limits of the applicable approved hotel operating budget. HHMLP is not obligated to advance any of its own funds for operating expenses of a hotel or to incur any liability in connection with operating a hotel. Management agreements with other unaffiliated hotel management companies have similar terms. For its services, HHMLP receives a base management fee and, if a hotel exceeds certain thresholds, an incentive management fee. The base management fee for a hotel is due monthly and is equal to 3% of gross revenues associated with each hotel managed for the related month. The incentive management fee, if any, for a hotel is due annually in arrears on the ninetieth day following the end of each fiscal year and is based upon the financial performance of the hotels. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, base management fees incurred from HHMLP totaled $969 and $3,652, and $3,902 and $10,594, respectively, and are recorded as Hotel Operating Expenses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we did not incur incentive management fees. Franchise Agreements Our branded hotel properties are operated under franchise agreements assumed by the hotel property lessee. The franchise agreements have 10 to 20 year terms, but may be terminated by either the franchisee or franchisor on certain anniversary dates specified in the agreements. The franchise agreements require annual payments for franchise royalties, reservation, and advertising services, and such payments are based upon percentages of gross room revenue. These payments are paid by the hotels and charged to expense as incurred. Franchise fee expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $1,319 and $6,034, and $5,922 and $17,518, respectively, and are recorded in Hotel Operating Expenses. The initial fees incurred to enter into the franchise agreements are amortized over the life of the franchise agreements. Accounting and Information Technology Fees Each of the wholly-owned hotels and consolidated joint venture hotel properties managed by HHMLP incurs a monthly accounting and information technology fee. Monthly fees for accounting services are between $2 and $3 per property and monthly information technology fees range from $1 to $2 per property. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred accounting fees of $332 and $315, and $976 and $946, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred information technology fees of $107 and $99, and $315 and $303, respectively. Accounting fees and information technology fees are included in Hotel Operating Expenses. Capital Expenditure Fees HHMLP charges a 5% fee on certain capital expenditures and pending renovation projects at the properties as compensation for procurement services related to capital expenditures and for project management of renovation projects. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred fees of $91 and $530, and $1,047 and $2,043, respectively, which were capitalized with the cost of capital expenditures. Acquisitions from Affiliates We have entered into an option agreement with certain of our officers and trustees such that we obtain a right of first refusal to purchase any hotel owned or developed in the future by these individuals or entities controlled by them at fair market value. This right of first refusal would apply to each party until one year after such party ceases to be an officer or trustee of the Company. Our Acquisition Committee of the Board of Trustees is comprised solely of independent trustees, and the purchase prices and all material terms of the purchase of hotels from related parties are approved by the Acquisition Committee. Hotel Supplies For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred charges for hotel supplies of $1 and $46, and $63 and $260, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred charges for capital expenditure purchases of $121 and $3,578, and $1,177 and $7,995, respectively. These purchases were made from Hersha Purchasing and Design, a hotel supply company owned, in part, by certain executives and trustees of the Company. Hotel supplies are expensed and included in Hotel Operating Expenses on our consolidated statements of operations, and capital expenditure purchases are included in investment in hotel properties on our consolidated balance sheets. Approximately $20 and $9 is included in accounts payable for the purchase of hotel supplies at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Insurance Services The Company utilizes the services of the Hersha Group, a risk management business owned, in part, by certain executives and trustees of the Company. The Hersha Group provides consulting and procurement services to the Company related to the placement of property and casualty insurance, placement of general liability insurance, and for claims handling for our hotel properties. The total costs of property insurance that we paid through the Hersha Group were $1,835 and $1,533, and $5,009 and $4,402, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These amounts paid to the Hersha Group include insurance premiums, which are then paid to insurance carriers, and consulting procurement fees and claims handling as compensation for services. Restaurant Lease Agreements with Independent Restaurant Group The Company enters into lease agreements with a number of restaurant management companies for the lease of restaurants located within our hotels. The Company previously entered into lease agreements with Independent Restaurant Group ("IRG") for restaurants at three of its hotel properties. Jay H. Shah and Neil H. Shah, executive officers and/or trustees of the Company, collectively own a 70.0% interest in IRG. The Company’s restaurant lease agreements with IRG generally provided for a term of five years and the payment of base rents and percentage rents, which were based on IRG’s revenue in excess of defined thresholds. Effective April 1, 2020, each of these lease agreements became a management agreement between the Company and IRG, subject to the supervision of HHMLP, as property manager. At the time of the conversion of the lease agreements to management agreements there was rent due of $103, which was forgiven due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of our hotels and IRG's restaurants. The total amount of revenue recognized from IRG was $0 and $233 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Due From Related Parties The due from related parties balance as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was approximately $1,910 and $6,113, respectively. The balances primarily consisted of working capital deposits made to HHMLP and other entities owned, in part, by certain executives and trustees of the Company. Due to Related Parties The balance due to related parties as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $0.