DEBT (Mortgages) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2022	Oct. 06, 2022	Aug. 04, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Total debt				$ 633,281
Repayments of secured debt				160,287	$ 24,186	$ 1,684
Debt modification expense				21	90
Hotel Milo Santa Barbara | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Repayments of secured debt		$ 20,696
Courtyard Los Angeles | Assets Held-for-sale
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Repayments of secured debt			$ 35,000
Courtyard Sunnyvale | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Mortgage loan extinguishment	$ 39,309
Pan Pacific Seattle | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Repayments of secured debt				27,147
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Mortgage Indebtedness				0	156,239
Net Unamortized Discount				0	(4,382)
Net Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs				0	(4,209)
Total debt				0	147,648
Mortgages
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Mortgage Indebtedness				208,880	306,078
Net Unamortized Premium				7	13
Net Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs				(533)	(1,477)
Total debt				208,354	304,614
Junior Subordinated Debt | Hersha Statutory Trust I and Hersha Statutory Trust II
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Mortgage Indebtedness				51,548	51,548
Net Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs				(653)	(706)
Total debt				50,895	50,842
Notes Payable And Payments In Kind
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Total debt				$ 50,895	$ 198,490
Minimum | Mortgages
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Effective interest rate				4.02%
Maximum | Mortgages
Mortgages and Notes Payable
Effective interest rate				8.50%