Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Hotel	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Deferred Financing Fees
Financing costs incurred and paid	$ 9,049,000	$ 4,788,000	$ 3,540,000
Number of hotels with whose acquisitions, deferred financing fees were incurred and paid related to the assumptions of debt	2
Total amortization and write-off of deferred financing fees	3,305,000	3,623,000	2,673,000
Continuing operations:
Amortization of deferred financing fees	3,232,000	1,585,000	1,811,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees	21,000	1,585,000	284,000
Total deferred financing fees - continuing operations	3,253,000	3,170,000	2,095,000
Discontinued operations:
Amortization of deferred financing fees	10,000	453,000	578,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees	42,000
Total amortization and write-off of deferred financing fees	52,000	453,000	578,000
Valley River Inn
Discontinued operations:
Write-off of deferred financing fees	42,000
Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square
Continuing operations:
Write-off of deferred financing fees	21,000
Mass Mutual loan
Continuing operations:
Write-off of deferred financing fees		100,000
Number of hotel properties released from loan		3
Senior corporate credit facility
Continuing operations:
Write-off of deferred financing fees		$ 1,500,000	$ 300,000