Investment in Hotel Properties (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2009 Parcel of Land Sold	Dec. 31, 2009 Marriott Del Mar	Dec. 31, 2011 Land	Dec. 31, 2010 Land	Dec. 31, 2011 Buildings and improvements	Dec. 31, 2010 Buildings and improvements	Dec. 31, 2011 Furniture, fixtures and equipment	Dec. 31, 2010 Furniture, fixtures and equipment	Dec. 31, 2011 Intangibles	Dec. 31, 2010 Intangibles	Dec. 31, 2011 Franchise fees	Dec. 31, 2010 Franchise fees	Dec. 31, 2011 Construction in process	Dec. 31, 2010 Construction in process
Investment in Hotel Properties
Investment in hotel properties, gross		$ 3,435,446,000	$ 2,430,486,000				$ 265,108,000	$ 237,758,000	$ 2,639,867,000	$ 1,867,786,000	$ 342,880,000	$ 251,743,000	$ 164,961,000	$ 34,081,000	$ 1,068,000	$ 983,000	$ 21,562,000	$ 38,135,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(657,620,000)	(527,667,000)
Investment in hotel properties, net		2,777,826,000	1,902,819,000
Impairment loss	1,900,000	10,862,000	1,943,000	30,852,000	100,000	25,400,000
Net proceeds from sale of parcel of land					100,000
Net loss on sale of parcel of land					$ 100,000