Interest Rate Derivative Agreements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009	Oct. 31, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jan. 31, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Dec. 31, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Apr. 30, 2011 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Dec. 31, 2011 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Dec. 31, 2011 JW Marriott New Orleans	Feb. 28, 2011 JW Marriott New Orleans	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Agreement	Oct. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jan. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Apr. 30, 2011 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Agreement	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap Agreement JW Marriott New Orleans	Feb. 28, 2011 Interest Rate Swap Agreement JW Marriott New Orleans
Interest Rate Derivative Agreements
Number of derivative agreements										2					1
Percentage of equity interest purchased (as a percent)				62.00%	62.00%	75.00%	75.00%
Debt assumed at acquisition				$ 270,000,000				$ 42,200,000	$ 42,200,000
Interest rate, description of reference rate			3-month LIBOR	3-Month LIBOR		3-Month LIBOR	3-Month LIBOR				3-Month LIBOR
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)			3.25%	1.15%		3.25%	3.25%
Fair values of derivative agreements	386,000									400,000		100,000
Fair values of derivative agreements																	300,000
Notional amount of related debt														120,000,000		41,500,000
Repayment of mortgage loan		119,800,000				233,800,000	233,800,000
New mortgage loan			180,000,000			240,000,000	240,000,000
Amount paid to acquire derivatives											900,000		100,000
Strike rate (as a percent)											4.00%			3.75%
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)								5.45%
Net loss due to changes in the fair value of the company's derivative agreements	2,655,000
Fair value of derivative liabilities	$ 1,567,000														$ 1,600,000