Interest Rate Derivative Agreements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jan. 31, 2011 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Jun. 30, 2012 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square	Apr. 30, 2011 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Jun. 30, 2012 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Jun. 30, 2012 JW Marriott New Orleans	Feb. 28, 2011 JW Marriott New Orleans	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Agreement	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Cap 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	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Agreement	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap Agreement	Jun. 30, 2012 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							62.00%		75.00%
Debt assumed at acquisition							$ 270,000,000					$ 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													100,000	400,000
Fair values of derivative agreements																						300,000
Interest rate cap derivative agreements	72,000		72,000		386,000											100,000
Notional amount of related debt								180,000,000										120,000,000			41,100,000
Repayment of mortgage loan						90,000,000			233,800,000
New mortgage loan						180,000,000			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%	5.45%
Net loss due to changes in the fair value of the company's derivative agreements	400,000	1,000,000	499,000	1,004,000
Fair value of derivative liabilities	$ 1,753,000		$ 1,753,000		$ 1,567,000														$ 1,800,000	$ 1,600,000