CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
REVENUES
Room	$ 132,623	$ 119,622
Food and beverage	49,628	46,835
Other operating	12,670	11,777
Total revenues	194,921	178,234
OPERATING EXPENSES
Room	37,454	33,436
Food and beverage	35,096	32,850
Other operating	4,242	3,894
Advertising and promotion	11,265	9,901
Repairs and maintenance	8,374	7,483
Utilities	6,183	6,004
Franchise costs	6,478	5,971
Property tax, ground lease and insurance	18,468	15,554
Property general and administrative	23,606	21,910
Corporate overhead	6,171	5,198
Depreciation and amortization	34,016	30,882
Total operating expenses	191,353	173,083
Operating income	3,568	5,151
Interest and other income	563	63
Interest expense	(17,414)	(19,359)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(44)	(191)
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations	(13,327)	(14,336)
Income tax provision	(6,157)
Loss from continuing operations	(19,484)	(14,336)
Income from discontinued operations	48,410	1,368
NET INCOME (LOSS)	28,926	(12,968)
Income from consolidated joint venture attributable to non-controlling interest	(297)	(560)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(8)	(8)
Preferred stock dividends and redemption charge	(10,903)	(7,437)
Undistributed income allocated to unvested restricted stock compensation	(218)	0
INCOME AVAILABLE (LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE) TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	17,500	(20,973)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AVAILABLE (LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE) TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 17,500	$ (20,973)
Basic and diluted per share amounts:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.19)
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.01
Basic and diluted income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ (0.18)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	151,076	117,426