Other Assets (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 item	Mar. 31, 2013 item	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Other assets, net
Acquisition deposits	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 2,500,000
Property and equipment, net	2,449,000	2,449,000		2,529,000
Land held for development	188,000	188,000		188,000
Intangibles, net	7,727,000	7,727,000		7,877,000
Interest receivable	237,000	237,000
Interest rate cap derivative agreements	57,000	57,000		48,000
Cash trap receivables	8,208,000	8,208,000		8,208,000
Other receivables	3,856,000	3,856,000		4,130,000
Other	2,987,000	2,987,000		2,922,000
Total other assets, net	31,709,000	31,709,000		25,902,000
Cost basis	10,267,000	10,267,000		10,153,000
Accumulated depreciation	(7,818,000)	(7,818,000)		(7,624,000)
Amortization expense		4,453,000	4,510,000
Number of hotels for which acquisition deposits were paid	2	2
Preferred equity investment
Long term investments
Dividends on the preferred equity investment		500,000
Hilton New Orleans St. Charles Avenue
Other assets, net
Acquisition deposits	1,000,000
BuyEfficient, LLC
Other assets, net
Intangibles, net	7,700,000	7,700,000		7,900,000
Accumulated amortization	1,300,000	1,300,000		1,200,000
Amortization expense		$ 100,000	$ 100,000
BuyEfficient, LLC | Maximum
Other assets, net
Useful life of intangibles		20 years
BuyEfficient, LLC | Minimum
Other assets, net
Useful life of intangibles		7 years