Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 item	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile	Dec. 31, 2012 Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile	Jun. 30, 2012 Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile	Jun. 30, 2012 Buildings and improvements Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile	Mar. 31, 2013 Number of rooms California item	Mar. 31, 2013 Number of rooms New York item	Mar. 31, 2013 Number of rooms Illinois item	Mar. 31, 2013 Revenue generated by hotels California	Mar. 31, 2013 Revenue generated by hotels New York	Mar. 31, 2013 Revenue generated by hotels Illinois	Mar. 31, 2013 Renovation and Construction Commitments	Mar. 31, 2013 Workers' compensation insurance programs Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile
Management Agreements
Basic management fees (as a percent)				2.00%	3.50%
Basic management fees incurred
Continuing operations - property general and administrative expense, and corporate overhead expense	$ 5,355,000	$ 4,895,000
Discontinued operations	65,000	566,000
Total basic management fees	5,420,000	5,461,000
Incentive management fees incurred
Continuing operations - property general and administrative expense	804,000	676,000
Discontinued operations		157,000
Total incentive management fees	804,000	833,000
License and Franchise Agreements
Royalty expense	2,200,000	2,100,000
Continuing operations - franchise costs	6,478,000	5,971,000
Discontinued operations	73,000	760,000
License and franchise costs incurred	6,551,000	6,731,000
Renovation and Construction Commitments
Remaining construction commitments																33,200,000
Capital Leases
Remaining term of lease									85 years 7 months 6 days
Capital lease obligation						15,600,000	15,600,000	15,600,000
Capital lease obligation, current	35,000
Capital lease contingent rent criteria (as a percent)	4.00%
Percentage rent paid						0
Assets under capital lease
Buildings and improvements	58,799,000		58,799,000
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	104,000		104,000
Capital lease assets, gross	58,903,000		58,903,000
Accumulated depreciation	(1,242,000)		(871,000)
Capital lease assets, net	57,661,000		58,032,000
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases
2013	1,437,000
2014	1,440,000
2015	1,403,000
2016	1,403,000
2017	1,403,000
Thereafter	111,868,000
Total minimum lease payments	118,954,000
Less: Amount representing interest	(103,304,000)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	15,650,000
Ground and Operating Leases
Continuing operations - property tax, ground lease and insurance expense	4,231,000	4,164,000
Discontinued operations		7,000
Total rent expense	4,231,000	4,171,000
Lease expense on corporate facility	100,000	100,000
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels which are held for investment	26									8	3	3
Concentration risk (as a percent)										31.00%	11.00%	10.00%	32.00%	12.00%	5.00%
Other
Outstanding irrevocable letters of credit																	3,700,000
Term of unsecured environmental indemnities	0 years
Damage limitation of unsecured environmental indemnities	0
Drawn amount during the period	$ 0