CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
REVENUES
Room	$ 168,260	$ 148,302	$ 300,883	$ 267,924
Food and beverage	52,842	52,168	102,470	99,003
Other operating	13,536	12,372	26,206	24,149
Total revenues	234,638	212,842	429,559	391,076
OPERATING EXPENSES
Room	40,537	35,521	77,991	68,956
Food and beverage	35,058	34,032	70,154	66,882
Other operating	3,887	3,729	8,129	7,624
Advertising and promotion	11,240	10,193	22,505	20,094
Repairs and maintenance	8,275	7,593	16,649	15,076
Utilities	6,129	5,892	12,312	11,897
Franchise costs	8,771	7,493	15,249	13,464
Property tax, ground lease and insurance	19,297	17,284	37,765	32,837
Property general and administrative	25,288	23,611	48,894	45,521
Corporate overhead	7,359	7,575	13,530	12,773
Depreciation and amortization	32,175	31,305	66,191	62,187
Total operating expenses	198,016	184,228	389,369	357,311
Operating income	36,622	28,614	40,190	33,765
Interest and other income	788	74	1,351	137
Interest expense	(17,272)	(19,429)	(34,686)	(38,788)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(44)	(191)
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations	20,138	9,259	6,811	(5,077)
Income tax provision	(129)		(6,286)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	20,009	9,259	525	(5,077)
Income from discontinued operations		2,596	48,410	3,964
NET INCOME (LOSS)	20,009	11,855	48,935	(1,113)
Income from consolidated joint venture attributable to non-controlling interest	(1,226)	(307)	(1,523)	(867)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(8)	(8)	(16)	(16)
Preferred stock dividends and redemption charge	(3,510)	(7,437)	(14,413)	(14,874)
Undistributed income allocated to unvested restricted stock compensation	(126)	(47)	(264)
INCOME AVAILABLE (LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE) TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	15,139	4,056	32,719	(16,870)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AVAILABLE (LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE) TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 15,139	$ 11,972	$ 32,719	$ (996)
Basic and diluted per share amounts:
Income (loss) from continuing operations available (attributable) to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.01	$ (0.10)	$ (0.18)
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.02	$ 0.31	$ 0.04
Basic and diluted income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.03	$ 0.21	$ (0.14)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	160,843	120,029	155,987	118,728