Interest Rate Derivative Agreements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square Mortgage Payable	Mar. 31, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest rate derivative agreements. Designated as hedging instrument item	Mar. 31, 2013 Interest rate derivative agreements. Designated as hedging instrument item	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Cap Agreement item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Cap Agreement item	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Other assets, net item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Other assets, net item	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square Mortgage Payable	Apr. 30, 2013 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Cap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Agreement item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Agreement item	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Other liabilities item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument Other liabilities item	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument JW Marriott New Orleans Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument JW Marriott New Orleans Mortgage Payable
Interest Rate Derivative Agreements
Number of derivative agreements								0	0
Number of derivative agreements										2	2	2	2
Number of derivative agreements																			1	1	1	1
Interest rate, description of reference rate				3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR							3-month LIBOR			the 3-month LIBOR
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)				3.25%	3.25%	3.25%	3.25%
Strike rate under interest rate cap agreement														4.00%			3.75%
Fixed rate under interest rate swap agreement																							5.45%
Fair values of derivative liabilities																					$ 1,000,000	$ 1,100,000
Fair values of derivative assets	10,000		16,000									10,000	16,000
Notional amount														179,100,000	179,600,000		117,000,000	117,000,000					39,500,000	39,800,000
Cost of new interest rate cap agreement																12,000
Net gain due to changes in the fair value of the company's derivative agreements	$ 109,000	$ 157,000