Investment in Hotel Properties (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Acquisitions 2013 item	Jun. 30, 2014 Fairmont Newport Beach Land Member Acquisitions 2014 acre
Unaudited pro forma results of operations
Area of land acquired (in acres)						7
Payment to acquire real estate						$ 11,000,000
Number of hotels acquired					3
Revenues	300,852,000	281,393,000	544,335,000	509,319,000
Income available (loss attributable) to common stockholders from continuing operations	$ 34,179,000	$ 23,844,000	$ 26,334,000	$ (10,314,000)
Income (loss) per diluted share available (attributable) to common stockholders from continuing operations	$ 0.19	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ (0.07)