Interest Rate Derivative Agreements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square Mortgage Payable	Aug. 31, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Jul. 31, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Jul. 31, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Sep. 30, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Jun. 30, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Sep. 30, 2014 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Dec. 31, 2013 Entity that owns the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Mortgage Payable	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest rate derivative agreements. Designated as hedging instrument item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest rate derivative agreements. Designated as hedging instrument item	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Rate Cap Agreement item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Cap Agreement item	Sep. 30, 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	Sep. 30, 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	Sep. 30, 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	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Agreement item	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Swap Agreement item	Sep. 30, 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	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Agreement Not designated as hedging instrument JW Marriott New Orleans Mortgage Payable	Sep. 30, 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						one-month LIBOR	one-month LIBOR	one-month LIBOR	three-month LIBOR	three-month LIBOR	one-month LIBOR	three-month LIBOR	one-month LIBOR	three-month LIBOR							LIBOR			LIBOR						LIBOR
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)						3.25%	3.25%	2.25%	3.25%	3.25%	2.25%	3.25%	2.25%	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																												$ 700,000	$ 1,100,000
Fair values of derivative assets	2,000		2,000		16,000														2,000	16,000
Notional amount																					178,000,000	179,600,000		117,000,000	117,000,000						39,100,000	39,800,000
Cost of new interest rate cap agreement				12,000																			12,000
Net gain due to changes in the fair value of the company's derivative agreements	$ 200,000	$ 12,000	$ 395,000	$ 429,000