Investment in Hotel Properties (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014 acre	Jul. 17, 2014	Jun. 19, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 room	Jul. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets
Amortization expense	$ 7,543,000	$ 10,115,000	$ 20,198,000
Acquisitions 2014 | Fairmont Newport Beach Land Member
Investment in Hotel Properties
Area of land acquired (in acres)				7
Payment to acquire real estate				11,000,000
Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea
Investment in Hotel Properties
Number of rooms in acquired hotel	541				544		541
Purchase price of acquired entity					325,600,000
Proration and other credits					4,400,000
Number of shares issued in connection with acquisition (in shares)					4,034,970
Closing price of common stock on entity acquisition price determination date (in dollars per share)						$ 14.87
Closing price of common stock on entity acquisition date (in dollars per share)					$ 14.87
Net purchase price of acquired entity for accounting purposes					325,600,000
Acquisition-related costs	500,000
Number of rooms taken out of service							3
Assets:
Investment in hotel properties					327,035,000
Accounts receivable					3,122,000
Inventory					75,000
Prepaid expenses					238,000
Other assets					150,000
Total assets acquired					330,620,000
Liabilities:
Accounts payable					3,534,000
Accrued payroll and employee benefits					142,000
Other current liabilities					1,371,000
Other liabilities					15,000
Total liabilities assumed					5,062,000
Total equity issued directly to seller					60,000,000
Total cash paid for acquisition					265,558,000
Intangible Assets
Value of intangibles at acquisition					4,908,000
Accumulated amortization	(533,000)						(533,000)
Net balance of intangibles at end of period	4,375,000						4,375,000
Amortization expense	533,000
Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea | Land
Assets:
Investment in hotel properties					119,700,000
Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea | Buildings and improvements
Assets:
Investment in hotel properties					194,200,000
Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea | Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Assets:
Investment in hotel properties					8,200,000
Minimum | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea | Intangibles
Intangible Assets
Weighted average expected life								44 months
Maximum | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea | Intangibles
Intangible Assets
Weighted average expected life								55 months
Advanced bookings | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea
Intangible Assets
Value of intangibles at acquisition					4,207,000
Weighted average expected life								41 months
Amortization expense	481,000
Above/(below) market lease agreements, net | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea
Intangible Assets
Value of intangibles at acquisition					15,000
Weighted average expected life								1 month
Amortization expense	(21,000)
Above/(below) market lease agreements, net | Minimum
Intangible Assets
Estimated useful life	2 months
Above/(below) market lease agreements, net | Maximum
Intangible Assets
Estimated useful life	17 years
In-place lease agreements | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea
Intangible Assets
Value of intangibles at acquisition					686,000
Amortization expense	$ 73,000
In-place lease agreements | Minimum
Intangible Assets
Estimated useful life	2 months
In-place lease agreements | Minimum | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea
Intangible Assets
Weighted average expected life								3 months
In-place lease agreements | Maximum
Intangible Assets
Estimated useful life	13 years
In-place lease agreements | Maximum | Acquisitions 2014 | Marriott Wailea
Intangible Assets
Weighted average expected life								14 months