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Organization and Description of Business (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels in which the company has interests 30us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
Number of hotels managed by third parties 30sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
Marriott  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 11sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_MarriottInternationalIncOrMarriottHotelServicesIncMember
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 6sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_InterstateHotelsAndResortsIncMember
Highgate Hotels L.P. and an affiliate  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 4sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_HighgateHotelsLPAndAnAffiliateMember
Davidson Hotels & Resorts  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 2sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_DavidsonHotelAndResortsMember
Hilton Worldwide  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 2sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_HiltonWorldwideMember
Hyatt Corporation  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 2sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_HyattCorporationMember
Crestline Hotels & Resorts  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 1sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_CrestlineHotelsAndResortsMember
Dimension Development Company  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 1sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_DimensionDevelopmentCompanyMember
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (U.S.)  
Organization and Description of Business  
Number of hotels managed by third parties 1sho_NumberOfHotelsManagedByThirdPartyManager
/ sho_ThirdPartyHotelManagerAxis
= sho_FairmontHotelsAndResortsCompanyMember
Sunstone Hotel Partnership, LLC  
Organization and Description of Business  
Controlling interest owned (as a percent) 100.00%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPManagingMemberOrGeneralPartnerOwnershipInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sho_SunstoneHotelPartnershipLLCMember