Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property
Notes payable
Notes payable	$ 1,101,480	$ 1,429,292				$ 1,101,480	$ 1,429,292
Current portion of notes payable	86,840	121,328				86,840	121,328
Less: current portion of deferred financing fees	(1,064)	(1,721)				(1,064)	(1,721)
Current portion of notes payable, net	85,776	119,607				85,776	119,607
Notes payable, less current portion	1,014,640	1,307,964
Less: long-term portion of deferred financing fees	(3,821)	(5,827)
Notes payable, less current portion, net	1,010,819	1,302,137				1,010,819	1,302,137
Aggregate future principal maturities and amortization of notes payable
2016	86,840					86,840
2017	254,733					254,733
2018	121,002					121,002
2019	223,880					223,880
2020	84,137					84,137
Thereafter	330,888					330,888
Total	1,101,480					1,101,480
Notes payable maturing in various years
Notes payable
Notes payable	$ 791,073	$ 1,023,780				$ 791,073	$ 1,023,780
Fixed interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)						4.12%
Fixed interest rate, high end of range (as a percent)						5.95%
Number of hotels provided as collateral | property	8	14				8	14
Hilton San Diego Bayfront mortgage payable
Notes payable
Notes payable	$ 225,407	$ 228,296				$ 225,407	$ 228,296
Number of hotels provided as collateral | property	1	1				1	1
Interest rate, description of reference rate				1-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR	1-month LIBOR	1-month LIBOR
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)				2.25%	3.25%	2.25%	2.25%
Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square mortgage payable
Notes payable
Notes payable		$ 177,216					$ 177,216
Number of hotels provided as collateral | property		1					1
Interest rate, description of reference rate							1-month LIBOR
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)							3.25%
Unsecured term loan #1
Notes payable
Notes payable	$ 85,000		$ 85,000			$ 85,000
Interest rate, description of reference rate			LIBOR
Interest rate on debt	3.391%		3.391%			3.391%
Unsecured term loan #1 | Minimum
Notes payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)			1.80%			1.80%
Unsecured term loan #1 | Maximum
Notes payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)			2.55%			2.55%
Not designated as hedging instrument | Interest Rate Cap Agreement | Hilton San Diego Bayfront mortgage payable
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate						1-Month LIBOR
Not designated as hedging instrument | Interest Rate Cap Agreement | Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square mortgage payable
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate							1-Month LIBOR
Not designated as hedging instrument | Interest Rate Swap Agreement | Unsecured term loan #1
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate						1-Month LIBOR
Fixed rate under interest rate swap agreement	1.591%		1.591%			1.591%
Interest rate on debt	3.391%					3.391%