Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	May 31, 2015 property
Notes payable
Total notes payable			$ 935,944	$ 1,101,480
Current portion of notes payable			186,034	86,840
Less: current portion of deferred financing fees			(1,105)	(1,064)
Current portion of notes payable, net			184,929	85,776
Notes payable, less current portion, net			749,910	1,014,640
Less: long-term portion of deferred financing fees			(3,536)	(3,821)
Carrying value of notes payable, less current portion			746,374	$ 1,010,819
Aggregate future principal maturities and amortization of notes payable
2017			186,034
2018			11,006
2019			223,880
2020			84,137
2021			111,247
Thereafter			319,640
Total			$ 935,944
Notes payable maturing in various years
Notes payable
Number of hotels provided as collateral | property			5	8
Total notes payable			$ 528,604	$ 791,073
Notes payable maturing in various years | Minimum
Notes payable
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)			4.12%
Notes payable maturing in various years | Maximum
Notes payable
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)			5.95%
Hilton San Diego Bayfront mortgage payable
Notes payable
Number of hotels provided as collateral | property			1	1
Interest rate, description of reference rate			1-month LIBOR	1-month LIBOR
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)			2.25%	2.25%
Total notes payable			$ 222,340	$ 225,407
$85.0 million term loan
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate		LIBOR	LIBOR	LIBOR
Term loan total interest rate, including effect of swap agreement		3.391%	3.391%	3.391%
Total notes payable			$ 85,000	$ 85,000
$85.0 million term loan | Minimum
Notes payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)		1.80%	1.80%	1.80%
$85.0 million term loan | Maximum
Notes payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)		2.55%	2.55%	2.55%
$100.0 million term loan
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate	LIBOR		LIBOR
Term loan total interest rate, including effect of swap agreement	3.653%		3.653%
Total notes payable			$ 100,000
$100.0 million term loan | Minimum
Notes payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	1.80%		1.80%
$100.0 million term loan | Maximum
Notes payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	2.55%		2.55%
Notes maturing in May 2015
Notes payable
Number of hotels provided as collateral | property					4
Not designated as hedging instrument | Interest Rate Cap | Hilton San Diego Bayfront mortgage payable
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate			1-Month LIBOR
Not designated as hedging instrument | Interest Rate Swap | $85.0 million term loan
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate			1-Month LIBOR
Fixed rate under interest rate swap agreement		1.591%	1.591%	1.591%
Term loan total interest rate, including effect of swap agreement			3.391%
Not designated as hedging instrument | Interest Rate Swap | $100.0 million term loan
Notes payable
Interest rate, description of reference rate			1-Month LIBOR
Fixed rate under interest rate swap agreement	1.853%		1.853%	1.853%
Term loan total interest rate, including effect of swap agreement			3.653%