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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Commitments and Concentration of Risk (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Employment Agreements
Employment agreement obligations \| $	$ 700
401(k) Savings and Hotel Retirement Plans
Age required for participating in 401(k) plan	21 years	21 years	21 years
Employment period required for participating in 401(k) plan	6 months	6 months	6 months
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels held for investment	20
Number of hotels owned by the Company	15
Other
Term of unsecured environmental indemnities	0 years
Damage limitation of unsecured environmental indemnities \| $	$ 0
Safe Harbor Plan
401(k) Savings and Hotel Retirement Plans
Percentage of eligible employee annual base earnings contributed by the company (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Contributions to retirement plans \| $	$ 200	$ 200	$ 200
Hotel retirement plans
401(k) Savings and Hotel Retirement Plans
Contributions to retirement plans \| $	$ 1,400	$ 1,600	$ 1,500
California
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	5
Florida
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	2
Greater Washington DC area
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	2
Hawaii
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	1
Illinois
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	3
Massachusetts
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	2
Collective Bargaining Agreements
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	32.80%
Percentage of total rooms \| California
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	30.00%
Percentage of total rooms \| Florida
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	9.00%
Percentage of total rooms \| Greater Washington DC area
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	13.00%
Percentage of total rooms \| Hawaii
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	5.00%
Percentage of total rooms \| Illinois
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%
Percentage of total rooms \| Massachusetts
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	14.00%
Percentage of total revenue generated by hotels \| California
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	33.00%
Percentage of total revenue generated by hotels \| Florida
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10.00%
Percentage of total revenue generated by hotels \| Greater Washington DC area
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%
Percentage of total revenue generated by hotels \| Hawaii
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%
Percentage of total revenue generated by hotels \| Illinois
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	7.00%
Percentage of total revenue generated by hotels \| Massachusetts
Concentration of Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	15.00%
Workers' compensation insurance programs
Other
Outstanding irrevocable letters of credit \| $	$ 400
Draws on letters of credit \| $	$ 0
Hotel owned by the Company
Concentration of Risk
Number of hotels owned by the Company	20