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Notes Payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)					1.40%
Total notes payable	$ 1,021,247	$ 974,863			$ 1,021,247	$ 1,021,247	$ 974,863
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Less: current portion of deferred financing costs	(1,188)	(1,866)			(1,188)	(1,188)	(1,866)
Current portion of notes payable, net	188,757	82,109			188,757	188,757	82,109
Notes payable, less current portion	831,302	890,888			831,302	831,302	890,888
Less: long-term portion of deferred financing costs	(1,629)	(1,934)			(1,629)	(1,629)	(1,934)
Carrying value of notes payable, less current portion	$ 829,673	$ 888,954			$ 829,673	$ 829,673	$ 888,954
Notes payable maturing in various years
Notes Payable
Number of hotels provided as collateral \| property	4	4			4	4	4
Total notes payable	$ 326,247	$ 329,863			$ 326,247	$ 326,247	$ 329,863
Notes payable maturing in various years \| Minimum
Notes Payable
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Debt maturity date						Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 01, 2020
Notes payable maturing in various years \| Maximum
Notes Payable
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.95%	5.95%			5.95%	5.95%	5.95%
Debt maturity date						Jan. 06, 2025	Jan. 06, 2025
Hilton San Diego Bayfront mortgage payable
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Number of hotels provided as collateral \| property	1	1			1	1	1
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Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)						1.05%	1.05%
Number of extension periods available for secured debt						3	3
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Total notes payable	$ 220,000	$ 220,000			$ 220,000	$ 220,000	$ 220,000
$85.0 million term loan
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Interest rate, description of reference rate						one-month LIBOR	one-month LIBOR
Fixed rate under interest rate swap agreement	1.591%	1.591%			1.591%	1.591%	1.591%
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$85.0 million term loan \| Minimum
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$85.0 million term loan \| Maximum
Notes Payable
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)						2.20%	2.20%
$100.0 million term loan
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Interest rate, description of reference rate						one-month LIBOR	one-month LIBOR
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$100.0 million term loan \| Minimum
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$100.0 million term loan \| Maximum
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Series A Senior Notes
Notes Payable
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	4.69%	4.69%			4.69%	4.69%	4.69%
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Total notes payable	$ 120,000	$ 120,000			$ 120,000	$ 120,000	$ 120,000
Series B Senior Notes
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Hilton Times Square mortgage
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Debt Instrument, Debt Default
Debt default description			June 30,
Amount of debt in default	$ 77,200				$ 77,200	$ 77,200
Default interest expense					$ 800
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Interest Rate Cap \| Hilton San Diego Bayfront mortgage payable
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Not designated as hedging instrument \| Interest Rate Swap \| $85.0 million term loan
Notes Payable
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Not designated as hedging instrument \| Interest Rate Swap \| $100.0 million term loan
Notes Payable
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Fixed rate under interest rate swap agreement	1.853%				1.853%	1.853%
Unsecured revolving credit facility
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Credit facility expiration date					Apr. 14, 2023	Apr. 14, 2023	Apr. 14, 2023
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Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Maximum
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Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)						2.25%