Acquisition of Hotel Properties - Pro Forma Results Prepared for Comparative Purposes (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Pro forma revenues	$ 151,931,931	$ 147,451,042
Pro forma operating expenses	133,346,497	129,961,867
Pro forma operating income	18,585,434	17,489,175
Pro forma net income (loss)	$ 1,017,180	$ (1,671,774)
Pro forma earnings (loss) per basic and diluted share	$ 0.07	$ (0.10)
Pro forma earnings (loss) per basic and diluted units	$ 0.07	$ (0.10)
Pro forma basic and diluted common shares	12,541,117	13,812,125
Pro forma basic and diluted units	14,924,410	16,542,413

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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