Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
REVENUE
Rooms department	$ 27,366,634	$ 27,322,413
Food and beverage department	8,323,759	8,249,679
Other operating departments	3,004,493	2,238,052
Total revenue	38,694,886	37,810,144
Hotel operating expenses
Rooms department	6,682,279	7,080,633
Food and beverage department	5,728,473	5,939,861
Other operating departments	600,020	593,969
Indirect	14,205,231	14,135,595
Total hotel operating expenses	27,216,003	27,750,058
Depreciation and amortization	4,061,097	3,668,638
Corporate general and administrative	1,712,082	1,607,294
Total operating expenses	32,989,182	33,025,990
NET OPERATING INCOME	5,705,704	4,784,154
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(3,813,717)	(4,632,632)
Interest income	39,705	8,830
Unrealized loss on hedging activities	(15,945)	(50,557)
Gain on sale of assets	100,407
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets	1,041,815
Net income before income taxes	3,057,969	109,795
Income tax (provision) benefit	(171,937)	436,079
Net income	2,886,032	545,874
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(229,942)	(62,779)
Net income attributable to the Company	2,656,090	483,095
Distributions to preferred stockholders	(805,000)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 1,851,090	$ 483,095
Net income per share available to common stockholders
Basic and diluted	$ 0.13	$ 0.03
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic and diluted	14,025,489	14,792,911
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REVENUE
Rooms department	$ 27,366,634	$ 27,322,413
Food and beverage department	8,323,759	8,249,679
Other operating departments	3,004,493	2,238,052
Total revenue	38,694,886	37,810,144
Hotel operating expenses
Rooms department	6,682,279	7,080,633
Food and beverage department	5,728,473	5,939,861
Other operating departments	600,020	593,969
Indirect	14,205,231	14,135,595
Total hotel operating expenses	27,216,003	27,750,058
Depreciation and amortization	4,061,097	3,668,638
Corporate general and administrative	1,712,082	1,607,294
Total operating expenses	32,989,182	33,025,990
NET OPERATING INCOME	5,705,704	4,784,154
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(3,813,717)	(4,632,632)
Interest income	59,631	8,830
Unrealized loss on hedging activities	(15,945)	(50,557)
Gain on sale of assets	100,407
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets	1,041,815
Net income before income taxes	3,077,895	109,795
Income tax (provision) benefit	(171,937)	436,079
Net income	2,905,958	545,874
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 2,100,958	$ 545,874
Net income per share available to common stockholders
Basic and diluted	$ 0.13	$ 0.03
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic and diluted	16,252,691	16,715,044
Distributions to preferred unit holders	$ (805,000)
Net income available to operating partnership unit holders	$ 2,100,958	$ 545,874