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	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
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Accounts receivable - affiliate	$ 237,710		$ 262,572
ESOP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan receivable outstanding	$ 4,400,000		4,400,000
Andrew M. Sims [Member] \| Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of total outstanding ownership interests	19.3375%
Kim E. Sims [Member] \| Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of total outstanding ownership interests	20.00%
Christopher L. Sims [Member] \| Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of total outstanding ownership interests	20.00%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable - affiliate	$ 117,414		$ 91,987
Agreement term	5 years
Incentive management fee equal to increase in gross operating profit percentage	10.00%
Maximum incentive management fee of gross revenues	0.25%
Base management and administrative fees earned by related party	$ 1,245,701	$ 1,097,722
Incentive management fees earned by related party	151,989	22,397
Employee medical benefits paid	1,467,286	1,503,825
Workers' compensation insurance premium paid	300,000	100,000
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Termination fee	$ 0
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2017 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee due	2.65%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2017 and Thereafter [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee due	2.50%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Individual Hotel Management Agreements [Member]
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Management fee of gross revenues for first full fiscal year	2.00%
Management fee of gross revenues for second full fiscal year	2.25%
Management fee of gross revenues for every year thereafter	2.50%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Whitehall and Georgian Terrace Hotel [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2015 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee due	2.00%
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Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Whitehall and Georgian Terrace Hotel [Member] \| Fiscal Year Thereafter [Member]
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Percentage of management fee due	2.50%
Immediate Family Members of Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation for related parties	$ 100,550	97,260
Partnership controlled by Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business-related air travel expense reimbursed to partnership	$ 33,698	$ 24,052