Hotel Purchase Contract Commitments (Details) - Hotels Under Purchase Contract [Member] - Hotels Under Development [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Hotel Purchase Contract Commitments (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Hotels	6
Purchase Contract Gross Purchase Price	$ 208.8
Hotel Development, Time to Completion	over the next five to 18 months

Period in which development of hotels are expected to be completed and closing is expected to occur.

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