Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 12, 2013	Jul. 15, 2013	Jul. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable		$ 1,000,000
Distribution payment, in form of shares		49,000
Distribution payment, price per share		$ 9.50
Distribution payment, in cash		500,000
Percentage of distribution payment, in form of cash		50.00%
Face Value			24,400,000
Loan term			5 years
Maturity date			Aug. 06, 2018
Stated interest per annum			4.94%
Loan payable, monthly principal and interest payments			142,000
Repayment of outstanding debt				7,900,000
Held in escrow amount				1,000,000
Loan fees				400,000
Distribution on per day basis	1.78
Number of days used to calculate daily amount of distribution	365 days
Face value of share	$ 10
Annualized rate of dividend	6.50%
Distribution payment date	Oct. 15, 2013
Record date	Sep. 30, 2013
TownePlace and SpringHill Suites [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding debt				11,100,000
Lightstone REIT I [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding debt				$ 4,000,000