Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Mortgage debt
Mortgage debt	$ 251,539	$ 143,570
Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rates	Floating(1)
Mortgage debt	56,070	56,070
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2012
Monaco Washington D C [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.68%
Mortgage debt	35,000	35,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2012
Argonaut Hotel [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.67%
Mortgage debt	42,000	0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2012
Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	4.88%
Mortgage debt	51,805	52,500
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2016
Skamania Lodge [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.44%
Mortgage debt	30,664	0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2016
Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington D C [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.28%
Mortgage debt	$ 36,000	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2016