Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Jan. 11, 2012 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Jan. 11, 2012 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	May 18, 2012 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate			4.88%		5.44%		5.28%		4.36%	4.36%		4.25%	4.25%		3.90%	3.90%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Jan. 01, 2016		Feb. 01, 2016		Feb. 01, 2016		Feb. 01, 2017			Mar. 01, 2017			Jun. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	$ 259,071	$ 251,539	$ 51,225	$ 51,805	$ 30,359	$ 30,664	$ 35,724	$ 36,000	$ 45,560		$ 35,000	$ 46,489		$ 42,000	$ 49,714		$ 56,070