Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sir Francis Drake [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Monaco Washington D C [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 The Grand Hotel Minneapolis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Skamania Lodge [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Argonaut Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Monaco Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mondrian Los Angeles [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Viceroy Miami [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 W Boston [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Zetta (formerly Hotel Milano) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Vintage Park Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 W Los Angeles-Westwood [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Sir Francis Drake [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Monaco Washington D C [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] The Grand Hotel Minneapolis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Skamania Lodge [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Sofitel Philadelphia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Argonaut Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Monaco Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Mondrian Los Angeles [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Viceroy Miami [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] W Boston [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Hotel Zetta (formerly Hotel Milano) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Hotel Vintage Park Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] W Los Angeles-Westwood [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Sir Francis Drake [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Monaco Washington D C [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] The Grand Hotel Minneapolis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Skamania Lodge [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Sofitel Philadelphia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Argonaut Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Monaco Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Mondrian Los Angeles [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Viceroy Miami [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] W Boston [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Hotel Zetta (formerly Hotel Milano) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Hotel Vintage Park Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] W Los Angeles-Westwood [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member]
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	$ 2,498	$ 0
Depreciation Life																							3 years	1 year	3 years	3 years	1 year	3 years	3 years	3 years	3 years	1 year	3 years	3 years	1 year	2 years	1 year	3 years	3 years	3 years	3 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years	40 years
Encumbrances	366,010		35,602		51,022	45,368		30,252		49,419	46,223	81,000									27,124	[1]
Initial Cost of Land	236,286		10,065	22,500	25,000		4,950	7,129	18,784	18,000		25,537	10,105	20,306	8,368	19,453	7,294	8,170	6,222	24,403
Initial Cost of Buildings and Improvements	1,088,719		53,000	60,547	68,844	60,630	26,616	44,987	81,580	64,256	79,492	86,089	38,888	110,283	24,246	63,893	22,166	23,557	23,012	93,203	63,430
Initial Cost of Furniture Fixtures And Equipment	73,526		4,035	6,953	11,000	2,441	300	3,523	2,295	4,639	4,247	6,850	2,073	6,091	3,723	5,887	290	706	1,093	3,600	3,780
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	96,636		6,624	13,798	8,212	3,625	7,673	3,173	8,139	2,944	4,178	16,929	5,526	6,219	1,376	1,526	6,448	74		172
Gross Amount of Land	236,287		10,065	22,500	25,000		4,950	7,130	18,784	18,000		25,537	10,105	20,306	8,368	19,453	7,294	8,170	6,222	24,403
Gross Amount of Buildings and Improvements	1,144,862		57,225	68,802	72,110	63,118	30,629	46,868	85,239	65,532	81,550	100,471	41,484	113,632	24,702	64,566	25,728	23,561	23,012	93,203	63,430
Gross Amount Of Furniture Fixtures And Equipment	114,018		6,434	12,496	15,946	3,578	3,960	4,814	6,775	6,307	6,367	9,397	5,003	8,961	4,643	6,740	3,176	776	1,093	3,772	3,780
Total	1,495,167		73,724	103,798	113,056	66,696	39,539	58,812	110,798	89,839	87,917	135,405	56,592	142,899	37,713	90,759	36,198	32,507	30,327	121,378	67,210
Accumulated Depreciation	77,938		5,858	8,084	9,416	4,518	3,200	3,906	5,776	4,872	5,263	7,771	2,761	6,212	2,472	4,599	718	511	451	1,108	442
Net Book Value	$ 1,417,229		$ 67,866	$ 95,714	$ 103,640	$ 62,178	$ 36,339	$ 54,906	$ 105,022	$ 84,967	$ 82,654	$ 127,634	$ 53,831	$ 136,687	$ 35,241	$ 86,160	$ 35,480	$ 31,996	$ 29,876	$ 120,270	$ 66,768
Year of Original Construction			1971	1928	2004	1839	1912	1993	1972	2000	1907	1987	1969	1959	2009	2009	1913	1922	1894	1969	1907
Date of Acquisition			Jun. 04, 2010	Jun. 22, 2010	Jul. 01, 2010	Sep. 09, 2010	Sep. 29, 2010	Nov. 03, 2010	Nov. 19, 2010	Dec. 03, 2010	Feb. 16, 2011	Apr. 06, 2011	Apr. 07, 2011	May 03, 2011	May 26, 2011	Jun. 08, 2011	Apr. 04, 2012	Jul. 09, 2012	Jul. 09, 2012	Aug. 23, 2012	Oct. 25, 2012

[1] Encumbrance on the Hotel Palomar San Francisco is presented at face value, which excludes loan premium of $2,498 at December 31, 2012.