Acquisition of Hotel Properties (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 GuestRooms		Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012		Jan. 29, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] GuestRooms	Mar. 31, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Guest Rooms	4,960					337
Acquisition price						$ 112,500,000
Proforma adjustment - Acquisition Costs	900,000		200,000
Acquisition, cash paid						45,800,000
Loans Assumed	66,732,000		0			66,700,000
Mortgage loan premium	6,866,000	[1]		2,498,000	[1]	4,800,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual							4,200,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual							$ 2,100,000

[1] Loan premiums on assumed mortgages recorded in purchase accounting and secured by the leasehold interest on the Hotel Palomar San Francisco and Embassy Suites San Diego Bay - Downtown.