Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2013 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Jan. 29, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Jul. 31, 2016
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 0		$ 0
Term loan	100,000		100,000
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate					4.88%		5.44%		5.28%		6.275%	6.275%	4.36%		4.25%		3.90%		5.94%		3.69%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date					Jan. 01, 2016		Feb. 01, 2016		Feb. 01, 2016		Jun. 05, 2016		Feb. 01, 2017		Mar. 01, 2017		Jun. 01, 2017		Sep. 01, 2017		Jan. 01, 2020		Jul. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	437,837		368,508		50,810	51,022	30,138	30,252	35,473	35,602	66,608		45,174	45,368	45,950	46,223	49,117	49,419	27,039	27,124	80,662	81,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	430,971		366,010
Mortgage loan premium	6,866	[1]	2,498	[1]								4,800
Total debt	$ 537,837		$ 468,508

[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.