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		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 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]	Sep. 30, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Jan. 29, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Aug. 28, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 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%	5.257%	5.257%	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		Jul. 06, 2016		Feb. 01, 2017		Mar. 01, 2017		Jun. 01, 2017		Sep. 01, 2017		Jan. 01, 2020		Jul. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	456,847		368,508		50,405	51,022	29,925	30,252	35,231	35,602	66,031		23,688		44,780	45,368	45,415	46,223	48,524	49,419	26,885	27,124	79,693	81,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	450,577		366,010
Mortgage loan premium	6,270	[1]	2,498	[1]								4,800		400
Total debt	$ 556,847		$ 468,508

[1] Loan premiums on assumed mortgages recorded in purchase accounting and secured by the leasehold interest on the Hotel Palomar San Francisco, Embassy Suites San Diego Bay - Downtown and Hotel Modera as of September 30, 2013 and the Hotel Palomar San Francisco as of December 31, 2012.