Debt (Details Textual 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012		Jan. 29, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Aug. 28, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment on Derivatives Included in Net Income, Net of Tax	$ 100,000		$ 100,000	$ 400,000		$ 100,000
Loans Assumed				90,448,000		0			66,700,000		23,700,000
Term of mortgage loan									3 years		3 years
Interest Rate									6.275%	6.275%	5.257%	5.257%
Debt instrument, monthly principal and interest payments									500,000		100,000
Mortgage loan premium	6,270,000	[1]		6,270,000	[1]		2,498,000	[1]	4,800,000		400,000
Estimated fair value of debt	$ 466,400,000			$ 466,400,000			$ 372,300,000

[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.