Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Skamania Lodge [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 31, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Jan. 29, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Aug. 28, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Modera [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Monaco Washington D C [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Argonaut Hotel [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] First Mortgage [Member]	Dec. 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%		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	454,247		368,508		50,192	51,022	29,811	30,252	35,102	35,602	65,725		0	23,597		0	44,580	45,368	45,138	46,223	48,218	49,419	26,802	27,124	79,194	81,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	448,359		366,010
Mortgage loan premium	5,888	[1]	2,498	[1]								4,800			600
Total debt	$ 554,247		$ 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 December 31, 2013 and the Hotel Palomar San Francisco as of December 31, 2012.