Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified							12 Months Ended																																														0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013 Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Sir Francis Drake [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Monaco Washington D C [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 The Grand Hotel Minneapolis [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Skamania Lodge [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Sofitel Philadelphia [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Argonaut Hotel [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Monaco Seattle [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Mondrian Los Angeles [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Viceroy Miami [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 W Boston [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Zetta (formerly Hotel Milano) [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Vintage Park Seattle [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 W Los Angeles-Westwood [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Embassy Suites San Diego [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Redbury Hotel [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Hotel Modera [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Sir Francis Drake [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Monaco Washington D C [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] The Grand Hotel Minneapolis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Skamania Lodge [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Sofitel Philadelphia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Argonaut Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Monaco Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Mondrian Los Angeles [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Viceroy Miami [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] W Boston [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Hotel Zetta (formerly Hotel Milano) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Hotel Vintage Park Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] W Los Angeles-Westwood [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Embassy Suites San Diego [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Redbury Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Hotel Modera [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Sir Francis Drake [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Monaco Washington D C [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] The Grand Hotel Minneapolis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Skamania Lodge [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Sofitel Philadelphia [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Argonaut Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Monaco Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Mondrian Los Angeles [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Viceroy Miami [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] W Boston [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Hotel Zetta (formerly Hotel Milano) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Hotel Vintage Park Seattle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] W Los Angeles-Westwood [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Embassy Suites San Diego [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Redbury Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Hotel Modera [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Encumbrances	$ 448,359						$ 35,102		$ 0		$ 50,192		$ 44,580		$ 0		$ 29,811		$ 0		$ 48,218		$ 45,138		$ 79,194		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 26,802	[1]	$ 65,725	[2]	$ 0		$ 23,597	[3]	$ 0
Initial Cost of Land	272,661						10,065		22,500		25,000		0		4,950		7,129		18,784		18,000		0		25,537		10,105		20,306		8,368		19,453		7,294		8,170		6,222		24,403		0		20,103		8,057		8,215		0
Initial Cost of Buildings and Improvements	1,358,033						53,000		60,547		68,844		60,630		26,616		44,987		81,580		64,256		79,492		86,089		38,888		110,283		24,246		63,893		22,166		23,557		23,012		93,203		63,430		90,162		24,833		37,874		116,445
Initial Cost of Furniture Fixtures And Equipment	86,457						4,035		6,953		11,000		2,441		300		3,523		2,295		4,639		4,247		6,850		2,073		6,091		3,723		5,887		290		706		1,093		3,600		3,780		6,881		1,000		1,500		3,550
Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition	132,789	[4]					6,868	[4]	15,544	[4]	9,015	[4]	4,716	[4]	9,544	[4]	4,058	[4]	10,732	[4]	6,688	[4]	4,767	[4]	18,404	[4]	6,444	[4]	7,441	[4]	2,007	[4]	2,435	[4]	14,667	[4]	3,688	[4]	1,458	[4]	1,765	[4]	1,525	[4]	904	[4]	109	[4]	10	[4]	0	[4]
Gross Amount of Land	272,661						10,065		22,500		25,000		0		4,950		7,130		18,784		18,000		0		25,537		10,105		20,306		8,368		19,453		7,294		8,170		6,222		24,403		0		20,103		8,057		8,214		0
Gross Amount of Buildings and Improvements	1,437,593						57,355		69,956		72,393		63,970		32,508		47,497		86,535		67,843		81,895		101,412		41,824		114,421		24,679		65,404		33,016		25,206		23,883		93,834		63,961		90,785		24,897		37,874		116,445
Gross Amount Of Furniture Fixtures And Equipment	139,685						6,548		13,088		16,466		3,816		3,952		5,070		8,072		7,740		6,611		9,931		5,581		9,395		5,297		6,811		4,107		2,745		1,680		4,734		4,774		7,162		1,045		1,510		3,550
Total	1,849,939						73,968		105,544		113,859		67,786		41,410		59,697		113,391		93,583		88,506		136,880		57,510		144,122		38,344		91,668		44,417		36,121		31,785		122,971		68,735		118,050		33,999		47,598		119,995
Accumulated Depreciation	132,328		77,938		36,068	5,668	8,387		12,033		13,741		6,751		4,692		5,936		9,170		7,735		8,350		11,870		4,775		10,488		3,869		7,574		2,231		1,679		1,428		4,272		3,059		3,219		304		516		249
Net Book Value	1,717,611						65,581		93,511		100,118		61,035		36,718		53,761		104,221		85,848		80,156		125,010		52,735		133,634		34,475		84,094		42,186		34,442		30,357		118,699		65,676		114,831		33,695		47,082		119,746
Year of Original Construction							1971		1928		2004		1839		1912		1993		1972		2000		1907		1987		1969		1959		2009		2009		1913		1922		1894		1969		1907		1988		2008		1962		1964
Date of Acquisition							Jun. 04, 2010		Jun. 22, 2010		Jul. 01, 2010		Sep. 09, 2010		Sep. 29, 2010		Nov. 03, 2010		Nov. 19, 2010		Dec. 03, 2010		Feb. 16, 2011		Apr. 06, 2011		Apr. 07, 2011		May 03, 2011		May 26, 2011		Jun. 08, 2011		Apr. 04, 2012		Jul. 09, 2012		Jul. 09, 2012		Aug. 23, 2012		Oct. 25, 2012		Jan. 29, 2013		Aug. 08, 2013		Aug. 28, 2013		Dec. 09, 2013
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	$ 5,888	[5]	$ 2,498	[5]																																							$ 2,000		$ 3,400				$ 500
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[1] Encumbrance on the Hotel Palomar is presented at face value, which excludes loan premium of $2.0 million at December 31, 2013.

[2] Encumbrance on the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay-Downtown is presented at face value, which excludes loan premium of $3.4 million at December 31, 2013.

[3] Encumbrance on the Hotel Modera is presented at face value, which excludes loan premium of $0.5 million at December 31, 2013.

[4] Disposals are reflected as reductions to cost capitalized subsequent to acquisition.

[5] 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.