Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
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	[1]	100,000	[1]
Mortgage debt
Mortgage debt	451,410		454,247
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	446,060		448,359
Mortgage loan premium	5,350	[2]	5,888	[2]
Total debt	551,410		554,247
Inter Continental Buckhead Hotel [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	4.88%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2016
Mortgage debt	49,970		50,192
Skamania Lodge [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.44%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2016
Mortgage debt	29,691		29,811
Double Tree By Hilton Bethesda Washington Dc [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.28%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2016
Mortgage debt	34,967		35,102
Embassy Suites San Diego [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	6.28%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2016
Mortgage debt	65,403		65,725
Hotel Modera [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.26%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jul. 01, 2016
Mortgage debt	23,502		23,597
Monaco Washington D C [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	4.36%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	44,377		44,580
Argonaut Hotel [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	4.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	44,853		45,138
Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	3.90%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	47,904		48,218
Hotel Palomar San Francisco [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	5.94%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 01, 2017
Mortgage debt	26,713		26,802
Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage debt
Interest Rate	3.69%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2020
Mortgage debt	$ 78,680		$ 79,194
Term Loan [Member]
Mortgage debt
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jul. 01, 2017

[1] The Company entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the interest rate at 2.55% for the full five-year term, based on its current leverage ratio.

[2] 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.