Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 872,931	$ 996,251
First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	71,153	142,890
Mortgage loan premiums and deferred financing costs	(126)	108
Total debt	71,027	142,998
Sofitel Philadelphia [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 0	44,320
Interest Rate	3.90%
Hotel Zelos San Francisco [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 0	25,718
Interest Rate	5.94%
Westin Gaslamp Quarter [Member] \| First Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 71,153	72,852
Interest Rate	3.69%
Term Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 675,000	675,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(2,609)	(3,207)
Total debt	672,391	671,793
First Term Loan [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	300,000	300,000
Second Term Loan [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	175,000	175,000
Third Term Loan [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 200,000	200,000
Series A Notes [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.70%
Series B Notes [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.93%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 30,000	82,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	30,000	82,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| PHL Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	0	0
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	100,000	100,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(487)	(540)
Total debt	99,513	99,460
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Series A Notes [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	60,000	60,000
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Series B Notes [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Debt	$ 40,000	$ 40,000

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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