Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 13,487	$ 5,069	$ 16,353	$ 9,713
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			23,841	23,611
Amortization of deferred franchise fees			117	107
Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense			459	141
Impairment loss	0	6,663	0	6,663	$ 6,700
Share based compensation			2,114	1,786
Income from unconsolidated real estate entities	(1,004)	(927)	(250)	(842)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Hotel receivables			(2,929)	(2,887)
Deferred tax asset			0	426
Deferred costs			(147)	(44)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(1,937)	(2,349)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			366	321
Net cash provided by operating activities			37,987	36,646
Cash flows from investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties			(12,760)	(12,865)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities			2,843	719
Investment in unconsolidated real estate entities			0	(5,037)
Net cash used in investing activities			(9,917)	(17,183)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility			59,000	24,000
Repayments on revolving credit facility			(64,000)	(31,500)
Payments on mortgage debt			(2,425)	(2,070)
Payment of financing costs			(953)	0
Payment of offering costs			(257)	(512)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares			10,681	16,871
Distributions-common shares/units			(30,657)	(25,634)
Net cash used in financing activities			(28,611)	(18,845)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(541)	618
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			36,499	37,201	37,201
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 35,958	$ 37,819	35,958	37,819	$ 36,499
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest			12,549	13,297
Cash paid for income taxes			$ 733	$ 294