Organization (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Hotel Room state $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Hotel Room state shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 Hotel	May 06, 2020 USD ($) Hotel	Mar. 01, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Nov. 17, 2014	Jun. 09, 2014
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common shares			$ 166,000	$ 7,199,000
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels (in rooms) | Room		6,092	6,092
Number of states in which hotels are owned (in states) | state		15	15
Number of hotels acquired (in hotels) | Hotel						6
Initial term of each TRS lease			5 years
Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing availability under revolving credit facility		$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0			$ 200,000,000
Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party (in hotels) | Hotel		2	2
Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party (in hotels) | Hotel		40	40
Ownership percentage in related party owned by the company's chairman		52.50%	52.50%				1.50%	51.00%
NewINK Joint Venture
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Indirect ownership in the leased hotels		10.30%	10.30%							10.30%
Inland Joint Venture
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels (in rooms) | Room		6,402	6,402
Indirect ownership in the leased hotels									10.00%
Number of hotels under new court appointed management companies | Hotel		46	46
Number of hotels acquired (in hotels) | Hotel		48	48
Inland Joint Venture | Subsequent Event
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels under new court appointed management companies | Hotel					2
Minority Interest In Joint Venture Rooms | Cerberus Capital Management
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of hotels managed by related party (in hotels) | Hotel		46	46
Aggregate number of rooms in hotels (in rooms) | Room		5,948	5,948
ATM Plan
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Stock purchase plan, authorized amount	$ 50,000,000
Registration statement filed, amount	100,000,000
Shares issued (in shares) | shares			0
Stock purchase plan, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 90,400,000	$ 90,400,000
DRSP Plan
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Stock purchase plan, authorized amount	25,000,000
Registration statement filed, amount	$ 50,000,000
Shares issued (in shares) | shares		5,798
Stock purchase plan, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 27,700,000	$ 27,700,000
Stock purchase plan, average price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 6.40
Proceeds from issuance of common shares		$ 37,000
Operating Partnership
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of common units of limited partnership owned			100.00%
Colony Capital, Inc. | Inland Joint Venture
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent		10.00%	10.00%