Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Nov. 03, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	STAY
Entity Registrant Name	Extended Stay America, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001581164
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		192,293,933
ESH REIT
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001507563
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A common stock | ESH REIT
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		250,493,583
Class B common stock | ESH REIT
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		192,293,933