HOTEL DISPOSITIONS - Summary of Hotel Dispositions - REIT (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) room hotel	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) room hotel	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) room hotel	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) room hotel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net Proceeds					$ 0	$ 155,244
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Hotel properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | hotel	14			25		1
Number of Rooms | room	1,369			2,430		101
Net Proceeds	$ 34,855		$ 44,090	$ 111,156
(Loss) Gain On Sale	$ 1,331		31,058	$ 6,810
ESH REIT
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net Proceeds					$ 0	$ 155,244
ESH REIT | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Hotel properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | hotel	14			25		1
Number of Rooms | room	1,369			2,430		101
Net Proceeds	$ 34,855		44,090	$ 111,156
(Loss) Gain On Sale	$ (14,930)		$ 30,992	$ 4,269
Transaction one | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Hotel properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | hotel		16
Number of Rooms | room		1,680
Net Proceeds		$ 60,710
(Loss) Gain On Sale		$ 6,293
Transaction one | ESH REIT | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Hotel properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | hotel		16
Number of Rooms | room		1,680
Net Proceeds		$ 60,710
(Loss) Gain On Sale		$ (17,025)
Transaction two | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Hotel properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | hotel		16
Number of Rooms | room		1,776
Net Proceeds		$ 58,144
(Loss) Gain On Sale		$ (3,014)
Transaction two | ESH REIT | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Hotel properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | hotel		16
Number of Rooms | room		1,776
Net Proceeds		$ 58,144
(Loss) Gain On Sale		$ (8,934)