Business, Organization and Basis of Consolidation - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2019 Room State Hotel $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 Hotel Room State $ / shares shares
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares	179,483,397	188,219,605
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
U.S.
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of states in which the company owns hotels | State	40	40
U.S. | Hotel
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Hotels | Hotel	557	554
Number of Rooms | Room	61,900	61,500
Number of real estate properties | Hotel	73	73
Number of units in real estate property | Room	7,500	7,500
Number of real estate properties owned or managed by the Company | Hotel	630
Common Class A | ESH REIT
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares	250,500,000	250,500,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Class A | ESH REIT | Extended Stay America, Inc.
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Approximate percentage of ownership of common stock	58.00%	57.00%
Common Class B
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares	1
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Common Class B | ESH REIT
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares	179,500,000	188,200,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01