Organization (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 loan hotel state room property
Sale of Stock
OP units outstanding (in units)	123,581,633
Ownership interest in OP units through a combination of direct and indirect interests (as a percent)	99.30%
Number of properties owned	149
Number of hotel rooms owned	22,281
Number of hotels planned for conversion	2
Number of states in which hotels owned by the entity are located	22
Number of mortgage loans owned	1
Ownership interest in assets (as a percent)	100.00%
Hotels
Sale of Stock
Number of hotels owned	147
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel New York City
Sale of Stock
Ownership interest in assets (as a percent)	95.00%