Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Hotel and other receivables, allowance (in dollars)	$ 117	$ 166
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common shares of beneficial interest, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares of beneficial interest, authorized (in shares)	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common shares of beneficial interest, issued (in shares)	124,635,675	131,964,706
Common shares of beneficial interest, outstanding (in shares)	124,635,675	131,964,706