Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 06, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001609471
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Common Class A
Document Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,186,460
Common Class T
Document Entity Information
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		61,196,124