Discontinued Operations - Hotel Properties Held for Sale and Sold (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 property	Mar. 31, 2014 property	Jun. 30, 2013 property	Jun. 30, 2014 property	Jun. 30, 2013 property	Dec. 31, 2013 property
Discontinued Operations - Hotel Properties Held for Sale And Sold [Abstract]
Number of hotels held for sale	16		16	6	16	19
Number of hotels sold	5	1		6		15
Gain (losses) on sale of property	$ 500,000
Interest expense allocated to discontinued operations	$ 348,000		$ 767,000	$ 799,000	$ 1,658,000
Number of hotels reclassified as held for use	1	1
Number of hotels reclassified as held for sale	3	1