Debt Financing (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 23, 2014 room	Apr. 15, 2014	Mar. 10, 2014 property	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013 property	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013 property	Jun. 05, 2014	May 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 24, 2014 Baymont Inn, Brooks, Kentucky [Member] room	May 05, 2014 Super 8, Omaha, Nebraska [Member] room	Jun. 04, 2014 Super 8, Boise, Idaha [Member] room	Jun. 11, 2014 Super 8, Clarinda, Iowa [Member] room	Jun. 30, 2014 Held For Sale [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Held For Sale Or Held For Use [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Held For Use [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 GE Franchise Finance Commercial LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 GE Franchise Finance Commercial LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 GE Franchise Finance Commercial LLC [Member] Savannah Suites, Atlanta, Georgia [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 GE Franchise Finance Commercial LLC [Member] Savannah Suites, Six Properties [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Great Western Bank 06/2014 Maturity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Great Western Bank 06/2015 Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)				$ 38,000		$ 38,000	$ 0
Per share liquidiation preference				$ 10.00		$ 10.00
Common stock purchase price using warrants								8.00	9.60
Convertible loan				2,000,000	0	2,000,000	0
Maximum fixed rate implemented if rights offering not completed by April 15, 2014		12.50%
Number of basis points, added to LIBOR				700.00%
Interest Expense, Debt				1,819,000	1,330,000	3,548,000	2,669,000
Number of hotel rooms	64		55								65	101	108	40
Proceeds from disposal	1,400,000		1,100,000								1,700,000	1,600,000	2,800,000	1,700,000
Before Dividend FCCR Minimum Actual				125.00%
Before dividend FCCR required minimum				130.00%														120.00%	110.00%
Before Dividend Consolidated FCCR Actual				98.00%
BeforeDividendConsolidatedFCCRRequirement				120.00%														100.00%	70.00%
After dividend consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio				84.00%		84.00%												100.00%	70.00%
After dividend consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio required				100.00%
Maximum Loan to Value Ratio																		60.00%	70.00%
Minimum loan to value ratio requiring consolidated FCCR testing				60.00%
Long term debt, weighted average term to maturity				2 years 3 months 18 days
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate				6.40%		6.40%
Long-term debt, weighted average fixed rate				6.50%
Long-term debt, weighted average variable rate				3.70%
Debt related to hotel properties held for sale				23,666,000		23,666,000				35,224,000					6,700,000
Principal due associated with assets held for use or assets held for sale				1,500,000												27,400,000				2,400,000	14,600,000	8,900,000
Number of hotels to secure loan					7		7
Maturity date of debt																							Jun. 01, 2014
Secured debt				81,743,000		81,743,000				82,821,000
Principal due in 2013				34,093,000		34,093,000											10,427,000
principal due in 2014				$ 34,100,000		$ 34,100,000