Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Oct. 27, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Entity Registrant Name	SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000929545
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,927,797
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes