Disposition Of Hotel Properties And Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2014 property	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 property	Jul. 13, 2015 property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels		38
Number of hotels reclassified as held for sale		1
Number of hotels reclassified as held for sale that represent a strategic shift	0
Number of hotels held for sale included in discontinued operations		1
Gain on sale of real estate | $		$ 4,059,000	$ 939,000
Net gain on disposition of assets | $		3,368,000	13,000
Net income (loss) | $		7,298,000	3,169,000
Net earnings (loss) attributable to controlling interests | $		$ 389,000	281,000
Alexandria Comfort Inn And Days Inn [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net income (loss) | $			1,101,000
Impairment expense | $			862,000
Net earnings (loss) attributable to controlling interests | $			$ 121,000
Continuing Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels		40	46
Net gain on disposition of assets | $		$ 3,378,000	$ 0
Continuing Operations [Member] | Alexandria, Virginia [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels					2
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels		2	10
Held For Sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels		13		16
Sold [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of hotels		4	4