Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May. 10, 2016 USD ($) room property	Apr. 22, 2016 USD ($) room	Apr. 15, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	May. 10, 2016 room property	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) property $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2015 property
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotels | property					38
Number of hotels reclassified as held for sale | property					1
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs | $					$ 66,446	$ 67,503
Redemption of preferred stock | $					$ 20,147
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption price | $ / shares			$ 10.00		$ 10.00
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share | $ / shares					10.00
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption price | $ / shares			$ 25.00		25.00
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share | $ / shares					$ 25.00
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption of preferred stock | $			$ 9,707
Preferred stock, redemption price | $ / shares			$ 12.085
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share | $ / shares			$ 10.00
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption of preferred stock | $			$ 10,425
Preferred stock, redemption price | $ / shares			$ 31.354
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share | $ / shares			$ 25.00
Sold [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotels | property					4		4
Held For Sale [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotels | property					13	16
Investment in hotel property | $					$ 1,771
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs | $					$ 1,341
Held For Sale [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotels reclassified as held for sale | property				1
O'Neill, Nebraska [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room		72
Proceeds from disposal | $		$ 1,725
O'Neill, Nebraska [Member] | Sold [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotels | property	2			2
Culpeper, Virginia [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of hotel rooms | room	49			49
Proceeds from disposal | $	$ 2,200