Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property-Related Costs (Schedule of Other Property-Related Costs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 63,108	$ 60,482
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	28.60%	29.10%
Hotel General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	21,162	20,107
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	9.60%	9.70%
Marketing [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	20,274	19,258
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	9.20%	9.30%
Repair and Maintenance [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	12,238	11,738
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	5.60%	5.70%
Utilities [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 9,434	$ 9,379
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	4.20%	4.40%