Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property-Related Costs (Schedule of Other Property-Related Costs) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 62,650,000	$ 60,699,000		$ 124,648,000	$ 120,059,000
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	25.30%	25.30%		26.80%	27.00%
Management Company NOI Guarantee	100,000,000		100,000,000	100,000,000
Management Company NOI Guarantee, Annual Limit	21,500,000		21,500,000	21,500,000
Term of Management NOI Guarantee	10 years		10 years	10 years
Management Company NOI Guarantee, Amount Recorded			2,700,000
Hotel General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	21,116,000	20,762,000		41,896,000	40,438,000
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	8.50%	8.60%		9.00%	9.10%
Marketing [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	20,424,000	19,191,000		40,359,000	38,181,000
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	8.20%	8.00%		8.70%	8.60%
Repair and Maintenance [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	11,755,000	11,562,000		23,811,000	23,068,000
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	4.70%	4.80%		5.10%	5.20%
Utilities [Member]
Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses, and Other Property-Related Costs [Line Items]
Other property-related costs	$ 9,355,000	$ 9,184,000		$ 18,582,000	$ 18,372,000
Other property-related costs as a percent of total hotel operating revenue	3.90%	3.90%		4.00%	4.10%