Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended																								6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Hotels	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Hotels	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 25, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Hotels	Jun. 30, 2014 Knickerbocker [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Libor Plus Two Point Five Percent Due July Two Thousand Seventeen [Member] [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Libor Plus Three Point Three Seven Five Due June Two Thousand Sixteen [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Libor Plus Three Point Three Seven Five Due June Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Mortgages [Member] Four Point Nine Four Percent Due October 2022 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgages [Member] Four Point Nine Four Percent Due October 2022 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Mortgages [Member] Four Point Nine Five Percent Due October 2022 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgages [Member] Four Point Nine Five Percent Due October 2022 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Mortgages [Member] Five Point Eight One Percent Due July 2016 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgages [Member] Five Point Eight One Percent Due July 2016 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] Six Point Seven Five Percent Due June 2019 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes [Member] Six Point Seven Five Percent Due June 2019 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] Five Point Six Two Five Percent Due March 2023 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes [Member] Five Point Six Two Five Percent Due March 2023 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes [Member] Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes [Member] Ten Point Zero Zero Percent Due October 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Construction tranche [Member] Libor Plus Four Point Zero Percent Due May 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Construction tranche [Member] Libor Plus Four Point Zero Percent Due May 2016 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Cash collateralized tranche [Member] Libor Plus One Point Two Five Percent Due May 2016 [Member] Hotels	Dec. 31, 2013 Cash collateralized tranche [Member] Libor Plus One Point Two Five Percent Due May 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Retired Debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Knickerbocker Loan Knickerbocker [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Knickerbocker Loan Knickerbocker [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Knickerbocker Loan Libor Plus Four Point Zero Percent Due May 2016 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Knickerbocker Loan Libor Plus One Point Two Five Percent Due May 2016 [Member]	May 31, 2014 Secured Debt [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Hotels	Mar. 31, 2014 Secured Debt [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Secured Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Secured Debt [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Secured Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Hotels
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of encumbered hotels (in hotels)	40		40								8		1		4		1			6		9		11					0
Interest rate													4.94%		4.95%		5.81%		10.00%	6.75%		5.625%		10.00%
Variable rate basis									LIBOR		LIBOR																							LIBOR	LIBOR
Variable rate basis spread									2.50%		3.375%																							4.00%	1.25%
Long-term Debt	$ 1,601,166,000		$ 1,601,166,000		$ 1,663,226,000						$ 87,500,000	$ 88,000,000	$ 31,471,000	$ 31,714,000	$ 125,404,000	$ 126,220,000	$ 9,641,000	$ 9,904,000		$ 525,000,000	$ 525,000,000	$ 525,000,000	$ 525,000,000	$ 232,289,000	$ 229,190,000		$ 12,994,000	$ 0	$ 51,867,000	$ 64,861,000	$ 63,337,000			$ 13,000,000	$ 51,900,000						$ 140,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity of construction loan																																20,100,000
Maximum borrowing capacity of construction loan																																	85,000,000
Credit facility, capacity										225,000,000
Term of debt extension						2 years		1 year		1 year
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																								234,000,000		636,000,000
Interest expense	24,495,000	26,376,000	49,722,000	52,661,000
Interest income	14,000	22,000	29,000	45,000
Capitalized interest	4,300,000	2,900,000	8,300,000	5,700,000
Repayments of secured debt																																				19,200,000	15,600,000	17,100,000	10,900,000
Number of hotels							4																														2				3
Debt extinguishment	$ (27,000)	$ 0	$ (33,000)	$ 0																																				$ 251,000