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Total contributions made by each class of partners (i.e., general, limited and preferred partners).

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General (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
General (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) hotel	Dec. 31, 2020 property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 room	Dec. 31, 2020 state	Dec. 31, 2018 hotel
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		28
Number of hotel rooms owned \| room				8,100
Number of states in which hotels owned by the entity are located \| state					13
Lessor, Operating Lease, Total Rent Abatement \| $	$ 52.7
Lessor, Operating Lease, Reimbursement Of Rent \| $			$ 0.5
Partners' Capital Account, Contributions \| $	$ 50.0
Wholly Owned Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		25
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)	100.00%
Consolidated Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		26
Number of leased real estate properties		27
Unconsolidated Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	2	2				2
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%
Number Of Additional Real Estate Properties		1
Number Of Real Estate Properties Re-Opened		10
Number Of Real Estate Properties, Suspended Operations		13
Rangers Sub I, LLC
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest	99.00%
Rangers General Partner, LLC [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest	1.00%
95% owned \| Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)	95.00%
50% owned \| Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		2
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%