Organization - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	118
Marriott
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of properties managed	50.00%
AUSTRALIA
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	1
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of the common OP Units invested in Host LP	98.70%
Corporate Joint Venture | Asian Joint Venture
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage	25.00%
Corporate Joint Venture | AUSTRALIA | Asian Joint Venture
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	1
Corporate Joint Venture | INDIA | Asian Joint Venture
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	2
Corporate Joint Venture | European Joint Venture
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of hotels	20
Corporate Joint Venture | European Joint Venture | Fund I
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage	32.10%
Number of hotels	11
Corporate Joint Venture | European Joint Venture | Fund I I
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage	33.40%
Number of hotels	9