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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Prepayment Premium, Percentage Of Otherwise Accrued Interest

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Reserve Deposit Requirement Termination, Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Reserve Deposit Requirement Termination, Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Threshold Number Of Fiscal Quarters To Maintain

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Minimum

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as noncurrent.

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Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes finance lease liability.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of right-of-use asset from finance lease.

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Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of cash restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)			12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 05, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 12, 2020 USD ($) fiscalQuarter	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) fiscalQuarter	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021	Jul. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of amount outstanding on credit facility			$ 84,667,000	$ 15,333,000	$ 0
Restricted cash			23,489,000	25,941,000	$ 0
Finance lease right-of-use asset				2,300,000
Finance lease liability			$ 6,058,000	$ 2,294,000
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]			Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation	Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation
Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of financing lease arrangement							12 years
Hilton La Romana
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of financing lease arrangement						10 years
Finance lease right-of-use asset			$ 3,900,000
Finance lease liability			$ 3,900,000
Fifth Amendment, Maturity Extended Through January 2024 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 68,000,000
Fifth Amendment \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	85,000,000
Fifth Amendment, Maturing April 2022 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	17,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Floor interest rate			1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Additional Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate on outstanding balance		9.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A1 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 35,000,000
Fixed interest rate		11.4777%	11.4777%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A2 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 31,000,000
Fixed interest rate		11.4777%	11.4777%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A3 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 28,000,000
Minimum total net leverage ratio		4.00
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A3 Loan \| Period through June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, prior to June 2023, percentage of interest that would have otherwise accrued on amount prepaid		100.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A3 Loan \| Period from June 2022 to June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, prior to June 2023, percentage of interest that would have otherwise accrued on amount prepaid		50.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A3 Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%	3.00%
Floor interest rate		1.00%	1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Term A3 Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of amount outstanding on credit facility	$ 84,700,000
Weighted-average interest rate on outstanding balance				3.15%
Amount of debt terminated		$ 15,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Period through June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum total net leverage ratio			6.50
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Period from June 2022 to June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum total net leverage ratio			6.00
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on undrawn balances, depending on certain leverage ratios			0.25%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on undrawn balances, depending on certain leverage ratios			0.50%
Line of Credit \| Fifth Amendment, Maturity Extended Through January 2024 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Secured Loan Agreement \| Property Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 110,000,000
Fixed interest rate		9.25%	9.25%
Requirement to continue making deposits into reserves, minimum debt service coverage ratio to terminate		1.50	1.50
Threshold number of consecutive calendar quarters to maintain minimum debt service coverage ratio for termination of requirement to continue making deposits into reserves \| fiscalQuarter		2	2
Secured Loan Agreement \| Property Loan \| Period through June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, prior to June 2023, percentage of interest that would have otherwise accrued on amount prepaid		100.00%
Secured Loan Agreement \| Property Loan \| Period from June 2022 to June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, prior to June 2023, percentage of interest that would have otherwise accrued on amount prepaid		50.00%