Note 3 - Sale of Ownership Interests in Albuquerque Subsidiary (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 09, 2013	Jul. 22, 2010
Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member]
Sale Price Per Membership Interest Unit	$ 10,000	10,000
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by the Trust	50.82%	50.86%
Cumulative Priority Distributions Per Unit Per Year	700
Additional Amount Paid Per Unit	$ 43.75
Per Annum Simple Return	7.00%
Percentage of Additional Profits Allocated to an Affiliate	50.00%
Percentage of Profits Allocated Proportionately to All Unit Classes	50.00%
Estimated Annual Minimum Preference Payments	$ 195,000
Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Number of Membership Interest Units Sold	45.5	18.5
Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | Class B Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Number of Membership Interest Units Sold	55.5	21
Number of Partnership Units	279	223.5
Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | Class C Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Number of Membership Interest Units Sold	8.5
Mr. Wirth and Affiliates [Member] | Class B Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Related Parties	25.80%
Mr. Wirth and Affiliates [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member]
Number of Partnership Units	9
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Related Parties	1.64%	0.11%
Mr. Wirth and Affiliates [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | Class C Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Number of Partnership Units		0.5
Rare Earth [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member]
Percentage of Membership Interest in a Subsidiary Committed to Purchase by an Affiliate				49.00%
Number of Partnership Units Available for Sale				400
Sale Price Per Membership Interest Unit			$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Number of Partnership Units Sold Threshold			150
Restructuring Costs		128,000
Estimated Annual Minimum Preference Payments	6,000
Rare Earth [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | If Overallotment Is Exercised [Member]
Number of Partnership Units Sold Threshold			190
Rare Earth [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | Restructuring Fee [Member]
Number of Partnership Units Sold Threshold		100
Minimum [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member]
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by the Trust			50.10%
Other Parties [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member]
Number of Partnership Units	261
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Unrelated Third Parties	47.54%	49.03%
Estimated Annual Minimum Preference Payments	$ 183,000
Other Parties [Member] | Albuquerque Suite Hospitality Properties LLC [Member] | Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]
Number of Partnership Units		215.5