Hotel Costs and Operating Expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Hotel Costs and Operating Expenses [Abstract]

Hotel Costs and Operating Expenses

5. Hotel Costs and Operating Expenses

Hotel costs and operating expenses in the accompanying condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized below:

	(in thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30				Six Months Ended June 30
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Direct departmental costs
Rooms	$	3,689	$	2,946	$	6,824	$	5,381
Food and beverage		5,192		4,009		9,774		7,619
Heat, light and power		589		544		1,206		1,162
Other		674		643		1,249		1,293
	$	10,144	$	8,142	$	19,053	$	15,455

Direct departmental costs include payroll expenses and related payroll burden, the cost of food and beverage consumed and other departmental costs.  The 2011 periods include expenses from Sonesta Bayfront Hotel Coconut Grove, which the Company acquired on July 1, 2010 ($1,006,000 for the three-month period ending June 30, 2011 and $2,158,000 for the six-month period ending June 30, 2011).