Hotel Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011 Royalton / Morgans [Member] Rooms Hotels	Dec. 31, 2011 Royalton / Morgans [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of hotels acquired (in hotels)												2
Number of rooms acquired (in rooms)												282
Total revenues	$ 214,214	$ 230,429	$ 239,856	$ 208,937	$ 210,960	$ 222,326	$ 232,464	$ 196,376	$ 893,436	$ 862,126	$ 808,490		$ 20,400
Net loss attributable to reporting entity	(19,866)	3,230	(18,683)	(26,185)	(92,388)	(19,025)	11,869	(28,463)	(61,504)	(128,007)	(129,854)		1,900
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue													819,836
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)													$ (132,087)
Earnings per share/unit - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)													$ (1.45)