Management Agreements and Leases - Sonesta and Wyndham Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2020 USD ($) hotel	Feb. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) hotel property option unit	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Annual minimum returns and rents			$ 381,679
Capital improvements from leased facilities, funded			$ 150,531	$ 182,862	$ 131,120
Number of real estate properties to be sold or rebranded | property			19
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate			$ 11,472,529
Straight line rent adjustments			$ (10,719)	12,509	12,378
Subsequent event
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Annual minimum returns and rents		$ 387
Sonesta | Subsequent event
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Equity interests	34.00%
Percentage of gross revenues from hotel operations placed into escrow	5.00%
Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Percentage increase in minimum returns after funding for capital improvements			8.00%
Annual minimum returns and rents			$ 146,800
Realized returns and rents			$ 67,592	78,076	70,576
Percentage of reservation fee			1.50%
Percentage of system fee for centralized services			1.50%
Percentage of procurement and construction supervision fee			3.00%
Percentage of incentive fee			20.00%
Related party transaction, management, marketing and reservation system fees			$ 36,169	34,821	28,238
Procurement and construction supervisory fees			3,320	2,374	1,080
Capital improvements from leased facilities, funded			$ 114,082	82,329	34,933
Number of renewal options available | option			2
Renewal period			15 years
Minimum agreement period before right to terminate agreement without cause			3 years
Maximum agreement period before right to terminate agreement without cause			4 years
Minimum return or termination			6.00%
Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta ES Suites | Sonesta | Subsequent event
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Annual minimum returns and rents	$ 49,467
Number of real estate properties to be sold or rebranded | hotel	39
Aggregate undepreciated carrying value of real estate	$ 480,547
Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Due to related party, reimbursement of capital expenditures and other			$ 15,537	5,703
Vacation units | Wyndham destinations agreement
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Annual minimum returns and rents			1,537
Realized returns and rents			$ 503	1,456	1,414
Number of units leased | unit			48
Straight line rent adjustments			$ (997)	$ 358	$ 400
Full service hotels | Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Property management fees, percentage of gross revenue			3.00%
Full service hotels | Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta | Subsequent event
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties leased or managed	69,013					99,013
Full service hotels | Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties leased or managed | hotel			14
Limited services hotels | Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Property management fees, percentage of gross revenue			5.00%
Limited services hotels | Hotel operating revenues | Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Management Agreements and Leases [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties leased or managed | hotel			39