Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Contract GroundLease	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Number of hotels subject to ground leases \| GroundLease	19
Aggregate contingent liabilities relating to our former restaurant business	$ 1.1	$ 1.6
Finance lease, liability, statement of financial position	Mortgage and other debt
Minimum payments from restaurants and the Sub lessee payable to us under non-cancelable subleases	$ 2.4
Minimum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Term of leases	5 years
Maximum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Term of leases	10 years
Financial leases (less than)	$ 1.0	$ 1.0
Ground Leases
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Percentage of 2019 minimum lease payments	74.00%
Percentage of total future minimum lease payments	96.00%
Ground Leases \| Minimum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Discount rates	4.30%
Ground Leases \| Minimum \| IBR
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
LIBOR swap rates, terms used to calculate IBR	1 year
Ground Leases \| Maximum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Discount rates	5.70%
Ground Leases \| Maximum \| IBR
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
LIBOR swap rates, terms used to calculate IBR	50 years
Restaurant Sublease \| Minimum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Number of renewal options \| Contract	1

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