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Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total mortgage and other debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 626,553,000		$ 629,747,000
Total debt	1,034,907,000		977,966,000
Senior unsecured credit facility	$ 60,000,000		0
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	4.13%
Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (3,823,000)		(4,017,000)
Total mortgage and other debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	626,553,000		629,747,000
Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(1,646,000)		(1,781,000)
Total debt	$ 348,354,000		348,219,000
Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.45%
Unsecured credit facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Unsecured Term Loan Due May 2021 \| Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance	$ 100,000,000		100,000,000
Line of credit, variable rate basis description	LIBOR + 1.45%
Interest rate	3.94%
Unsecured Term Loan Due May 2021 \| Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.45%
Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.55%
Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2022 \| Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance	$ 200,000,000		200,000,000
Line of credit, variable rate basis description	LIBOR + 1.45%
Unsecured Term Loan Due April 2022 \| Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.45%
Unsecured Term Loan Due October 2023 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.41%
Unsecured Term Loan Due October 2023 \| Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance	$ 50,000,000		50,000,000
Line of credit, variable rate basis description	LIBOR + 1.45%
Interest rate	3.86%
Unsecured Term Loan Due October 2023 \| Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.45%
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility \| Unsecured credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured credit facility	$ 60,000,000		0
Interest rate	3.99%
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility \| Unsecured credit facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.25%
Principal balance	$ 54,733,000		55,032,000
Westin Washington, D.C. City Center \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.99%
Principal balance	$ 62,188,000		62,734,000
The Lodge at Sonoma, a Renaissance Resort and Spa \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.96%
Principal balance	$ 27,517,000		27,633,000
Westin San Diego \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.94%
Principal balance	$ 62,999,000		63,385,000
Courtyard Manhattan / Midtown East \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.40%
Principal balance	$ 82,236,000		82,620,000
Renaissance Worthington \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.6625%
Principal balance	$ 82,126,000		82,540,000
JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.33%
Principal balance	$ 62,117,000		62,411,000
Boston Westin \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.36%
Principal balance	$ 193,517,000		194,466,000
New Market Tax Credit loan \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.17%
Principal balance	$ 2,943,000		$ 2,943,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Unsecured Term Loan Due October 2023 \| Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.41%