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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020 property	Jun. 30, 2020 property
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				50.00%
Number of real estate properties				29	103
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net	$ 2,703,000	$ (9,300,000)	$ 30,941,000
Equity Method Investments	6,798,000	15,171,000
Equity in loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 8,454,000	1,673,000	(636,000)
Unconsolidated Properties
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				50.00%
Number of real estate properties | property					2
Real estate properties, ownership interest, percentage	50.00%
Equity Method Investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	$ (6,687,000)	(4,236,000)
Equity in loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	913,000	(1,667,000)	(2,105,000)
Cost of the joint venture investments in excess of the joint venture book value
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	13,485,000	19,407,000
Equity in loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	995,000	1,265,000	1,469,000
Impairment loss
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	(6,546,000)
Loss on sale
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 0	$ 2,075,000	$ 0
50 Percent Owned | Partially Owned Properties
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties | property						2
Real estate properties, ownership interest, percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net	$ (2,100,000)

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