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Sale of Hotel Properties - Properties Disposed (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) room | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) room increment hotel
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
(Loss) gain on sale of hotel properties, net | $ | $ (2,378) | $ 2,703 | $ (9,300)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net | $ | 198,642 | 5,169 | 685,870
Sale of hotel properties | $ | $ 208,507 | 4,883 | $ 705,681
Asset Acquisition, Percentage of Shares Acquired | 100.00% |  |
Disposals 2020 [Domain] |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net | $ |  | $ 4,900 |
Courtyard Boulder Longmont |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 78
Courtyard Salt Lake City Airport |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 154
Courtyard Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 128
Courtyard Austin Airport |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 150
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio Downtown Market |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 110
Hampton Inn & Suites Clearwater St. Petersburg |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 128
Hampton Inn Fort Walton Beach |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 100
Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Tech Center |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 123
Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Airport Central |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 105
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 168
Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach Airport |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 100
Hilton Garden Inn Durham Raleigh Research Triangle Park |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 177
Residence Inn Longmont Boulder |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 84
Residence Inn Detroit Novi |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 107
Residence Inn Chicago Oak Brook |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 156
Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Plantation |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 138
Residence Inn Salt Lake City Airport |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 104
Residence Inn San Antonio Downtown Market Square |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 95
Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 130
Residence Inn Silver Spring |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 130
SpringHill Suites Boulder Longmont |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 90
Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 255
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 385
Courtyard Austin Northwest Arboretum |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 102
Courtyard Denver West Golden |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 110
Courtyard Boulder Louisville |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 154
Courtyard Louisville Northeast |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 114
Courtyard South Bend Mishawaka |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 78
Hampton Inn Houston Galleria |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 176
Hyatt House Houston Galleria |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 147
Hyatt House Austin Arboretum |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 131
Hyatt House Dallas Lincoln Park |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 155
Hyatt House Dallas Uptown |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 141
Residence Inn Austin Northwest Arboretum |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 84
Residence Inn Austin North Parmer Lane |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 88
Residence Inn Denver West Golden |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 88
Residence Inn Boulder Louisville |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 88
Residence Inn Louisville Northeast |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 102
SpringHill Suites Austin North Parmer Lane |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 132
SpringHill Suites Louisville Hurstbourne North |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 142
SpringHill Suites South Bend Mishawaka |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 87
Residence Inn Columbia |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 108
Courtyard Austin South |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 110
Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin South Airport |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 63
Marriott Austin South |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 211
Residence Inn Austin South |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 66
SpringHill Suites Austin South |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms |  |  | 152
Disposals 2019 |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | hotel |  |  | 47
Rooms |  |  | 6,024
Disposal group, number of transactions | increment |  |  | 5
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net | $ |  |  | $ 721,000
Disposals 2021 |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 1,341 |  |
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net | $ | $ 208,500 |  |
Courtyard Houston Sugarland [Member] |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 112 |  |
Residence Inn Indianapolis Fishers |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 78 |  |
Residence Inn Chicago Naperville [Member] |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 130 |  |
Fairfield Inn Hammond [Member] |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 94 |  |
Residence Inn Chicago Southeast Hammond [Member] |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 78 |  |
Courtyard Chicago Southeast Hammond [Member] |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 85 |  |
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel New York City |  |  |
Sale of Hotel Properties |  |  |
Rooms | 764 |  |

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