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Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Net Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed

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Asset Acquisition, Furniture, fixtures and equipment

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Asset Acquisition, Land and improvements

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Asset Acquisition, Number of Rooms

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Asset Acquisition, Percentage of Shares Acquired

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Asset Acquisition, Transaction Costs 2024

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Schedule of Asset Acquisition

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Amount of consideration transferred in asset acquisition. Includes, but is not limited to, cash, liability incurred by acquirer, and equity interest issued by acquirer.

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Amount of transaction cost incurred as part of consideration transferred in asset acquisition.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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Acquisition - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) room	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2024 USD ($)
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions, net		$ 0	$ 158,345
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Transaction Cost		0	488
Operating lease right of use asset		125,765		$ 128,111
Operating lease liability		$ 118,611		$ 119,102
Asset Acquisition, Land and improvements			3,409
Asset Acquisition, building and improvements			29,731
Asset Acquisition, Furniture, fixtures and equipment			2,976
Consideration transferred, net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$ 125,200		$ 36,116
Asset Acquisition, Percentage of Shares Acquired			100.00%
Asset Acquisition, Transaction Costs 2024	200				$ 600
Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions, net	125,000
Operating lease right of use asset	1,300
Operating lease liability	$ 100
Hotel Teatro 2024
Schedule of Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions, net			$ 35,500
Asset Acquisition, Number of Rooms \| room			110