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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events	13. Subsequent Events         On February 27, 2013, we announced that we had entered a letter of intent with NH Hoteles, SA, or NH Hoteles, under which we would loan NH Hoteles €170,000 secured by four hotels located in Spain (2 hotels), The Netherlands (1 hotel) and Belgium (1 hotel) and acquire five hotels located in Mexico (2 hotels), Colombia (1 hotel), Chile (1 hotel) and Uruguay (1 hotel) and form a joint venture with NH Hoteles to acquire a hotel in New York City with an aggregate investment for the acquisitions and joint venture interest of approximately $150,000. The letter of intent provides for an exclusive negotiating period. We may renovate the New York City hotel, which will then be branded jointly by NH Hoteles and Sonesta. We have not yet begun our diligence for this transaction and the final documentation of this transaction has not yet been agreed. Accordingly, we can provide no assurance that this transaction or any part of it will occur.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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