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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Hotel	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2019 Hotel	Mar. 01, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hotels in ownership by Company \| Hotel	39
Management and accounting fees paid by the company	$ 5.3	$ 10.8	$ 10.8
Amounts due to related party	0.3	0.7
Management fees recorded within hotel other operating expenses	5.3	10.8	10.8
Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in related party owned by the company's chairman					1.50%	51.00%
Management fees recorded within hotel other operating expenses	$ 0.0	0.1	0.1
NewINK Joint Venture
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hotels in ownership by Company \| Hotel	46			46
Island Hospitality Management Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in related party owned by the company's chairman	52.50%
Management fees recorded within hotel other operating expenses	$ 0.0	0.1	$ 0.1
CLNY
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in related party owned by third party	97.50%
Mr. Fisher
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in related party owned by the company's chairman	2.50%
Castleblack
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and accounting fees paid by the company	$ 0.1	$ 0.1