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	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Hotel	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable - affiliate	$ 86,663		$ 86,663		$ 262,572
ESOP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan receivable outstanding	$ 4,300,000		$ 4,300,000		4,400,000
Andrew M. Sims [Member] \| Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of total outstanding ownership interests	19.3375%		19.3375%
Kim E. Sims [Member] \| Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of total outstanding ownership interests	20.00%		20.00%
Christopher L. Sims [Member] \| Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of total outstanding ownership interests	20.00%		20.00%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable - affiliate	$ 96,599		$ 96,599		$ 91,987
Agreement term			5 years
Incentive management fee equal to increase in gross operating profit percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Maximum incentive management fee of gross revenues	0.25%		0.25%
Base management and administrative fees earned by related party	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 3,600,000	$ 3,200,000
Incentive management fees earned by related party			100,000	100,000
Number of wholly owned hotels not renewing management agreement \| Hotel	10
Employee medical benefits paid	$ 1,400,000	1,400,000	4,200,000	4,300,000
Workers' compensation insurance premium paid	$ 200,000	300,000	$ 800,000	800,000
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2017 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee due	2.65%		2.65%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2017 and Thereafter [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee due	2.50%		2.50%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Individual Hotel Management Agreements [Member]
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Management fee of gross revenues for first full fiscal year	2.00%		2.00%
Management fee of gross revenues for second full fiscal year	2.25%		2.25%
Management fee of gross revenues for every year thereafter	2.50%		2.50%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Whitehall and Georgian Terrace Hotel [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2015 [Member]
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Percentage of management fee due	2.00%		2.00%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Whitehall and Georgian Terrace Hotel [Member] \| Fiscal Year 2016 [Member]
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Percentage of management fee due	2.25%		2.25%
Chesapeake Hospitality [Member] \| Whitehall and Georgian Terrace Hotel [Member] \| Fiscal Year Thereafter [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of management fee due	2.50%		2.50%
Immediate Family Members of Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation for related parties	$ 103,585	95,568	$ 309,875	290,144
Partnership controlled by Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business-related air travel expense reimbursed to partnership	$ 26,157	$ 27,491	$ 113,415	$ 87,847