Preferred Stock and Units - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		27 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00		$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders	$ 1,889,470	$ 1,529,613	$ 3,826,086	$ 3,718,524
Preferred stock amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends			18,100,000
Declared unpaid preferred stock dividends amount	2,000,000.0		2,000,000.0		$ 2,000,000.0
Preferred stock amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends			18,100,000
Declared unpaid preferred units dividends amount	$ 2,000,000.0		$ 2,000,000.0		$ 2,000,000.0
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00		$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders	$ 1,889,470	$ 1,529,613	$ 3,826,086	$ 3,718,524
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00		$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					$ 7,440,500
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00		$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					$ 6,676,087
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00		$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					$ 6,007,031
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					$ 7,440,500
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					6,676,087
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					$ 6,007,031