Income (Loss) Per Share and Per Unit - Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Unit (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Numerator
Net income (loss)	$ 27,605,359	$ (810,944)	$ (1,553,970)	$ (7,575,624)	$ 26,794,415	$ (9,129,594)
Less: Net (income)allocated to non-vested share awards	(93,329)				(89,713)
Declared and undeclared distributions to preferred stockholders	(1,889,470)		(1,529,613)		(3,826,086)	(3,718,524)
Gain on extinguishment of preferred units	$ 83,500		$ 93,342		$ 161,675	$ 93,342
Basic net income (loss) per unit:
Undistributed income (loss) basic	$ 1.36		$ (0.19)		$ 1.24	$ (0.82)
Diluted net income (loss) per unit:
Undistributed income (loss) diluted	$ 1.32		$ (0.19)		$ 1.20	$ (0.82)
Unvested Restricted Shares [Member]
Denominator
Effect of dilutive securities	65,000				63,343
Stock Compensation Awards Unissued [Member]
Denominator
Effect of dilutive securities	58,519				108,633
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Numerator
Net income (loss)	$ 27,605,359	$ (810,944)	$ (1,553,970)	$ (7,575,624)	$ 26,794,415	$ (9,129,594)
Less: Net (income)allocated to non-vested share awards	(93,329)				(89,713)
Declared and undeclared distributions to preferred stockholders	(1,889,470)		(1,529,613)		(3,826,086)	(3,718,524)
Gain on extinguishment of preferred units	83,500		93,342		161,675	93,342
Net income (loss) available to general and limited partnership unit holders	$ 25,706,060		$ (2,990,241)		$ 23,040,291	$ (12,754,776)
Denominator
Weighted average number of general and limited partnership units outstanding	19,291,083		16,056,770		18,981,782	15,955,303
Weighted average number of equivalent units outstanding for dilutied EPU computation	19,414,602		16,056,770		19,153,758	15,955,303
Basic net income (loss) per unit:
Undistributed income (loss) basic	$ 1.33		$ (0.19)		$ 1.21	$ (0.80)
Total basic	1.33		(0.19)		1.21	(0.80)
Diluted net income (loss) per unit:
Undistributed income (loss) diluted	1.32		(0.19)		1.20	(0.80)
Total diluted	$ 1.32		$ (0.19)		$ 1.20	$ (0.80)
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | Unvested Restricted Shares [Member]
Denominator
Effect of dilutive securities	58,519				108,633
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | Stock Compensation Awards Unissued [Member]
Denominator
Effect of dilutive securities	65,000				63,343