Preferred Stock and Units - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		30 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 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	$ 1,813,820	$ 2,079,028	$ 5,639,906	$ 5,797,551
Preferred stock amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends			19,900,000
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			19,900,000
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	$ 1,813,820	$ 2,079,028	$ 5,639,906	$ 5,797,551
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					$ 8,052,550
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					$ 7,287,931
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					$ 6,596,958
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					$ 8,052,550
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					7,287,931
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders					$ 6,596,958