Preferred Stock and Units - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Preferred stock amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends	$ 21.9
Preferred units amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends	$ 21.9
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	8.25%
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	7.875%
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,163,100	1,165,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage	8.25%	8.25%
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	8.25%	8.25%
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,346,110	1,384,610
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage	7.875%	7.875%
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	7.875%	7.875%