Income Per Share and Per Unit - Computation of Basic Net Income Per Unit (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Numerator
Net income	$ 4,664,232	$ 1,322,821	$ 5,257,670	$ 1,387,514	$ 5,987,053	$ 6,645,185
Undeclared distributions to preferred stockholders	$ (1,994,313)		$ (1,994,313)		$ (3,988,625)	$ (3,988,625)
Denominator
Undistributed income	$ 0.13		$ 0.16		$ 0.1	$ 0.13
Diluted net income per unit:
Undistributed income	$ 0.13		$ 0.16		$ 0.1	$ 0.13
Unvested Restricted Units [Member]
Denominator
Effect of dilutive participating securities			2,646
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Numerator
Net income	$ 4,664,232	$ 1,322,821	$ 5,257,670	$ 1,387,514	$ 5,987,053	$ 6,645,185
Less: Net income allocated to participating unit awards	(52,283)		(71,282)		(76,480)	(81,225)
Undeclared distributions to preferred stockholders	(1,994,313)		(1,994,313)		(3,988,625)	(3,988,625)
Net income attributable to unitholders for EPU computation	$ 2,617,636		$ 3,192,075		$ 1,921,948	$ 2,575,335
Denominator
Weighted average number of units outstanding for basic EPU computation	20,004,351		19,810,991		19,990,120	19,806,173
Weighted average number of equivalent units outstanding for diluted EPU computation	20,004,351		19,813,637		19,990,120	19,806,173
Undistributed income	$ 0.13		$ 0.16		$ 0.1	$ 0.13
Total basic	0.13		0.16		0.1	0.13
Diluted net income per unit:
Undistributed income	0.13		0.16		0.1	0.13
Total diluted	$ 0.13		$ 0.16		$ 0.1	$ 0.13
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | Unvested Restricted Units [Member]
Denominator
Weighted average number of units outstanding for basic EPU computation			2,646