Preferred Stock, Preferred Interest and Warrants - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 23, 2013	Oct. 23, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 01, 2013	Apr. 01, 2013	Mar. 26, 2013	Jun. 18, 2012	Apr. 18, 2011	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 15, 2012	Dec. 11, 2011
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from securities purchase agreement								$ 25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued								25,000	0	0
Preferred stock, par value								$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares outstanding									0	0
Preference stock, shares agreed for redemption				2,460		1,902	11,514				11,514
Preference share, aggregate redemption price			$ 10,700,000	$ 2,700,000		$ 2,100,000					$ 12,300,000
Prepayment fee			$ 700,000	200,000		200,000	$ 800,000
Amortization of issuance costs						$ 100,000	$ 700,000
Unamortized issuance costs				$ 100,000
Number of issuable warrant shares redeemed	1,000,000	900,000
Aggregate cash redemption price	$ 4,000,000
Number of issuable warrant unit redeemed	1,000,000				10,000
8.0% Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Interest rate on amount borrowed			8.00%
Essex Warrant [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Warrant purchase common stock								1,900,000
Common stock exercise price									$ 2.25
Aggregate cash redemption price		$ 3,200,000
Number of issuable warrant shares redeemed		900,000
Fair value of Warrant									$ 1,600,000
Risk-free interest rate, fair value assumptions									2.26%
Dividend yield, fair value assumptions									5.00%
Expected volatility, fair value assumptions									60.00%
Expected term, fair value assumptions									5 years 6 months
Essex Warrant [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Warrant purchase common stock									1,900,000
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued												25,354
Preferred stock, par value								$ 0.01
Preferred stock pursuant to articles supplementary								27,650
Preferred stock liquidation preference pursuant to articles supplementary								$ 1,000.00
Preferred stock cash dividend of liquidation preference								10.00%
Preferred stock dividend of liquidation preference on additional shares								2.00%
Preferred stock, shares outstanding												25,354
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Warrant purchase common stock								1,900,000
Preference share, aggregate redemption price			$ 10,700,000
Prepayment fee			700,000
Amortization of issuance costs			$ 400,000
Redemption value of the preferred interest									$ 0	$ 0
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | Essex Warrant [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preference stock, shares agreed for redemption	1,000,000	900,000
Preference share, aggregate redemption price	$ 4,000,000	$ 3,200,000
Aggregate cash redemption price	$ 4,000,000