Equity - Additional Information (Detail)																	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 16, 2015 shares	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jul. 02, 2015 USD ($)	May. 01, 2015 shares	Apr. 01, 2015 shares	Jan. 29, 2015 shares	Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($) Director shares	Oct. 01, 2014 shares	Apr. 01, 2014 shares	Feb. 14, 2014 shares	Dec. 23, 2013 shares	Aug. 14, 2013 shares	Apr. 01, 2013 USD ($) Director shares	Mar. 01, 2013 shares	Jan. 25, 2013 shares	Jan. 01, 2013 shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Jul. 01, 2015 shares	Nov. 13, 2013 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized																				972,350	972,350
Common stock, shares authorized																				49,000,000	49,000,000
Common stock, par value | $ / shares																				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Voting right																				Each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.
Common stock, shares issued		435,000																		14,490,714	10,570,932		3,000,000
Proceeds from the sale of common stock | $		$ 2,800,000	$ 19,800,000														$ 700,000	$ 122,793	$ 2,118	$ 23,250,818	$ 124,911
Common stock, shares outstanding																				14,490,714	10,570,932
Common stock exchange ratio																				1
Redemption of units in operating partnership											1,000,000		10,000
Number of board of director | Director							2						2
Operating Partnership stock redemption value | $							$ 25,621						$ 32,900
Number of units																								32,929
Operating Partnership units not owned																				2,200,827	2,550,827
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of issued unit in Operating Partnership																30,000
Operating Partnership stock redemption value | $																					$ 25,621	$ 32,900
Number of units																				16,524,626	12,990,541
Operating Partnership units outstanding																				16,691,541	13,121,759
Fair market value | $																				$ 15,000,000	$ 19,100,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted shares issued																30,000
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of units in Operating Partnership to shares of common stock, shares	200,000			50,000	100,000			200,000	110,000			50,000	31,641	50,000						350,000	310,000	131,641
Common stock, shares issued																	98,682
Common stock, shares issued																	98,682	16,979	276	98,682	17,255
Restricted shares issued																				9,750	12,000
Redemption of units in operating partnership							3,300
Common Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of issued unit in Operating Partnership						36,100				36,750					45,500
Common Stock [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Non-restricted shares issued						26,350				24,000					30,500
Common Stock [Member] | Director [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Non-restricted shares issued										750
Restricted shares issued						9,750				12,000					15,000
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized																				27,650