Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital - USD ($)	Total	Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]	Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] General Partner [Member]	Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] Limited Partner [Member]
Balances, beginning at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 37,053,953	$ 615,130	$ 36,438,823
Balances, units, beginning at Dec. 31, 2012			129,727	12,842,898
Issuance of partnership units		330,076	$ 4,625	$ 325,451
Issuance of partnership units, number of units			1,084	107,345
Distributions declared		(2,022,742)	$ (20,227)	$ (2,002,515)
Redemption of limited partnership units		(32,900)	$ (476)	$ (32,424)
Redemption of limited partnership units, number of units			(100)	(9,900)
Net income (loss)	$ (4,473,592)	(4,473,592)	$ (44,736)	$ (4,428,856)
Balances, ending at Dec. 31, 2013		30,854,795	$ 554,316	$ 30,300,479
Balances, units, ending at Dec. 31, 2013			130,711	12,940,343
Issuance of partnership units		350,556	$ 3,534	$ 347,022
Issuance of partnership units, number of units			540	53,465
Amortization of restricted stock award	19,920	19,920	$ 199	$ 19,721
Distributions declared		(2,951,284)	(29,644)	(2,921,640)
Redemption of limited partnership units		(25,621)	$ (228)	$ (25,393)
Redemption of limited partnership units, number of units			(33)	(3,267)
Net income (loss)	(738,509)	(738,509)	$ (7,386)	$ (731,123)
Balances, ending at Dec. 31, 2014		27,509,857	$ 520,791	$ 26,989,066
Balances, units, ending at Dec. 31, 2014			131,218	12,990,541
Issuance of partnership units		23,516,875	$ 235,237	$ 23,281,638
Issuance of partnership units, number of units			35,697	3,534,085
Amortization of restricted stock award	19,920	19,920	$ 149	$ 19,771
Distributions declared		(4,585,937)	(45,859)	(4,540,078)
Net income (loss)	$ 6,397,653	6,397,653	63,977	6,333,676
Balances, ending at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 52,858,368	$ 774,295	$ 52,084,073
Balances, units, ending at Dec. 31, 2015			166,915	16,524,626