Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,886,032	$ 545,874
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,061,097	3,668,638
Amortization of deferred financing costs	214,357	313,410
Amortization of mortgage premium	(6,170)	(6,479)
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets	(1,041,815)
Unrealized loss on derivative instrument	15,945	50,557
Gain on sale of assets	(100,407)
Charges related to equity-based compensation	94,140	196,742
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(403,086)	(120,693)
Accounts receivable	(1,209,174)	222,714
Prepaid expenses, inventory and other assets	(1,066,260)	(342,455)
Deferred income taxes	118,050	(487,469)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	1,435,722	1,892,725
Advance deposits	1,089,819	669,690
Accounts receivable - affiliate	(471,361)	17,826
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,616,889	6,621,080
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of hotel properties	(3,986,849)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(6,304,669)	(4,956,359)
Funding of restricted cash reserves	(1,804,485)	(1,674,236)
Proceeds of restricted cash reserves	2,159,185	3,958,496
Proceeds from the sale of hotel property	5,434,856
Proceeds from insurance conversion	776,815
Proceeds from the sale of assets	2,955
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,722,192)	(2,672,099)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgage loan receivable		2,600,711
Repurchase of common stock	(1,103,130)
Payments on mortgage loans	(3,566,914)	(1,446,688)
Refund (payments) of deferred financing costs	3,600	(278,899)
Funding of ESOP stock purchase	(4,874,758)
Dividends and distributions paid	(2,376,526)	(1,332,094)
Net cash used in financing activities	(11,917,728)	(456,970)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(10,023,031)	3,492,011
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	31,766,775	11,493,914
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	21,743,744	14,985,925
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid during the period for interest	3,513,312	3,606,752
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	81,361	9,165
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in amount of hotel property improvements in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,141,553)	(7,209)
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	2,905,958	545,874
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,061,097	3,668,638
Amortization of deferred financing costs	214,357	313,410
Amortization of mortgage premium	(6,170)	(6,479)
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets	(1,041,815)
Unrealized loss on derivative instrument	15,945	50,557
Gain on sale of assets	(100,407)
Charges related to equity-based compensation	94,140	196,742
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(403,086)	(120,693)
Accounts receivable	(1,209,174)	222,714
Prepaid expenses, inventory and other assets	(1,066,260)	(342,455)
Deferred income taxes	118,050	(487,469)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	1,435,722	1,892,725
Advance deposits	1,089,819	669,690
Accounts receivable - affiliate	(491,287)	17,826
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,616,889	6,621,080
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of hotel properties	(3,986,849)
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(6,304,669)	(4,956,359)
Funding of restricted cash reserves	(1,804,485)	(1,674,236)
Proceeds of restricted cash reserves	2,159,185	3,958,496
Proceeds from the sale of hotel property	5,434,856
Loan receivable - affiliate	(4,874,758)
Proceeds from insurance conversion	776,815
Proceeds from the sale of assets	2,955
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,596,950)	(2,672,099)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgage loan receivable		2,600,711
Repurchase of common stock	(1,103,130)
Payments on mortgage loans	(3,566,914)	(1,446,688)
Refund (payments) of deferred financing costs	3,600	(278,899)
Dividends and distributions paid	(2,376,526)	(1,332,094)
Net cash used in financing activities	(7,042,970)	(456,970)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(10,023,031)	3,492,011
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	31,766,775	11,493,914
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	21,743,744	14,985,925
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid during the period for interest	3,513,312	3,606,752
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	81,361	9,165
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in amount of hotel property improvements in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ (1,141,553)	$ (7,209)