Organization and Description of Business	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization and Description of Business	1. Organization and Description of Business Sotherly Hotels Inc., (the “Company”), is a self-managed and self-administered lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that was incorporated in Maryland on August 20, 2004 to own full-service, primarily upscale and upper-upscale hotels located in primary and secondary markets in the mid-Atlantic and southern United States. Currently, the Company is focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the southern United States. The Company’s portfolio consists of investments in eleven hotel properties, comprising 2,838 rooms, and the hotel commercial condominium unit of the Hyde Resort & Residences condominium hotel. All of the Company’s hotels, except for the Georgian Terrace, The Whitehall and the Hyde Resort & Residences, operate under the Hilton, Crowne Plaza, DoubleTree, and Sheraton brands. The Company commenced operations on December 21, 2004 when it completed its initial public offering and thereafter consummated the acquisition of six hotel properties (the “initial properties”). Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, Sotherly Hotels LP, (the “Operating Partnership”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as general partner, is not entitled to compensation for its services to the Operating Partnership. The Company, as general partner, conducts substantially all of its operations through the Operating Partnership and the Company’s administrative expenses are the obligations of the Operating Partnership. Additionally, the Company is entitled to reimbursement for any expenditure incurred by it on the Operating Partnership’s behalf. For the Company to qualify as a REIT, it cannot operate hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership, which, at March 31, 2017, was approximately 89.1% owned by the Company, and its subsidiaries, lease the hotels to direct and indirect subsidiaries of MHI Hospitality TRS Holding, Inc., MHI Hospitality TRS, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, (collectively, “MHI TRS”), each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. MHI TRS then engages an eligible independent hotel management company, MHI Hotels Services, LLC, which does business as Chesapeake Hospitality (“Chesapeake Hospitality”), to operate the hotels under a management contract. MHI TRS is treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary for federal income tax purposes. All references in this report to “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the Company, its Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries and predecessors, collectively, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated. Significant transactions occurring during the current and prior fiscal year include the following: On March 21, 2016, we entered into an agreement with the existing lender to extend the maturity of the mortgage on The Whitehall until November 2017. On June 27, 2016, we entered into a promissory note and other loan documents to secure a $35.0 million mortgage on the Hilton Savannah DeSoto with MONY Life Insurance Company. The mortgage term is ten years maturing July 1, 2026, subject to certain criteria. The mortgage bears a fixed interest rate of 4.25%. The mortgage amortizes on a 25-year schedule after a 1-year interest-only period. The Company used the proceeds to repay the existing first mortgage on the Hilton Savannah DeSoto and to pay closing costs, and will use the balance of the proceeds to fund ongoing renovations at the hotel and for general corporate purposes. On June 30, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement and other loan documents, including a guaranty of payment by the Operating Partnership, to secure a $19.0 million mortgage on the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore with Fifth Third Bank. The mortgage term has an initial term of three years, and may be extended for two additional periods of one year each, subject to certain conditions. The mortgage bears a floating interest rate of the 30-day LIBOR plus 3.75%, subject to a floor rate of 3.75%. The mortgage amortizes on a 25-year schedule. The Company used the proceeds to repay the existing first mortgage on the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore and to pay closing costs, and will use the balance of the proceeds for general corporate purposes. On August 23, 2016, the Company sold 1,610,000 shares of 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred stock, for net proceeds after all expenses of approximately $37.8 million, which it contributed to the Operating Partnership for an equivalent number of preferred units. On September 30, 2016, the Operating Partnership redeemed the entire $27.6 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8% Notes. On October 12, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement to secure a $20.5 million mortgage on The Whitehall with the International Bank of Commerce. Pursuant to the loan documents, the loan provides initial proceeds of $15.0 million, with an additional $5.5 million available upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, has a term of five years, bears a floating interest rate of the one month LIBOR plus 3.5%, subject to a floor rate of 4.0%, amortizes on an 18-year schedule after a 2-year interest only period, is subject to prepayment fees, and is guaranteed by Sotherly Hotels LP. On November 3, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement to refinance the mortgage on the Sheraton Louisville Riverside with Symetra Life Insurance Company. Pursuant to the loan documents, the loan provides proceeds of $12.0 million, has a maturity date of December 1, 2026, bears a fixed interest rate of 4.27% for the first 5 years of the loan with an option for the lender to reset that rate after 5 years, amortizes on a 25-year schedule, is subject to prepayment fees, and is guaranteed by Sotherly Hotels LP up to 50% of the unpaid principal balance, interest, and other amounts owed. On November 3, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement to modify and extend the mortgage on the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina with TowneBank. Pursuant to the amended loan documents, the loan continues to bear a fixed interest rate of 5.00%, has a maturity date of November 1, 2019, and beginning on December 1, 2016 requires monthly principal payments of $15,367 plus interest. On December 1, 2016, we entered into a promissory note and other loan documents to secure a $35.0 million mortgage on the Hilton Wilmington Riverside with MONY Life Insurance Company. Pursuant to the loan documents, the loan: provides initial proceeds of $30.0 million, with an additional $5.0 million available upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. The mortgage term is ten years maturing November 30, 2026, subject to certain criteria. The mortgage bears a fixed interest rate of 4.25%. The mortgage amortizes on a 25-year schedule after a 1-year interest-only period. The Company used the proceeds to repay the existing first mortgage on the Hilton Wilmington Riverside and to pay closing costs, and will use the balance of the proceeds to fund ongoing renovations at the hotel and for general corporate purposes. On December 2, 2016, the Company’s board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $10.0 million of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at prevailing prices on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at the discretion of management. Through December 31, 2016 the Company repurchased 481,100 shares of common stock for approximately $3.2 million and the repurchased shares have been returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The Company did not repurchase any shares under the stock repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The Company used available working capital to fund purchases under the stock repurchase program and intends to complete the repurchase program prior to December 31, 2017, unless extended by the board of directors. The Company’s board of directors adopted an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) as of November 29, 2016, effective January 1, 2016. The Company sponsors and maintains the ESOP and related trust for the benefit of its eligible employees. The ESOP is funded by a loan from the Company, pursuant to which the ESOP may borrow up to $5,000,000 to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. From January 3, 2017 to February 28, 2017 the ESOP purchased 682,500 shares of common stock for approximately $4.9 million. Coincident with the execution of the loan from the Company to the ESOP, the Operating Partnership committed to fund a loan to the Company to allow the Company to loan funds to the ESOP, for the purpose as stated above. On January 30, 2017, we closed on the purchase of the commercial condominium unit of the Hyde Resort & Residences, a 400-unit condominium hotel located in the Hollywood, Florida market, for an aggregated price of approximately $4.8 million from 4111 South Ocean Drive, LLC. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Company entered into a lease agreement for the 400-space parking garage and meeting rooms associated with the condominium hotel, agreements relating to the operation and management of the hotel condominium association and a condominium unit rental program, and a pre-opening services agreement whereby the seller paid the Company a fee of approximately $0.8 million for certain pre-opening related preparations. On February 7, 2017, we closed on the sale of the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina to Marina Hotels, LLC for an approximate price of $5.6 million.

1. Organization and Description of Business

Sotherly Hotels Inc., (the “Company”), is a self-managed and self-administered lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that was incorporated in Maryland on August 20, 2004 to own full-service, primarily upscale and upper-upscale hotels located in primary and secondary markets in the mid-Atlantic and southern United States. Currently, the Company is focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the southern United States. The Company’s portfolio consists of investments in eleven hotel properties, comprising 2,838 rooms, and the hotel commercial condominium unit of the Hyde Resort & Residences condominium hotel. All of the Company’s hotels, except for the Georgian Terrace, The Whitehall and the Hyde Resort & Residences, operate under the Hilton, Crowne Plaza, DoubleTree, and Sheraton brands.

The Company commenced operations on December 21, 2004 when it completed its initial public offering and thereafter consummated the acquisition of six hotel properties (the “initial properties”). Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, Sotherly Hotels LP, (the “Operating Partnership”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as general partner, is not entitled to compensation for its services to the Operating Partnership. The Company, as general partner, conducts substantially all of its operations through the Operating Partnership and the Company’s administrative expenses are the obligations of the Operating Partnership. Additionally, the Company is entitled to reimbursement for any expenditure incurred by it on the Operating Partnership’s behalf.

For the Company to qualify as a REIT, it cannot operate hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership, which, at March 31, 2017, was approximately 89.1% owned by the Company, and its subsidiaries, lease the hotels to direct and indirect subsidiaries of MHI Hospitality TRS Holding, Inc., MHI Hospitality TRS, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, (collectively, “MHI TRS”), each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. MHI TRS then engages an eligible independent hotel management company, MHI Hotels Services, LLC, which does business as Chesapeake Hospitality (“Chesapeake Hospitality”), to operate the hotels under a management contract. MHI TRS is treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary for federal income tax purposes.

All references in this report to “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the Company, its Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries and predecessors, collectively, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated.

Significant transactions occurring during the current and prior fiscal year include the following:

On March 21, 2016, we entered into an agreement with the existing lender to extend the maturity of the mortgage on The Whitehall until November 2017.

On June 27, 2016, we entered into a promissory note and other loan documents to secure a $35.0 million mortgage on the Hilton Savannah DeSoto with MONY Life Insurance Company. The mortgage term is ten years maturing July 1, 2026, subject to certain criteria. The mortgage bears a fixed interest rate of 4.25%. The mortgage amortizes on a 25-year schedule after a 1-year interest-only period. The Company used the proceeds to repay the existing first mortgage on the Hilton Savannah DeSoto and to pay closing costs, and will use the balance of the proceeds to fund ongoing renovations at the hotel and for general corporate purposes.

On June 30, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement and other loan documents, including a guaranty of payment by the Operating Partnership, to secure a $19.0 million mortgage on the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore with Fifth Third Bank. The mortgage term has an initial term of three years, and may be extended for two additional periods of one year each, subject to certain conditions. The mortgage bears a floating interest rate of the 30-day LIBOR plus 3.75%, subject to a floor rate of 3.75%. The mortgage amortizes on a 25-year schedule. The Company used the proceeds to repay the existing first mortgage on the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore and to pay closing costs, and will use the balance of the proceeds for general corporate purposes.

On August 23, 2016, the Company sold 1,610,000 shares of 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred stock, for net proceeds after all expenses of approximately $37.8 million, which it contributed to the Operating Partnership for an equivalent number of preferred units.

On September 30, 2016, the Operating Partnership redeemed the entire $27.6 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8% Notes.

On October 12, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement to secure a $20.5 million mortgage on The Whitehall with the International Bank of Commerce. Pursuant to the loan documents, the loan provides initial proceeds of $15.0 million, with an additional $5.5 million available upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, has a term of five years, bears a floating interest rate of the one month LIBOR plus 3.5%, subject to a floor rate of 4.0%, amortizes on an 18-year schedule after a 2-year interest only period, is subject to prepayment fees, and is guaranteed by Sotherly Hotels LP.

On November 3, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement to refinance the mortgage on the Sheraton Louisville Riverside with Symetra Life Insurance Company. Pursuant to the loan documents, the loan provides proceeds of $12.0 million, has a maturity date of December 1, 2026, bears a fixed interest rate of 4.27% for the first 5 years of the loan with an option for the lender to reset that rate after 5 years, amortizes on a 25-year schedule, is subject to prepayment fees, and is guaranteed by Sotherly Hotels LP up to 50% of the unpaid principal balance, interest, and other amounts owed.

On November 3, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement to modify and extend the mortgage on the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina with TowneBank. Pursuant to the amended loan documents, the loan continues to bear a fixed interest rate of 5.00%, has a maturity date of November 1, 2019, and beginning on December 1, 2016 requires monthly principal payments of $15,367 plus interest.

On December 1, 2016, we entered into a promissory note and other loan documents to secure a $35.0 million mortgage on the Hilton Wilmington Riverside with MONY Life Insurance Company. Pursuant to the loan documents, the loan: provides initial proceeds of $30.0 million, with an additional $5.0 million available upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. The mortgage term is ten years maturing November 30, 2026, subject to certain criteria. The mortgage bears a fixed interest rate of 4.25%. The mortgage amortizes on a 25-year schedule after a 1-year interest-only period. The Company used the proceeds to repay the existing first mortgage on the Hilton Wilmington Riverside and to pay closing costs, and will use the balance of the proceeds to fund ongoing renovations at the hotel and for general corporate purposes.

On December 2, 2016, the Company’s board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $10.0 million of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at prevailing prices on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at the discretion of management. Through December 31, 2016 the Company repurchased 481,100 shares of common stock for approximately $3.2 million and the repurchased shares have been returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The Company did not repurchase any shares under the stock repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The Company used available working capital to fund purchases under the stock repurchase program and intends to complete the repurchase program prior to December 31, 2017, unless extended by the board of directors.

The Company’s board of directors adopted an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) as of November 29, 2016, effective January 1, 2016. The Company sponsors and maintains the ESOP and related trust for the benefit of its eligible employees. The ESOP is funded by a loan from the Company, pursuant to which the ESOP may borrow up to $5,000,000 to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. From January 3, 2017 to February 28, 2017 the ESOP purchased 682,500 shares of common stock for approximately $4.9 million.

Coincident with the execution of the loan from the Company to the ESOP, the Operating Partnership committed to fund a loan to the Company to allow the Company to loan funds to the ESOP, for the purpose as stated above.

On January 30, 2017, we closed on the purchase of the commercial condominium unit of the Hyde Resort & Residences, a 400-unit condominium hotel located in the Hollywood, Florida market, for an aggregated price of approximately $4.8 million from 4111 South Ocean Drive, LLC. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Company entered into a lease agreement for the 400-space parking garage and meeting rooms associated with the condominium hotel, agreements relating to the operation and management of the hotel condominium association and a condominium unit rental program, and a pre-opening services agreement whereby the seller paid the Company a fee of approximately $0.8 million for certain pre-opening related preparations.

On February 7, 2017, we closed on the sale of the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina to Marina Hotels, LLC for an approximate price of $5.6 million.