Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
REVENUE
Rooms department	$ 28,285,445	$ 27,366,634
Food and beverage department	8,351,983	8,323,759
Other operating departments	5,098,128	3,004,493
Total revenue	41,735,556	38,694,886
Hotel operating expenses
Rooms department	6,700,381	6,682,279
Food and beverage department	6,395,076	5,728,473
Other operating departments	1,528,327	600,020
Indirect	15,233,256	14,205,231
Total hotel operating expenses	29,857,040	27,216,003
Depreciation and amortization	5,634,190	4,061,097
Loss on disposal of assets	3,739
Corporate general and administrative	1,546,300	1,712,082
Total operating expenses	37,041,269	32,989,182
NET OPERATING INCOME	4,694,287	5,705,704
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(4,177,019)	(3,813,717)
Interest income	81,704	39,705
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging activities	12,730	(15,945)
Gain on sale of assets		100,407
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets	870,741	1,041,815
Net income before income taxes	1,482,443	3,057,969
Income tax provision	(305,955)	(171,937)
Net income	1,176,488	2,886,032
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	30,013	(229,942)
Net income attributable to the Company	1,206,501	2,656,090
Distributions to preferred stockholders	(1,444,844)	(805,000)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ (238,343)	$ 1,851,090
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders/operating partner unit
Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ 0.13
Weighted average number of common shares/operating partner units outstanding
Basic and Diluted	13,472,444	14,025,489
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
REVENUE
Rooms department	$ 28,285,445	$ 27,366,634
Food and beverage department	8,351,983	8,323,759
Other operating departments	5,098,128	3,004,493
Total revenue	41,735,556	38,694,886
Hotel operating expenses
Rooms department	6,700,381	6,682,279
Food and beverage department	6,395,076	5,728,473
Other operating departments	1,528,327	600,020
Indirect	15,233,256	14,205,231
Total hotel operating expenses	29,857,040	27,216,003
Depreciation and amortization	5,634,190	4,061,097
Loss on disposal of assets	3,739
Corporate general and administrative	1,546,300	1,712,082
Total operating expenses	37,041,269	32,989,182
NET OPERATING INCOME	4,694,287	5,705,704
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(4,177,019)	(3,813,717)
Interest income	81,704	59,631
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging activities	12,730	(15,945)
Gain on sale of assets		100,407
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets	870,741	1,041,815
Net income before income taxes	1,482,443	3,077,895
Income tax provision	(305,955)	(171,937)
Net income	1,176,488	2,905,958
Distributions to preferred unit holder	(1,444,844)	(805,000)
Net income (loss) available to operating partnership unit holders	$ (268,356)	$ 2,100,958
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders/operating partner unit
Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ 0.13
Weighted average number of common shares/operating partner units outstanding
Basic and Diluted	15,892,513	16,252,691