Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	49,000,000	49,000,000	49,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	14,209,378	14,222,378	14,209,378
Common stock, shares outstanding	14,209,378	14,222,378	14,209,378
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
General Partner, units issued	159,876	160,006	159,876
General Partner, units outstanding	159,876	160,006	159,876
Limited Partner, units issued	15,827,642	15,840,512	15,827,642
Limited Partner, units outstanding	15,827,642	15,840,512	15,827,642
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred units, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred units, liquidation preference per units	$ 25	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred units, issued	1,610,000	1,610,000	1,610,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,610,000	1,610,000	1,610,000
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred units, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	7.875%	7.875%	7.875%
Preferred units, liquidation preference per units	$ 25	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred units, issued	1,352,141	1,352,141	1,352,141
Preferred units, outstanding	1,352,141	1,352,141	1,352,141
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,610,000	1,610,000	1,610,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,610,000	1,610,000	1,610,000
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage		7.875%	7.875%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,352,141	1,352,141	1,352,141
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,352,141	1,352,141	1,352,141