Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Investment in hotel properties, net	$ 432,180,657	$ 443,267,448
Cash and cash equivalents	15,484,560	23,738,066
Restricted cash	7,697,508	4,246,170
Accounts receivable, net	1,437,230	4,812,479
Accounts receivable - affiliate	148,320	101,771
Prepaid expenses, inventory and other assets	9,260,763	5,648,772
Deferred income taxes		5,412,084
TOTAL ASSETS	466,209,038	487,226,790
LIABILITIES
Mortgage loans, net	357,002,952	358,633,884
Unsecured notes, net	10,719,100
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	36,115,988	20,189,903
Advance deposits	1,361,525	2,785,338
Dividends and distributions payable	4,277,070	4,210,494
TOTAL LIABILITIES	409,476,635	385,819,619
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6)
Sotherly Hotels Inc. stockholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $0.01, 69,000,000 shares authorized, 14,881,267 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 14,272,378 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019.	148,812	142,723
Additional paid-in capital	180,134,597	180,515,861
Unearned ESOP shares	(3,917,594)	(4,105,637)
Distributions in excess of retained earnings	(115,173,422)	(73,990,690)
Total Sotherly Hotels Inc. stockholders’ equity	61,236,039	102,605,903
Noncontrolling interest	(4,503,636)	(1,198,732)
TOTAL EQUITY	56,732,403	101,407,171
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	466,209,038	487,226,790
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
ASSETS
Investment in hotel properties, net	432,180,657	443,267,448
Cash and cash equivalents	15,484,560	23,738,066
Restricted cash	7,697,508	4,246,170
Accounts receivable, net	1,437,230	4,812,479
Accounts receivable - affiliate	148,320	101,771
Loan receivable - affiliate	4,049,272	4,209,630
Prepaid expenses, inventory and other assets	9,260,763	5,648,772
Deferred income taxes		5,412,084
TOTAL ASSETS	470,258,310	491,436,420
LIABILITIES
Mortgage loans, net	357,002,952	358,633,884
Unsecured notes, net	10,719,100
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	36,115,988	20,189,903
Advance deposits	1,361,525	2,785,338
Dividends and distributions payable	4,277,070	4,268,978
TOTAL LIABILITIES	409,476,635	385,878,103
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6)
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
General Partner:160,629 units and 160,006 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.	(130,339)	315,959
Limited Partners: 15,902,140 units and 15,790,512 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.	(41,693,981)	2,636,363
TOTAL PARTNERS' CAPITAL	60,781,675	105,558,317
Sotherly Hotels Inc. stockholders’ equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	470,258,310	491,436,420
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Preferred units, 11,000,000 units authorized;	37,766,531	37,766,531
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Preferred units, 11,000,000 units authorized;	36,461,955	36,461,955
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Preferred units, 11,000,000 units authorized;	28,377,509	28,377,509
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Sotherly Hotels Inc. stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 11,000,000 shares authorized:	16,100	16,100
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Sotherly Hotels Inc. stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 11,000,000 shares authorized:	15,546	15,546
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Sotherly Hotels Inc. stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 11,000,000 shares authorized:	$ 12,000	$ 12,000