Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	69,000,000	69,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	14,881,267	14,272,378
Common stock, shares outstanding	14,881,267	14,272,378
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
General Partner, units issued	160,629	160,006
General Partner, units outstanding	160,629	160,006
Limited Partner, units issued	15,902,140	15,790,512
Limited Partner, units outstanding	15,902,140	15,790,512
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Preferred units, liquidation preference per units	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred units, issued	1,610,000	1,610,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,610,000	1,610,000
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	7.875%	7.875%
Preferred units, liquidation preference per units	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred units, issued	1,554,610	1,554,610
Preferred units, outstanding	1,554,610	1,554,610
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member] | 8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	8.25%	8.25%
Preferred units, liquidation preference per units	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred units, issued	1,200,000	1,200,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,200,000	1,200,000
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,610,000	1,610,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,610,000	1,610,000
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage	7.875%	7.875%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,554,610	1,554,610
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,554,610	1,554,610
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate percentage	8.25%	8.25%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,200,000	1,200,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,200,000	1,200,000