Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	69,000,000	69,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	17,441,058	15,023,850
Common stock, shares outstanding	17,441,058	15,023,850
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
General Partner, units issued	185,748	161,904
General Partner, units outstanding	185,748	161,904
Limited Partner, units issued	18,389,030	16,028,447
Limited Partner, units outstanding	18,389,030	16,028,447
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, shares issued	1,510,000	1,610,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,510,000	1,610,000
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 43,035,000	$ 42,655,000
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Preferred units, issued	1,510,000	1,610,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,510,000	1,610,000
Preferred units, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 43,035,000	$ 42,665,000
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, shares issued	1,384,610	1,554,610
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,384,610	1,554,610
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 39,385,669	$ 41,160,731
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	7.875%	7.875%
Preferred units, issued	1,384,610	1,554,610
Preferred units, outstanding	1,384,610	1,554,610
Preferred units, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 39,385,669	$ 41,160,731
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, shares issued	1,165,000	1,200,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,165,000	1,200,000
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 33,329,922	$ 31,856,250
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred units, authorized	11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred units, dividend rate percentage	8.25%	8.25%
Preferred units, issued	1,165,000	1,200,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,165,000	1,200,000
Preferred units, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 33,329,922	$ 31,856,250