Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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	17,849,101	17,441,058
Common stock, shares outstanding	17,849,101	17,441,058
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
General Partner, units issued	189,829	185,748
General Partner, units outstanding	189,829	185,748
Limited Partner, units issued	18,792,992	18,389,030
Limited Partner, units outstanding	18,792,992	18,389,030
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, issued	1,497,100	1,510,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,497,100	1,510,000
Preferred units, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 43,415,900	$ 43,035,000
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, issued	1,375,010	1,384,610
Preferred units, outstanding	1,375,010	1,384,610
Preferred units, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 39,789,357	$ 39,385,669
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, issued	1,165,000	1,165,000
Preferred units, outstanding	1,165,000	1,165,000
Preferred units, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 33,930,625	$ 33,329,922
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	1,497,100	1,510,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,497,100	1,510,000
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 43,415,900	$ 43,035,000
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	1,375,010	1,384,610
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,375,010	1,384,610
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 39,789,357	$ 39,385,669
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	1,165,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,165,000	1,165,000
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$ 33,930,625	$ 33,329,922