Preferred Stock and Units - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders	$ 1,936,617	$ 2,188,910
Preferred stock amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends	16,200,000
Declared unpaid preferred stock dividends amount	2,000,000.0		$ 2,000,000.0
Preferred stock amount of undeclared and cumulative preferred dividends	16,200,000
Declared unpaid preferred units dividends amount	$ 2,000,000.0		$ 2,000,000.0
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00	$ 25.00
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders			$ 6,736,950
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders			$ 6,090,871
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	11,000,000		11,000,000	11,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share	$ 25.00		$ 25.00
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders			$ 5,406,328
8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders			6,736,950
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders			6,090,871
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units [Member]
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Total declared and undeclared, unpaid cash dividends to preferred stockholders			$ 5,406,328