XML 21 R46.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2014
Director
Sep. 30, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Oct. 01, 2014
Apr. 01, 2014
Feb. 14, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Preferred stock, shares authorized       972,350us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized       972,350us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized  
Common stock, shares authorized       49,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized       49,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 49,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, par value       $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare       $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Voting right       Each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.          
Proceeds from sale of common stock   $ 122,793us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 2,118us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock            
Common stock, shares outstanding       10,607,032us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding       10,570,932us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding  
Common stock exchange ratio       1soho_CommonStockExchangeRatio          
Number of board of director 2soho_NumberOfBoardMembers                
Operating Partnership stock redemption value 25,621us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountRedemptions                
Operating Partnership units not owned       2,550,827soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitNotOwned       2,550,827soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitNotOwned  
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]                  
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Preferred stock, shares authorized       27,650us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfSharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionBySettlementTermsAxis
= us-gaap_MandatorilyRedeemablePreferredStockMember		          
Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]                  
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Operating Partnership units outstanding       13,157,859soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitsOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= soho_SotherlyHotelsLpMember		       13,121,759soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitsOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= soho_SotherlyHotelsLpMember		  
Fair market value       $ 19,100,000soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitsOutstandingFairValueDisclosure
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= soho_SotherlyHotelsLpMember		       $ 19,100,000soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitsOutstandingFairValueDisclosure
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= soho_SotherlyHotelsLpMember		  
Common Stock [Member]                  
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Conversion of units in Operating Partnership to shares of common stock, shares         200,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfUnits
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		 110,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfUnits
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		      
Common stock, shares issued   16,979us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		 276us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		            
Restricted shares issued       9,750us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		          
Redemption of units in operating partnership 3,300us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsRedeemed
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		                
Common Stock [Member] | Sotherly Hotels LP [Member]                  
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Number of issued unit in Operating Partnership             36,750soho_OperatingPartnershipUnitsIssuedDuringPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= soho_SotherlyHotelsLpMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember		    
Common Stock [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]                  
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Non-restricted shares issued             24,000soho_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNonRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_ExecutiveOfficerMember		    
Common Stock [Member] | Director [Member]                  
Class of Stock [Line Items]                  
Non-restricted shares issued             750soho_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNonRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember		    
Restricted shares issued             12,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember