The Sotherly Hotels LP is considered as the operating subsidiary of the company. It is the general partner of Sotherly Hotels, Inc. Through the company, they operate hotels under the brand name Crowne Plaza, Sheraton, Holiday Inn and Hilton. These properties are considered as upscale and upper-upscale hotels that are located in 8 states across the country. In total, they have about 3,009 rooms with approximately 160,928 square feet of meeting space.
The business invests on these properties and provides the state of the art amenities to keep their status on the upscale level. These hotels are also decorated by some of the renowned names in interior decoration and provide the most comfortable products and services. In addition to the properties owned by the company, Sotherly Hotels, Inc. also has a joint partnership with The Carlyle Group where they have interests in 311 rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach Resort. Each of the properties owned by the company has more than 200 rooms that are capable of providing their guests with a one of a kind experience in hospitality.
It was in 2004 that the company was organized as a real estate investment trust firm, although the original business was started in 1957 as the MHI Hospitality Corporation. The business conducts its trade under the leadership of their Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew M. Sims. The company is listed as one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index.