Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Sotherly Hotels Inc.
410 West Francis Street
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 20, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Sotherly Hotels Inc. (formerly MHI Hospitality Corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012.
/s/ PBMares, LLP
Norfolk, Virginia
November 8, 2013