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DiamondRock Hospitality Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call

04/17/06

BETHESDA, Md., April 17, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for the first quarter 2006 pre-market on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. A conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the same day. Management will discuss the Company's first fiscal quarter 2006 results and its business outlook for the balance of 2006. The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the Company's earnings release, which will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.drhc.com.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Interested individuals are invited to listen to the call by telephone at 866-700-6979. International callers may dial 617-213-8836. The participant passcode is 71199149. To participate on the webcast, log on to www.drhc.com or www.earnings.com 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software.

For those unable to listen to the call live, a taped rebroadcast will be available beginning two hours after completion of the live call on May 3, 2006 through May 10, 2006. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-286-8010, or internationally at 617-801-6888, and request passcode number 62681545. A replay of the call will also be available on the Internet at www.drhc.com or www.earnings.com for 30 days.

About DiamondRock Hospitality Company

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate company that owns and acquires upper upscale and upscale hotel properties located in North America and operated under nationally recognized brand names. To a lesser extent, it acquires premium limited-service and extended-stay hotel properties in urban locations. DiamondRock has a strategic acquisition sourcing relationship with Marriott International. DiamondRock owns 16 hotels with 7,311 rooms in 10 States and one U.S. territory. For more information about DiamondRock or to receive future press releases, please see the Company's website at http://www.drhc.com.

SOURCE DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc.

Mark Brugger of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc., +1-240- 744-1150, or
info@drhc.com
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