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DiamondRock Hospitality Announces Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Release And Conference Call

07/11/06

BETHESDA, Md., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for the second quarter 2006 pre-market on Thursday, July 27, 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 second 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 800-237-9752. International callers may dial 617-847-8706. The participant passcode is 68245482. 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 July 27, 2006 through August 3, 2006. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-286-8010, or internationally at 617-801-6888, and request passcode number 48647357. 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 primarily in North America. To a lesser extent, it may invest, on a selective basis, in premium limited-service and extended-stay hotel properties in urban locations. The Company currently owns 17 hotels representing more than 7,600 rooms in 10 states and one US territory. Moreover, the Company has a strategic acquisition sourcing relationship with Marriott International (NYSE: MAR). For more information about DiamondRock, please visit our website at www.drhc.com.

SOURCE DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc.

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