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DiamondRock Hospitality Announces Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call

10/05/06

BETHESDA, Md., Oct 05, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for the third quarter 2006 pre-market on Monday, October 23, 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 third 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 800-591-6945. International callers may dial 617-614-4911. The participant passcode is 52537336. 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 October 23, 2006 through October 30, 2006. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-286-8010, or internationally at 617-801-6888, and request passcode number 84073910. 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 investment trust (REIT) that is an owner and acquirer of premium hotel properties. After the acquisition of the Conrad Chicago, which is expected to be completed later this year, DiamondRock will own 18 hotels with 7,989 rooms. The Company has a strategic acquisition sourcing relationship with Marriott International. For more information about DiamondRock, please visit our website at www.drhc.com.

SOURCE DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Inc.

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