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DiamondRock Hospitality Announces Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Release and Conference Call

07/09/10

BETHESDA, Md., July 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for its fiscal second quarter 2010 before the market opens on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for the same date at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Management will discuss the Company's fiscal second quarter 2010 results and recent acquisition activity. 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 888-679-8034. International callers may dial 617-213-4847. The participant passcode is 90666795. 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 through August 3, 2010. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-286-8010, or internationally at 617-801-6888, and request passcode number 59758460. A replay of the call will also be available on the Internet at www.drhc.com or www.earnings.com for one year.

About the Company

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of premium hotel properties. The Company owns 21 hotels with approximately 10,400 rooms as well as the senior note on a 443-room hotel located in Chicago. For further information, please visit DiamondRock Hospitality Company's website at www.drhc.com.

CONTACT: Chris King

(240) 744-1150

info@drhc.com

SOURCE DiamondRock Hospitality Company