Equity Inns Announces Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN), a hotel real estate
investment trust (REIT), today announced that it will release the
Company's second quarter 2006 results after the market close on
Thursday August 3, 2006. A conference call will follow at 4:30 p.m.
Eastern time and will be broadcast live over the Internet.
   The conference call will include a brief discussion of second
quarter 2006 results with Howard Silver, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Mitchell Collins, Chief Financial Officer, and Richard
Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Asset Management. The Company's
financial results will be followed by a question and answer session.
   During the conference call, it is possible that the Company may
make public disclosure of material nonpublic information as well as
forward-looking statements regarding the Company's business,
operations, and financial condition. Interested investors and other
parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by
logging onto the Company's website at http://www.equityinns.com and
selecting the microphone icon.
   The conference call can be accessed by dialing [phone] or
[phone] for international participants.
   A replay of the conference call will be on the Company's web site
for seven days following the call. A recording of the call will also
be available by telephone until midnight Eastern Time, August 10,
2006, by dialing [phone] or [phone] for international
participants. The pass code is 6473022

   About Equity Inns

   Equity Inns, Inc. is a self-advised REIT that focuses on the
upscale extended stay, all-suite and midscale limited-service segments
of the hotel industry. The Company, which ranks as the third largest
hotel REIT based on number of hotels, currently owns 126 hotels with
15,091 rooms located in 36 states. For more information about Equity
Inns, visit the Company's Web site at www.equityinns.com.