MeriStar Hospitality to Hold Second-Quarter Earnings Call on August 3

MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:MHX), one of the
nation's largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REIT), today
announced that the company will release second-quarter financial
results on Wednesday, August 3, 2005, before the market opening. Later
that morning, management will hold a conference call to discuss those
results.
   The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. ET and will be hosted by
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Whetsell and Chief Financial
Officer Donald Olinger. Stockholders and other interested parties may
listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call on the
Internet by logging onto MeriStar's Web site, www.meristar.com, or
www.streetevents.com, or may call [phone], reference number
11034186. (International investors may call [phone]). A
recording of the call will be available by telephone until midnight on
Wednesday, August 10, by dialing [phone], reference number
11034186. A replay of the conference call will be posted on MeriStar's
Web site.
   Arlington, Va.-based MeriStar Hospitality Corporation owns 72
principally upscale, full-service hotels in major markets and resort
locations with 20,115 rooms in 22 states and the District of Columbia.
The company owns hotels under such internationally known brands as
Hilton, Sheraton, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Doubletree and
Radisson. For more information about MeriStar Hospitality, visit the
company's Web site: www.meristar.com.