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POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints William J. Tennis and Sean M.
Mahoney, and each of them, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) 		execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as a director, officer and/or stockholder of a class of securities of
DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company"), as the case may be, Forms 3, 4
and 5, and amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
thereunder;

(2) 		do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, Form 4 or
Form 5, or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) 		take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or
desirable in connection with the foregoing authority, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned,
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This Power of Attorney may be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as a confirming statement of the authority
stated herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 21st day of July, 2010.




/s/ Gilbert T. Ray
Gilbert T. Ray

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