ENN Equity Inns

Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that it will release the Company's first quarter 2006 results after the market close on Thursday May 4, 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 first 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 (877) 704-5391 or (913) 312-1301 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, May 11, 2006, by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 for international participants. The pass code is 4810736. 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 125 hotels with 14,967 rooms located in 36 states. For more information about Equity Inns, visit the Company's Web site at www.equityinns.com.