CHICAGO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Strategic Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BEE) will report financial results for the first quarter of 2006 after the close of business on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. A quarterly conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 4, 2006. Management will discuss the company's first quarter 2006 results as well as its business outlook for the remainder of the year. The information discussed on the call will be contained in the company's earnings release and supplemental financial package, which will also be available in the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://www.strategichotels.com/ . The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Interested individuals are invited to access the call by dialing 800-289-0572. To participate on the webcast, log on to the company's website at http://www.strategichotels.com/ or http://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 on May 4, 2006, through May 11, 2006. To access the replay, dial 888-203-1112 and request reservation number 8382241. A replay of the call will also be available on the Internet at http://www.strategichotels.com/ or http://www.earnings.com/ for 30 days. About the Company Strategic Hotels & Resorts is a real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns and asset manages high-end hotels and resorts. The company has ownership interests in 18 properties with an aggregate of 8,480 rooms. For further information, please visit the company's website at http://www.strategichotels.com/ . DATASOURCE: Strategic Hotels & Resorts CONTACT: James Mead, Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, +1-312-658-5740, or General Information, Leslie Loyet, +1-312-640-6672, or Media Inquiries, Tim Grace, +1-312-640-6667, both of Financial Relations Board Web site: http://www.strategichotels.com/

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