Exhibit 3.1

DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (the “Department”) of Maryland that:

FIRST:  The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting therefrom in its entirety the last sentence of Section 6.5 of Article VI as currently in effect.

SECOND:  The foregoing amendment of the charter of the Corporation was declared advisable and approved by the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by law.

THIRD:  The stockholders of the Corporation approved the foregoing amendment at an annual meeting of stockholders duly called by the vote required under Maryland law and the charter and bylaws of the Corporation.

FOURTH:   These Articles of Amendment shall become effective upon filing with the Department.

FIFTH:  The undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Secretary on this 4th day of May, 2016.