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Live · refreshed weeklyUpdated August 3, 2026
AI Hotel Landscape
How leading AI assistants recommend hotels — 616 prompts across 56 destinations, refreshed every Monday.
Data is directional. Some prompts retry due to upstream variance, so absolute counts can shift ±5% week to week.
DESTINATION
Hotels in Auckland
What 6 AI assistants say when asked about hotels in Auckland, NZ. 11 prompts asked, week of August 3, 2026.
38
Distinct hotels
235
n = mentions this week
5/6
AIs with data
Single-city numbers are directional. With ~11 prompts × 6 AIs (≤66 captures max), city-level mention counts can shift ±15–25% week-to-week from upstream variance alone. The 3-wk avg column in the matrix below is more reliable than any single-week read.
Where AIs send users for Auckland
235 hotel links across 38 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 80%OTA 8%Other 12%
1 destinations across 1 countrieseuropeamericasasiaafricaoceania
COMPARE MODELS
Which hotels does each AI recommend in Auckland?
Top hotels mentioned across the 11 weekly prompts for Auckland. Each column shows how often that AI named the hotel. Bold + purple = that AI's top pick.
Top hotel per AI assistant — Auckland
| Assistant | #1 hotel | Chain | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 8 | NZ deep dive → |
| Gemini | Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 4 | NZ deep dive → |
| Perplexity | Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour | Accor | 9 | NZ deep dive → |
| Grok(discontinued) | no data | — | 0 | NZ deep dive → |
| Copilot | Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour | Accor | 5 | NZ deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | Cordis, Auckland | — | 6 | NZ deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Auckland
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok(discontinued) | Copilot | Google AI Mode | This week | 3-wk avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour | Accor | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21.0(3w) |
| Cordis, Auckland | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23.7(3w) |
| Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 21 | 23.3(3w) |
| The Hotel Britomart | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17.0(3w) |
| The Grand by SkyCity | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12.3(3w) |
| InterContinental Auckland by IHG | IHG | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9.7(3w) |
| Hilton Auckland | Hilton | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.7(3w) |
| M Social Hotel Auckland | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9.3(3w) |
| QT Auckland | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14.0(3w) |
| SkyCity Hotel Auckland | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0(3w) |
| Hotel DeBrett | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9.3(3w) |
| Ohtel Auckland | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.7(3w) |
| JW Marriott Auckland | Marriott | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5.3(3w) |
| SO/ Auckland | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.3(3w) |
| Grand Millennium Auckland | Millennium | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4.3(3w) |
Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 5 of 6 AIs.
PROMPTS
The 11 prompts we asked about Auckland
Same 11 question patterns ask about every destination — persona (couples, families, solo, business), budget (luxury, mid, budget), and zoom (city-wide, neighborhood, landmark).
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persona: solo_leisurezoom: wide
best hotels in Auckland
zoom: widecontrol
family friendly hotels in Auckland
persona: familieszoom: wide
affordable hotels in Auckland under $200
budget: budgetzoom: wide
hotels near Sky Tower, Auckland
zoom: near
best hotels in Auckland for business travelers
persona: solo_businesszoom: wide
luxury hotels in Auckland
budget: luxuryzoom: wide
best hotels in Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
zoom: near
hotels in Auckland with rooftop pool
zoom: wide
boutique hotels in Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
zoom: near
best hotels in Auckland for couples
persona: coupleszoom: wide