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Live · refreshed weeklyUpdated September 21, 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.
Hotel Zephyr
How 6 AI assistants recommend this property. Week of September 21, 2026. Tracked for 6 weeks.
This week
2
mentions across 6 AIs
Peak
5
best week
Mentioning AIs
1/6
this week
Total links
20
all time
Location
250 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94133
PROMPTS
Where this hotel showed up
Each prompt below resolved to Hotel Zephyr at least once. The "reason" is the AI's own one-line explanation when it returned the hotel in structured form.
“family friendly hotels in San Francisco”San Francisco, US6 of 6 AIs21 weeks53 quotes
“family friendly hotels in San Francisco”
San Francisco, US6 of 6 AIs21 weeks53 quotes
Gemini · 09-21
“This vibrant waterfront hotel features playful maritime-themed decor, outdoor fire pits, and an interactive game room that kids love.”
Copilot · 09-14
“Located near Fisherman’s Wharf with nautical-themed rooms and a game lounge perfect for kids.”
Google AI Mode · 09-14
“Featuring a vibrant outdoor courtyard with fire pits and interactive game areas, it offers a fun and playful environment steps from Pier 39.”
ChatGPT · 09-14
“A family-friendly Fisherman’s Wharf hotel with playful amenities and easy access to waterfront attractions.”
Gemini · 08-31
“Featuring a massive outdoor courtyard with giant games, fire pits, and playful maritime decor, it is an ideal fun-filled environment for kids.”
ChatGPT · 08-31
“Its playful game areas, outdoor Yard, and location steps from Pier 39 make it especially appealing for families with kids and teens.”
“best hotels in San Francisco for solo travelers”San Francisco, US4 of 6 AIs11 weeks17 quotes
“best hotels in San Francisco for solo travelers”
San Francisco, US4 of 6 AIs11 weeks17 quotes
Gemini · 09-07
“Located right by Fisherman's Wharf, this social and nautical-themed hotel features engaging game rooms and fire pits where solo travelers can easily meet people.”
Google AI Mode · 08-17
“Its lively, social courtyard and walkable Fisherman's Wharf location make it easy for solo guests to meet others and explore.”
Google AI Mode · 08-03
“Located near Pier 39, its playful maritime-chic common areas and interactive outdoor courtyard make it easy for independent travelers to mingle and explore the waterfront.”
Google AI Mode · 07-20
“Offers a fun, interactive atmosphere with a great location near the waterfront and many activities.”
Google AI Mode · 06-22
“Located at Fisherman's Wharf, it offers a vibrant, social atmosphere with game rooms and fire pits, ideal for solo travelers.”
Google AI Mode · 06-08
“Highly-rated in Fisherman's Wharf, featuring a fun, vibrant atmosphere and secure, central location, as shown on [ Use code with caution. json Google Maps Use code with caution. json].”
“best hotels in San Francisco”San Francisco, US3 of 6 AIs3 weeks3 quotes
“best hotels in San Francisco”
San Francisco, US3 of 6 AIs3 weeks3 quotes
Gemini · 09-21
“A fun, nautically-themed waterfront hotel near Fisherman's Wharf with vibrant social areas and fire pits.”
Google AI Mode · 08-31
“A vibrant, family-friendly industrial-chic waterfront hotel featuring active outdoor spaces and close proximity to Pier 39.”
ChatGPT · 05-18
“Funky, waterfront hotel great for families or playful adults.”
“hotels near Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco”San Francisco, US1 of 6 AIs1 week1 quote
“hotels near Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco”
San Francisco, US1 of 6 AIs1 week1 quote
ChatGPT · 05-18
“Trendy waterfront hotel near Fisherman’s Wharf with playful nautical-themed rooms.”
PER-AI MENTIONS
Weekly mentions per AI assistant
One line per AI. Each point is the number of times the assistant named this property across the 11 prompt templates for its city, that week.
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityGrokCopilotGoogle AI Mode
| Week | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok | Copilot | Google AI Mode | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2026 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| August 17, 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| May 25, 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| May 18, 2026 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| May 11, 2026 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
LINK MIX
Where AIs send users for this hotel
When the AI links the hotel, where does it point — the hotel's own site (direct), an OTA like Booking.com, a chain page like Marriott.com, or something else?
All time (20 links)
Direct 80%OTA 10%Other 10%
Week-by-week
September 21, 20262 links / 2 mentions
August 17, 20262 links / 2 mentions
May 25, 20262 links / 2 mentions
May 18, 20265 links / 5 mentions
May 11, 20264 links / 4 mentions
May 4, 20265 links / 5 mentions
Direct (own site + chain page) OTA Other