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Live · refreshed weeklyUpdated July 13, 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 Cape Town
What 6 AI assistants say when asked about hotels in Cape Town, ZA. 11 prompts asked, week of July 13, 2026.
35
Distinct hotels
181
Total mentions
5/6
AIs with data
Where AIs send users for Cape Town
116 hotel links across 17 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 80%OTA 1%Other 19%
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COMPARE MODELS
Which hotels does each AI recommend in Cape Town?
Top hotels mentioned across the 11 weekly prompts for Cape Town. Each column shows how often that AI named the hotel. Bold + purple = that AI's top pick.
Top hotel per AI assistant — Cape Town
| Assistant | #1 hotel | Chain | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | The Trade Boutique Hotel | — | 10 | ZA deep dive → |
| Gemini | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 4 | ZA deep dive → |
| Perplexity | The Onyx Hotel | — | 8 | ZA deep dive → |
| Grok(discontinued) | no data | — | 0 | ZA deep dive → |
| Copilot | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 6 | ZA deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town | Belmond | 5 | ZA deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Cape Town
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok(discontinued) | Copilot | Google AI Mode | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| The Onyx Hotel | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town | Belmond | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Cape Grace - A Fairmont Managed Hotel | Accor | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| The Trade Boutique Hotel | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Radisson Collection Hotel, Waterfront Cape Town | Radisson | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Acorn House | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| The Westin Cape Town | Marriott | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Onomo Cape Town Foreshore | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Radisson RED Cape Town V&A Waterfront | Radisson | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Kensington Place | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town by IHG | IHG | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| THE GREY | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Protea Hotel Cape Town Sea Point | Marriott | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Hyatt Regency Cape Town has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 5 of 6 AIs.
PROMPTS
The 11 prompts we asked about Cape Town
Same 11 question patterns ask about every destination — persona (couples, families, solo, business), budget (luxury, mid, budget), and zoom (city-wide, neighborhood, landmark).
family friendly hotels in Cape Town
persona: familieszoom: wide
affordable hotels in Cape Town under $200
budget: budgetzoom: wide
best hotels in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
zoom: near
luxury hotels in Cape Town
budget: luxuryzoom: wide
hotels in Cape Town with rooftop pool
zoom: wide
hotels near Table Mountain, Cape Town
zoom: near
best hotels in Cape Town for business travelers
persona: solo_businesszoom: wide
best hotels in Cape Town for couples
persona: coupleszoom: wide
best hotels in Cape Town for solo travelers
persona: solo_leisurezoom: wide
boutique hotels in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
zoom: near
best hotels in Cape Town
zoom: widecontrol