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Live · refreshed weeklyUpdated May 18, 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 May 18, 2026.
16
Distinct hotels
189
Total mentions
6/6
AIs with data
Where AIs send users for Cape Town
63 hotel links across 4 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 81%OTA 14%Other 5%
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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 | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 9 | ZA deep dive → |
| Gemini | The Silo Hotel | — | 7 | ZA deep dive → |
| Perplexity | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 5 | ZA deep dive → |
| Grok | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 6 | ZA deep dive → |
| Copilot | Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 6 | ZA deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | The Silo Hotel | — | 6 | ZA deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Cape Town
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok | Copilot | Google AI Mode | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyatt Regency Cape Town | Hyatt | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| The Silo Hotel | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| Cape Grace - A Fairmont Managed Hotel | Accor | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| The Onyx Hotel | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town | Belmond | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town by IHG | IHG | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Ellerman House | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Radisson Collection Hotel, Waterfront Cape Town | Radisson | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 8 |
| Radisson RED Cape Town V&A Waterfront | Radisson | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
| THE GREY | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Mojo Hotel | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| The Westin Cape Town | Marriott | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront | Marriott | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Hyatt Regency Cape Town has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 6 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