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Live · refreshed weeklyUpdated August 17, 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 Kyoto
What 6 AI assistants say when asked about hotels in Kyoto, JP. 11 prompts asked, week of August 17, 2026.
71
Distinct hotels
192
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 Kyoto
192 hotel links across 71 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 65%OTA 20%Other 15%
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COMPARE MODELS
Which hotels does each AI recommend in Kyoto?
Top hotels mentioned across the 11 weekly prompts for Kyoto. Each column shows how often that AI named the hotel. Bold + purple = that AI's top pick.
Top hotel per AI assistant — Kyoto
| Assistant | #1 hotel | Chain | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | Marriott | 6 | JP deep dive → |
| Gemini | The Celestine Hotel Gion | — | 3 | JP deep dive → |
| Perplexity | The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | Marriott | 2 | JP deep dive → |
| Grok(discontinued) | no data | — | 0 | JP deep dive → |
| Copilot | Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto | Four Seasons | 3 | JP deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | Cross Hotel Kyoto | — | 4 | JP deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Kyoto
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok(discontinued) | Copilot | Google AI Mode | This week | 3-wk avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | Marriott | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11.0(3w) |
| Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto | Four Seasons | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13.7(3w) |
| Park Hyatt Kyoto | Hyatt | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10.3(3w) |
| Cross Hotel Kyoto | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10.3(3w) |
| The Celestine Hotel Gion | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7.7(3w) |
| HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa | Marriott | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7.7(3w) |
| Hotel Granvia Kyoto | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7.0(3w) |
| Luxury hotel SOWAKA | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6.7(3w) |
| GRANBELL HOTEL KYOTO | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.0(3w) |
| Hilton Kyoto | Hilton | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6.0(3w) |
| Hotel Okura Kyoto | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.7(3w) |
| The Shinmonzen | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5.3(3w) |
| Ace Hotel Kyoto | Ace Hotel | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5.0(3w) |
| Kyokoyado Yasaka Yutone | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3.0(1w) |
| Hiiragiya | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3.3(3w) |
The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 5 of 6 AIs.
PROMPTS
The 11 prompts we asked about Kyoto
Same 11 question patterns ask about every destination — persona (couples, families, solo, business), budget (luxury, mid, budget), and zoom (city-wide, neighborhood, landmark).
best hotels in Kyoto for business travelers
persona: solo_businesszoom: wide
best hotels in Kyoto
zoom: widecontrol
affordable hotels in Kyoto under $200
budget: budgetzoom: wide
best hotels in Kyoto for solo travelers
persona: solo_leisurezoom: wide
hotels near Fushimi Inari, Kyoto
zoom: near
best hotels in Gion, Kyoto
zoom: near
best hotels in Kyoto for couples
persona: coupleszoom: wide
family friendly hotels in Kyoto
persona: familieszoom: wide
boutique hotels in Gion, Kyoto
zoom: near
hotels in Kyoto with rooftop pool
zoom: wide
luxury hotels in Kyoto
budget: luxuryzoom: wide