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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 Madrid
What 6 AI assistants say when asked about hotels in Madrid, ES. 11 prompts asked, week of May 18, 2026.
55
Distinct hotels
277
Total mentions
6/6
AIs with data
Where AIs send users for Madrid
123 hotel links across 27 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 74%OTA 22%Other 4%
1 destinations across 1 countrieseuropeamericasasiaafricaoceania
COMPARE MODELS
Which hotels does each AI recommend in Madrid?
Top hotels mentioned across the 11 weekly prompts for Madrid. Each column shows how often that AI named the hotel. Bold + purple = that AI's top pick.
Top hotel per AI assistant — Madrid
| Assistant | #1 hotel | Chain | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Room Mate Oscar Hotel | — | 6 | ES deep dive → |
| Gemini | Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid | Mandarin Oriental | 4 | ES deep dive → |
| Perplexity | Petit Palace Plaza Mayor | — | 4 | ES deep dive → |
| Grok | Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid | Mandarin Oriental | 4 | ES deep dive → |
| Copilot | Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid | Mandarin Oriental | 4 | ES deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | Hotel 1898 | — | 3 | ES deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Madrid
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok | Copilot | Google AI Mode | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona | Mandarin Oriental | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid | Mandarin Oriental | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 16 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Madrid | Four Seasons | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá - The Leading Hotels of the World | Leading Hotels | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Hotel Neri | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 |
| Hotel Arts Barcelona | Marriott | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 11 |
| Hotel 1898 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 10 |
| El Palace Hotel Barcelona | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
| Room Mate Oscar Hotel | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| Cotton House Hotel, Autograph Collection | Marriott | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| Only YOU Boutique Hotel | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
| Radisson Blu 1882 Hotel, Barcelona Sagrada Familia | Radisson | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
| Santo Mauro, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid | Marriott | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Serras Barcelona | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 |
Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 6 of 6 AIs.
PROMPTS
The 11 prompts we asked about Madrid
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 Madrid for solo travelers
persona: solo_leisurezoom: wide
family friendly hotels in Madrid
persona: familieszoom: wide
hotels in Madrid with rooftop pool
zoom: wide
boutique hotels in Sol, Madrid
zoom: near
best hotels in Madrid for couples
persona: coupleszoom: wide
best hotels in Sol, Madrid
zoom: near
hotels near Prado, Madrid
zoom: near
affordable hotels in Madrid under $200
budget: budgetzoom: wide
luxury hotels in Madrid
budget: luxuryzoom: wide
best hotels in Madrid for business travelers
persona: solo_businesszoom: wide
best hotels in Madrid
zoom: widecontrol