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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 Punta Cana
What 6 AI assistants say when asked about hotels in Punta Cana, DO. 11 prompts asked, week of August 17, 2026.
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Distinct hotels
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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 Punta Cana
198 hotel links across 57 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 77%OTA 8%Other 15%
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Which hotels does each AI recommend in Punta Cana?
Top hotels mentioned across the 11 weekly prompts for Punta Cana. Each column shows how often that AI named the hotel. Bold + purple = that AI's top pick.
Top hotel per AI assistant — Punta Cana
| Assistant | #1 hotel | Chain | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | JOIA Bávaro by Iberostar | Iberostar | 6 | DO deep dive → |
| Gemini | Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana | Hyatt | 3 | DO deep dive → |
| Perplexity | Puntacana Resort | — | 5 | DO deep dive → |
| Grok(discontinued) | no data | — | 0 | DO deep dive → |
| Copilot | Excellence Punta Cana | — | 4 | DO deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana | Hyatt | 3 | DO deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Punta Cana
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok(discontinued) | Copilot | Google AI Mode | This week | 3-wk avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puntacana Resort | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 13.3(3w) |
| Excellence Punta Cana | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7.7(3w) |
| Barceló Bávaro Palace | Barceló | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11.0(3w) |
| Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana | Hyatt | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11.7(3w) |
| Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 9.3(3w) |
| Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort, Spa & Casino | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.7(3w) |
| Barceló Bávaro Beach - All Inclusive Adults Only | Barceló | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7.3(3w) |
| JOIA Bávaro by Iberostar | Iberostar | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7.7(3w) |
| The Westin Puntacana Resort | Marriott | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8.7(3w) |
| Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort | Meliá | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6.3(3w) |
| Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana | Marriott | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9.3(3w) |
| Secrets Tides Punta Cana | Hyatt | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3.3(3w) |
| Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness Inclusive - Adults only | Meliá | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4.3(3w) |
| Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana | Hyatt | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5.0(3w) |
| Sanctuary Cap Cana | Marriott | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5.7(3w) |
Puntacana Resort has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 4 of 6 AIs.
PROMPTS
The 11 prompts we asked about Punta Cana
Same 11 question patterns ask about every destination — persona (couples, families, solo, business), budget (luxury, mid, budget), and zoom (city-wide, neighborhood, landmark).
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