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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 Queenstown
What 6 AI assistants say when asked about hotels in Queenstown, NZ. 11 prompts asked, week of May 18, 2026.
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Distinct hotels
398
Total mentions
6/6
AIs with data
Where AIs send users for Queenstown
193 hotel links across 22 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 77%OTA 15%Other 9%
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Which hotels does each AI recommend in Queenstown?
Top hotels mentioned across the 11 weekly prompts for Queenstown. Each column shows how often that AI named the hotel. Bold + purple = that AI's top pick.
Top hotel per AI assistant — Queenstown
| Assistant | #1 hotel | Chain | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences | — | 11 | NZ deep dive → |
| Gemini | Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 6 | NZ deep dive → |
| Perplexity | The Grand by SkyCity | — | 5 | NZ deep dive → |
| Grok | Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 7 | NZ deep dive → |
| Copilot | QT Auckland | — | 6 | NZ deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 7 | NZ deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Queenstown
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok | Copilot | Google AI Mode | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordis, Auckland | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| Park Hyatt Auckland | Hyatt | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour | Accor | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
| The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| Eichardt's Private Hotel | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| QT Queenstown | — | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Hilton Auckland | Hilton | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 19 |
| Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa | Accor | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Crowne Plaza Queenstown by IHG | IHG | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| The Grand by SkyCity | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 15 |
| QT Auckland | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Rosewood Matakauri | Rosewood | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 14 |
| Azur Lodge | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 11 |
| The Hotel Britomart | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 10 |
| Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa | Hilton | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 |
Cordis, Auckland has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 6 of 6 AIs.
PROMPTS
The 11 prompts we asked about Queenstown
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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hotels near Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown
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boutique hotels in Town Centre, Queenstown
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best hotels in Queenstown for couples
persona: coupleszoom: wide
best hotels in Queenstown for solo travelers
persona: solo_leisurezoom: wide
best hotels in Town Centre, Queenstown
zoom: near
affordable hotels in Queenstown under $200
budget: budgetzoom: wide
best hotels in Queenstown for business travelers
persona: solo_businesszoom: wide
family friendly hotels in Queenstown
persona: familieszoom: wide
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