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Live · refreshed weeklyUpdated July 6, 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 July 6, 2026.
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Distinct hotels
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Total mentions
5/6
AIs with data
Where AIs send users for Queenstown
233 hotel links across 40 properties, all 6 AI assistants combined
Direct 73%OTA 4%Other 23%
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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 | Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel | — | 6 | NZ deep dive → |
| Gemini | The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences | — | 5 | NZ deep dive → |
| Perplexity | QT Queenstown | — | 3 | NZ deep dive → |
| Grok(discontinued) | no data | — | 0 | NZ deep dive → |
| Copilot | The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences | — | 6 | NZ deep dive → |
| Google AI Mode | QT Queenstown | — | 7 | NZ deep dive → |
Hotel × AI matrix — top 15 hotels mentioned for Queenstown
| Hotel | Chain | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Grok(discontinued) | Copilot | Google AI Mode | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| QT Queenstown | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| Kamana Lakehouse | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| Eichardt's Private Hotel | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa | Accor | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Crowne Plaza Queenstown by IHG | IHG | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Novotel Queenstown Lakeside | Accor | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 11 |
| Rosewood Matakauri | Rosewood | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa | Hilton | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| The Spire Hotel Queenstown | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 10 |
| The Central Hotel Queenstown, A Naumi Chapter | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 |
| mi-pad Queenstown Hotel | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Hulbert House: Award Winning Queenstown Luxury Boutique Lodge | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Queenstown by IHG | IHG | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 |
The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments & Lakeside Residences has the broadest consensus — mentioned by 5 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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boutique hotels in Town Centre, Queenstown
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best hotels in Queenstown for solo travelers
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affordable hotels in Queenstown under $200
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best hotels in Queenstown for business travelers
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family friendly hotels in Queenstown
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