What AI engines actually recommend
for Columbia Sc Hotel
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Columbia Sc hotel. 17 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 0% · Claude 0% · Gemini 90%. Most-cited business: Aloft Columbia Downtown (9 citations across 1 engines). Below is the live data — every number is computed from the AI answers shown in the per-query breakdown.
Engine coverage
% of queries where the engine returned a specific business name (not just “search Booking.com” or a refusal).
Top 3 — who wins this market
Most-cited businesses
17 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloft Columbia Downtown | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 2 | Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbia Downtown | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 73 |
| 3 | Hampton Inn Columbia-I-26 Airport | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 67 |
| 4 | Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown The Vista | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 60 |
| 5 | TownePlace Suites Columbia Southeast | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 60 |
| 6 | The Lantern Hotel | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 7 | Holiday Inn Columbia – Downtown | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 8 | Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown- The Vista | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 9 | Hotel Trundle | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 10 | Staybridge Suites Columbia | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| 11 | Tru By Hilton Columbia Downtown | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 47 |
| 12 | The 1425 Inn | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Comfort Suites Columbia at Harbison | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 40 |
| 14 | Baymont by Wyndham Columbia Northwest | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | WoodSpring Suites Columbia Fort Jackson | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 16 | La Quinta Inn & Suites Columbia NE | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 17 | Baymont Inn and Suites Columbia Northwest | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
Total = sum of citations across all engines × all queries. Score = density-weighted with cross-engine consensus.
Per-query breakdown
click any row to read what each AI actually saidOther"best hotels in Columbia SC"0 engines
Unique"boutique hotel in Columbia SC with character"0 engines
Location"Columbia SC hotel walking distance to downtown"0 engines
Romantic"luxury hotel in Columbia SC for a romantic getaway"0 engines
Family"family friendly hotel in Columbia SC with pool"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated July 6, 2026. Refreshed weekly. findloc.ai is independent — we are not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity or Google. AI engine answers shown are quoted verbatim from public API responses and may change between snapshots.