What AI engines actually recommend
for Columbus Motel
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 15 real customer-search queries about Columbus motel. 32 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 100% · Claude 100% · Gemini 100%. Most-cited business: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus Airport East (22 citations across 4 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
32 businesses named across 15 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus Airport East | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 93 |
| 2 | Red Roof Inn & Suites Columbus – West Broad | 8 | 9 | · | 8 | 25 | 90 |
| 3 | Motel 6 Columbus OSU | · | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 85 |
| 4 | Baymont by Wyndham Columbus/Rickenbacker | 2 | 9 | · | 10 | 21 | 80 |
| 5 | Drury Plaza Hotel Columbus Downtown | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Red Roof Inn PLUS+ Columbus - Worthington | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Relax Inn by OYO Columbus Oh I 70 | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Motel 6 Columbus West | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Hyatt Place Columbus/OSU | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | M Star Columbus North | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Holiday Motel Columbus | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Residence Inn by Marriott Columbus OSU | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbus Dublin | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 17 |
| 14 | Comfort Suites Columbus Airport | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | AC Hotel by Marriott Columbus Downtown | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 17 |
| 16 | Extended Stay America Columbus Dublin | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 17 | Extended Stay America - Columbus - Dublin | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 15 |
| 18 | Econo Lodge Columbus | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 19 | American Value Inn | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 20 | Budget Inn Columbus | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
▸▾Show all 32 businesses(rank 21 – 32)
| 21 | HomeTowne Studios Columbus | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 22 | TownePlace Suites by Marriott Gahanna | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 23 | Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbus/Airport | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 24 | Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus Polaris | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 25 | Inn Towne Motel | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 26 | New Rome Motel | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 27 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus OSU-Medical Center | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | Motel 6 Columbus OH - OSU | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | Motel 6 Columbus OH - West | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 30 | Motel 6 Grove City, OH | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | German Village Inn Motel | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 32 | 50 Lincoln Short North B&B | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
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 saidRoad trip"best motel in Columbus for a road trip stopover"0 engines
Budget"cheap motel in Columbus under 100 a night"0 engines
Road trip"Columbus motel near the highway"0 engines
Family"family motel in Columbus with kitchenette"0 engines
Location"Columbus motel near the airport for early flight"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated June 30, 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.