What AI engines actually recommend
for Des Moines Hotel
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Des Moines hotel. 13 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 0% · Claude 0% · Gemini 100%. Most-cited business: Surety Hotel (14 citations across 2 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
13 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surety Hotel | · | · | 8 | 6 | 14 | 100 |
| 2 | Hilton Des Moines Downtown | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 59 |
| 3 | Hampton Inn & Suites Des Moines Downtown | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 54 |
| 4 | Hotel Fort Des Moines, Curio Collection by Hilton | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Staybridge Suites Des Moines Downtown | · | · | · | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| 6 | Hotel Fort Des Moines | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 46 |
| 7 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites Des Moines Downtown | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | The Butler House on Grand | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Des Moines Marriott Downtown | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | Baymont by Wyndham Des Moines Airport | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 41 |
| 11 | Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 37 |
| 12 | Days Inn and Suites by Wyndham Des Moines Airport | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport/Conf Center | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 29 |
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 Des Moines"0 engines
Unique"boutique hotel in Des Moines with character"0 engines
Location"Des Moines hotel walking distance to downtown"0 engines
Romantic"luxury hotel in Des Moines for a romantic getaway"0 engines
Family"family friendly hotel in Des Moines 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.