What AI engines actually recommend
for Houston Hotel
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 15 real customer-search queries about Houston hotel. 42 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 100% · Claude 80% · Gemini 87%. Most-cited business: Four Seasons Hotel Houston (28 citations across 3 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
42 businesses named across 15 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Seasons Hotel Houston | 10 | 9 | · | 9 | 28 | 90 |
| 2 | Wanderstay Boutique Hotel | 5 | 8 | · | 8 | 21 | 75 |
| 3 | Hotel ICON | 8 | 7 | · | 6 | 21 | 75 |
| 4 | Hotel ZaZa Houston | 2 | · | 14 | · | 16 | 54 |
| 5 | The Lancaster Hotel | 9 | · | · | 6 | 15 | 52 |
| 6 | The Nines Hotel | · | · | 14 | · | 14 | 40 |
| 7 | Hilton Houston Downtown | · | · | 13 | · | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Embassy Suites Houston | · | · | 13 | · | 13 | 38 |
| 9 | Magnolia Hotel Houston, A Tribute Portfolio | · | 10 | · | · | 10 | 31 |
| 10 | Cambria Hotel Houston Downtown | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 29 |
| 11 | Magnolia Hotel Houston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel | · | · | · | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 12 | Magnolia Hotel Houston | 8 | · | · | · | 8 | 27 |
| 13 | Hilton Houston Airport | 1 | · | 1 | · | 2 | 24 |
| 14 | The Laura Hotel | · | 6 | · | · | 6 | 23 |
| 15 | Birdsall Hotel | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 21 |
| 16 | The Post Oak Hotel | 4 | · | · | · | 4 | 19 |
| 17 | Marriott Marquis Houston | 4 | · | · | · | 4 | 19 |
| 18 | Hilton Americas-Houston | 3 | · | · | · | 3 | 16 |
| 19 | La Quinta Inn & Suites | 3 | · | · | · | 3 | 16 |
| 20 | Red Roof Inn Houston | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 14 |
▸▾Show all 42 businesses(rank 21 – 42)
| 21 | The Whitehall Houston | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 22 | Omni Houston Hotel | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | Motel 6 Houston | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 24 | Days Inn by Wyndham | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 25 | Super 8 by Wyndham | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | Marriott Houston Airport | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 27 | Holiday Inn Express | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | Comfort Suites | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | The Westin Galleria Houston | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 30 | The Grove Restaurant & Bar | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | Residence Inn by Marriott | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 32 | Homewood Suites by Hilton | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 33 | Staybridge Suites Houston | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 34 | Candlewood Suites | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 35 | WoodSpring Suites | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 36 | JW Marriott Houston | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 37 | Hotel Indigo Houston | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 38 | Kimpton Hotel Houston | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 39 | Embassy Suites Houston Airport | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 40 | The Nines Hotel Airport | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 41 | Hotel ZaZa Houston Airport | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 42 | Cambria Hotel Houston Airport | · | · | 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 saidUnique"5 star hotel in Houston"0 engines
Other"best hotels in Houston"0 engines
Unique"boutique hotel in Houston with character"0 engines
Other"highly reviewed hotel in Houston for first time visit"0 engines
Location"Houston hotel near the airport"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated July 5, 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.