What AI engines actually recommend
for San Diego Hotel
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about San Diego hotel. 23 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: The US Grant (8 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
23 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The US Grant | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 80 |
| 2 | Kimpton San Diego | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 80 |
| 3 | Carté Hotel | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 73 |
| 4 | InterContinental San Diego | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 73 |
| 5 | Pendry San Diego | · | · | · | 6 | 6 | 65 |
| 6 | Omni San Diego Hotel at the Ballpark | · | · | · | 6 | 6 | 65 |
| 7 | The Granger Hotel | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 57 |
| 8 | Hotel del Coronado | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 50 |
| 9 | Fairmont Grand Del Mar | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 50 |
| 10 | Loews Coronado Bay Resort | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | The Guild Hotel | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 43 |
| 12 | Ace Hotel | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 43 |
| 13 | Hotel Indigo San Diego | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 43 |
| 14 | Hilton San Diego Airport | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 35 |
| 15 | Marriott San Diego Airport | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 35 |
| 16 | Hyatt San Diego Airport | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 35 |
| 17 | Motel 6 San Diego | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Super 8 San Diego | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
| 19 | Days Inn San Diego | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
| 20 | Inn San Diego | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
▸▾Show all 23 businesses(rank 21 – 23)
| 21 | Travelodge San Diego | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
| 22 | Inn San Diego Airport | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
| 23 | Travelodge San Diego Airport | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 28 |
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 San Diego"0 engines
Unique"boutique hotel in San Diego with character"0 engines
Location"San Diego hotel walking distance to downtown"0 engines
Romantic"luxury hotel in San Diego for a romantic getaway"0 engines
Family"family friendly hotel in San Diego 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.