Measurement period
September 2026
See which hotels ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and Microsoft Copilot recommend most often for different types of stays in Wellington.
Hotels ranked
AI recommendations analysed
AI surfaces
Recommendation categories tracked
Public core categories
Top 3 Luxury Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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13 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
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InterContinental Wellington
2
Sofitel Wellington
3
QT Wellington
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Top 3 Boutique Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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15 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
1
The Intrepid Hotel
2
Ohtel
3
Naumi Hotel Wellington
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Top 3 Business Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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24 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
1
InterContinental Wellington
2
Bolton Hotel
3
Sofitel Wellington
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Top 3 Family Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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39 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
1
Rydges Wellington
2
Bolton Hotel
3
InterContinental Wellington
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Top 3 Budget Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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39 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
1
Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers
2
ibis Wellington
3
The Marion Hostel
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Top 3 Romantic Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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19 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
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Ohtel
2
QT Wellington
3
Sofitel Wellington
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Top 3 Wellness Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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16 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
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InterContinental Wellington
2
QT Wellington
3
Rydges Wellington
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Top 3 Accessible Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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33 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
1
InterContinental Wellington
2
QT Wellington
3
ibis Wellington
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Top 3 Airport & Transit Hotels in Wellington
September 2026
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24 hotels ranked
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September reading · seven AI surfaces
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Rydges Wellington Airport
2
Brentwood Hotel
3
Airport Motel
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Beyond the public rankings
These public rankings cover the core hotel categories. AI See You tracks considerably more recommendation categories in this destination, covering different traveller needs, occasions and decisions, including location-specific markets within the destination. Early Access provides the broader intelligence behind a property’s AI recommendations.
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Recommendation categories tracked in Wellington
9 core categories are published here.
Citation Intelligence
Distinct recorded source domains
Separate recorded web domains appeared in captured AI responses for Wellington during September 2026. Unresolved domains are excluded.
Citations captured
Source references captured across the seven measured AI surfaces for Wellington during September 2026. Superseded extraction versions are excluded; repeated citations in separate responses are retained.
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About these rankings
AI See You measures hotel recommendations produced by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and Microsoft Copilot across structured traveller scenarios. Rankings reflect captured AI recommendations during the stated measurement period, from the platforms measured in that period, and are not ratings, reviews or editorial selections by AI See You. Every property in a destination is measured, whether or not it is a customer.
Using these rankings
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