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AEO for hotels in New York: AI search visibility ranking

By monitoraeo Last updated August 14, 2026 Refreshed every 90 days

How AI search engines rank hotels in New York by visibility and citations. 20 providers measured quarterly across Google AI Mode: which providers the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Hotels serving New York travellers across Manhattan, Midtown, Downtown, and surrounding districts with luxury, business, and leisure stays. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →

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AI engines frequently mention The Plaza when asked about hotels in New York, making it the leader with a visibility of 12.5 percent. Close behind are The St. Regis New York and The Chatwal, indicating a strong presence among top recommendations.

The rankings are influenced by the domains from which AI engines pull data, such as google.com, cntraveler.com, expedia.com, facebook.com, and kayak.com. These are often aggregator and review sites, suggesting they play a significant role in shaping AI responses.

For buyers, this ranking underscores the importance of recent reviews and third-party validation. Considering these elements, brands that maintain topical authority and frequent citations in trusted sources will likely offer reliable insights when selecting a hotel in New York.

At a glance

Category leader The Plaza 12% visibility · named in 1 of 8 AI answers

Most cited brand The Plaza 0% citation rate · the AI's most-trusted source brand in hotels in New York

Top cited domain google.com Referenced by AI across the hotels in New York query set — the highest-leverage PR target in this category

Visibility spread 12pp Gap between top and bottom of the ranking · 19 brands at 0% (invisible to the AI)

What we observed in this category

The Plaza holds the only non-zero visibility score in this audit, sitting at 12.5 percent against a category average of just 0.6 percent. That gap is significant because it means one brand is capturing virtually all measurable AI presence while 19 others register nothing. Even so, The Plaza has declined from 37.5 percent in the prior period, meaning the category leader is weakening, not strengthening. The overall AEO landscape for Hotels in New York is compressed almost entirely to zero for most tracked brands.

Zero citation rates across all 20 brands reveal a sharp divergence between visibility and citation in this category. The Plaza achieves some visibility in Google AI Mode but receives no citations, meaning it is named in AI-generated responses without its domain being sourced or linked. The Carlyle previously held 37.5 percent visibility but has dropped to zero with no citation activity at any point. This pattern suggests AI responses reference hotel names by reputation or training data rather than by anchoring on brand-owned domains.

Google AI Mode is the sole engine recorded across all ranked brands, and the top cited sources in this category are google.com, cntraveler.com, expedia.com, and timeout.com. None of these are brand-owned hotel domains. The presence of OTA platforms such as Expedia and Kayak alongside editorial outlets like Conde Nast Traveler and Time Out indicates the AI is pulling hotel information from aggregator and review sources rather than from fairmont.com, marriott.com, or hyatt.com directly. This has direct implications for any AEO strategy in this category.

Movers & shakers since last refresh

Biggest visibility fallers

The Carlyle 38% → 0% · rank #2 → #5
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The Plaza 38% → 12% · rank #1 → #1
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The Chatwal 12% → 0% · rank #5 → #3
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The AEO ranking

#	Brand	Visibility	Citation	Top engine
1	The Plaza fairmont.com	12%	0%	Google AI Mode
The Plaza holds the only positive visibility score at 12.5 percent, more than 20 times the 0.6 percent category average, but records zero citations and has fallen from 37.5 percent previously.
2	The St. Regis New York marriott.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
The St. Regis New York scores zero across all three metrics, matching 18 of the 20 tracked brands and sitting well below The Plaza's 12.5 percent visibility despite its Marriott domain authority.
3	The Chatwal hyatt.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
The Chatwal improved two rank positions from fifth to third but lost all measurable visibility, falling from 12.5 percent to zero, with citation dropping 12.5 points simultaneously.
4	The Standard High Line standardhotels.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
The Standard High Line holds rank four with zero visibility and zero citations, indistinguishable in AEO performance from the majority of brands below it in this audit.
5	The Carlyle rosewoodhotels.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
The Carlyle is the steepest faller in this audit, dropping from rank two to five with visibility collapsing 37.5 points to zero, the largest single decline recorded in the category.
6	The Beekman hyatt.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
7	Moxy NYC Times Square marriott.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
8	Arlo SoHo arlohotels.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
9	Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown fourseasons.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
10	Park Hyatt New York hyatt.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
11	Lotte New York Palace lottenypalace.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
12	Conrad New York Downtown hilton.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
13	The Pierre tajhotels.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
14	Sofitel New York sofitel.accor.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
15	The Peninsula New York peninsula.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
16	Mandarin Oriental New York mandarinoriental.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
17	The Ritz-Carlton New York NoMad marriott.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
18	The Langham New York Fifth Avenue langhamhotels.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
19	InterContinental New York Barclay ihg.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
20	The New Yorker Hotel wyndhamhotels.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode

Sources AI engines trust in this category

Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on hotels in New York, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.

google.comcntraveler.comexpedia.comfacebook.comkayak.comdesignhotels.comlastminute.comtimeout.com

How to read this AEO ranking

Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.

Visibility = being named

A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →

Citation rate = being trusted

Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →

Top engine differs by brand

The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →

AEO rankings move month to month

AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 90 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →

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Frequently asked about AEO for hotels in New York

Who leads AEO in Hotels in New York right now?

The Plaza is the only brand with measurable visibility at 12.5 percent, though this figure has declined from 37.5 percent in the prior period and the brand records zero citations.

What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for Hotels in New York queries?

The top cited sources are google.com, cntraveler.com, expedia.com, kayak.com, timeout.com, and designhotels.com, none of which are brand-owned hotel domains.

Why do Hotels in New York brands appear in AI responses but receive no citations?

The data shows all 20 brands have a zero citation rate even where visibility exists, suggesting Google AI Mode references hotel names from training data or third-party sources rather than linking to brand domains directly.

Which Hotels in New York brand has lost the most AEO ground recently?

The Carlyle recorded the largest visibility decline, falling 37.5 percentage points to zero and dropping three rank positions from second to fifth in this audit period.

Is OTA presence important for AEO performance in the Hotels in New York category?

The audit data shows Expedia and Kayak both appear in the top cited sources, indicating the AI anchors hotel recommendations on OTA listings rather than on brand websites.

How concentrated is AEO visibility across Hotels in New York brands?

Visibility is extremely concentrated: one brand (The Plaza) accounts for all measurable presence, while 19 of the 20 tracked brands score zero against a category average of just 0.6 percent.