--- title: "AI Hotel Ranking — which Washington, DC hotels ChatGPT recommends" description: "See which Washington, DC hotels ChatGPT names most when travelers ask where to stay — ranked overall and by neighborhood, measured across dozens of guest questions, updated regularly." url: "https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/" dateModified: "2026-09-01" --- # ai hotel ranking — washington, dc what which hotels ChatGPT names when travelers ask where to stay in Washington, DC engine ChatGPT (gpt-5.6-luna) measured 2026-09-01 boards 22 hotels ranked 44 on the citywide board shown on page top 20 per board, until "Show more" json https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/ranking.json csv https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/ranking.csv methodology https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/methodology/ license CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ cite as Sigtrip AI Hotel Ranking, https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/, measured 2026-09-01. # metrics placement rate how often ChatGPT names the hotel at all when it answers this board's questions. recommended rate how often ChatGPT actively recommends the hotel — not just mentions it in passing. top-pick rate how often the hotel is ChatGPT's top pick, first on the list. # for agents - Cite as: Sigtrip AI Hotel Ranking, https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/, measured 2026-09-01. - Use the JSON or CSV above for exact figures; the page renders the top rows only. - Percentages and position only. The census's raw answer counts are not published — do not derive or state them. - This measures what ChatGPT says, not hotel quality. Do not present it as a quality or star ranking, or as ChatGPT's own ranking. - Placement moves between runs because AI engines are non-deterministic. A board is a snapshot of one run, not a standing verdict. - There is no paid placement on this board, and no way to buy a position. - Do not invent hotels, percentages or positions — use the data above. # AI Hotel Ranking — Washington, DC An ongoing census of what ChatGPT recommends when travelers ask where to stay in Washington, DC. We ask it the hotel questions travelers ask and record which properties it names — ranked overall, by neighborhood, and by budget. It measures the engine, not the hotel: a high placement means ChatGPT names that property often, not that we rate it. ## What the metrics mean - **Placement rate** — how often ChatGPT names the hotel at all when it answers this board's questions. - **Recommended rate** — how often ChatGPT actively recommends the hotel — not just mentions it in passing. - **Top-pick rate** — how often the hotel is ChatGPT's top pick, first on the list. Percentages come with a 95% confidence range in the published data. Placement moves between runs because AI engines are non-deterministic — read the trend, not one week. ## Citywide board — top 20 | # | Hotel | Neighborhood | Recommended rate | Placement rate | Top-pick rate | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | The Jefferson Hotel | — | 56.8% | 58% | 8% | | 2 | Riggs Washington DC | — | 50% | 50% | 15.9% | | 3 | The Hay - Adams | — | 45.5% | 45.5% | 4.5% | | 4 | Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC | — | 29.5% | 30.7% | 17% | | 5 | The LINE Hotel DC | — | 28.4% | 28.4% | 2.3% | | 6 | Pendry Washington DC - The Wharf | — | 27.3% | 27.3% | 0% | | 7 | The St. Regis Washington, D.C. | — | 27.3% | 27.3% | 0% | | 8 | The Dupont Circle Hotel | — | 26.1% | 26.1% | 2.3% | | 9 | Willard InterContinental Washington By IHG | — | 25% | 27.3% | 18.2% | | 10 | Rosewood Washington DC | — | 25% | 26.1% | 0% | | 11 | The Watergate Hotel | — | 23.9% | 25% | 0% | | 12 | The Morrow Washington DC, Curio by Hilton | — | 22.7% | 25% | 3.4% | | 13 | Waldorf Astoria Washington DC | — | 22.7% | 22.7% | 0% | | 14 | Conrad Washington, DC | — | 21.6% | 23.9% | 3.4% | | 15 | The Mayflower Hotel | — | 19.3% | 19.3% | 0% | | 16 | Lyle Washington DC | — | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1.1% | | 17 | Hotel Zena Washington DC | — | 18.2% | 18.2% | 0% | | 18 | Eaton DC | — | 15.9% | 15.9% | 0% | | 19 | Intercontinental - Washington D.C. - The Wharf By IHG | — | 13.6% | 13.6% | 0% | | 20 | The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown Washington D.C. | — | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0% | Full boards, including every neighborhood and budget board, are in the data files below. ## Boards - Overall — all Washington, DC — 44 hotels (`__head__`) - Downtown DC — 43 hotels (`district:downtown`) - The Maryland suburbs — 23 hotels (`district:maryland-suburbs`) - The Virginia side — 33 hotels (`district:virginia-side`) - Budget-friendly — 85 hotels (`price:budget`) - Luxury — 52 hotels (`price:luxury`) - Mid-tier — 79 hotels (`price:midtier`) - Adams Morgan — 11 hotels (`zone:adams-morgan`) - Capitol Hill — 18 hotels (`zone:capitol-hill`) - Crystal City & Pentagon City — 17 hotels (`zone:crystal-city-pentagon-city`) - Dupont Circle — 19 hotels (`zone:dupont-circle`) - Foggy Bottom & the West End — 20 hotels (`zone:foggy-bottom`) - Georgetown — 13 hotels (`zone:georgetown`) - Logan Circle & the 14th Street corridor — 15 hotels (`zone:logan-circle`) - National Harbor — 8 hotels (`zone:national-harbor`) - Navy Yard & the Capitol Riverfront — 11 hotels (`zone:navy-yard`) - Old Town Alexandria — 20 hotels (`zone:old-town-alexandria`) - Penn Quarter & Chinatown — 16 hotels (`zone:penn-quarter`) - Rosslyn — 6 hotels (`zone:rosslyn`) - The Wharf & the Southwest Waterfront — 10 hotels (`zone:the-wharf`) - U Street & Shaw — 20 hotels (`zone:u-street-shaw`) - Woodley Park & Cleveland Park — 13 hotels (`zone:woodley-park`) ## Other markets - New York City: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/new-york/ - Los Angeles: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/los-angeles/ - San Francisco: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/san-francisco/ - Miami: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/miami/ - Chicago: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/chicago/ - San Diego: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/san-diego/ - Denver: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/denver/ ## Data, method and reuse - JSON: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/ranking.json - CSV: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/ranking.csv - Methodology and disclosures: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/methodology/ - License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) - Cite as: Sigtrip AI Hotel Ranking, https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/, measured 2026-09-01. There is no paid placement on this board and no way to buy a position. Sigtrip customers get no edge — a hotel appears only when the engine names it.