InterContinental Taipei
AI 主動推薦次數
每一格是同一個情境 8 次回答(4 個 AI 各問 2 種說法)裡,推薦這間飯店的比例;滑過情境名稱可以看旅客的需求
| 飯店 | 大巨蛋演唱會 | 信義區商務 | 親子泳池 | 情侶週末 | 長住 | 預算上限 | 合計 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 台北洲際 | 62% | 12% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 台北W | 88% | 62% | 38% | 38% | 12% | 0% | 40% |
| 台北君悅 | 62% | 100% | 88% | 25% | 0% | 38% | 52% |
| 台北文華東方 | 25% | 12% | 75% | 88% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 晶華 | 0% | 12% | 50% | 38% | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 遠東香格里拉 | 12% | 25% | 100% | 38% | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 寒舍艾麗 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 19% |
大巨蛋演唱會:8 次推薦洲際 5 次,ChatGPT 和 Meta AI 都排第一,Gemini 2 次都沒推
Muse 有 1 次說「W 是離大巨蛋最近、可訂的豪華飯店」,旅客問到洲際才回「I missed it in the first check」
長住:AI 推薦的以服務式公寓為主(The Denizen、Leofoo Residences、Gloria Residence、Hanns House),洲際的公寓式套房有廚房和洗衣機,8 次都沒被提到
親子泳池:AI 多次提醒「12 月要室內或加溫泳池」,這 7 間裡只有洲際是室內恆溫泳池,8 次只被推薦 1 次(排第 6)
四個 AI 平台差很多
金色是台北洲際,灰色是另外 6 間飯店的平均;每個 AI 回答 12 次
ChatGPT 會讀到 IHG 新聞稿,大巨蛋情境 2 次都把洲際排第一,親子泳池情境另有 1 次(排第六)
Muse 幾乎每次都開自己的瀏覽器即時查價,但 12 次只有 1 次把洲際放進要查價的名單
Meta AI 會讀新聞稿和 Instagram 上的住客影片,大巨蛋情境 2 次都排第一;它自己的地點地圖 5 次都沒有洲際,有 2 次直接說洲際「too new to be in the places map yet」
Gemini 的推薦幾乎都跟著 Google Hotels 的卡片走,12 次都沒有推薦洲際
Google Hotels 上的洲際卡片
- 洲際的卡片沒有標示五星,也沒有一句話的飯店介紹,其他 6 間都有;前後看了 5 次都一樣
- 填了日期的查詢大多有價格,但有兩種情況沒有價格:搜尋 2 大 2 小共 4 人時,以及直接搜飯店名、讓 Google 自動帶入日期時;同一頁的晶華、金普頓、英迪格都有價格
- Gemini 用飯店名去查 Google Hotels,6 次裡有 2 次結果裡沒有洲際,跳出來的是晶華、金普頓大安、英迪格北投三家 IHG 姊妹飯店
- 用英文搜尋「InterContinental Taipei」,Google 右側不會出現飯店資訊框(評分、地址、價格);用中文搜尋「台北洲際酒店」才會出現
旅客選了洲際之後,AI 帶旅客去哪裡訂房
AI 只給建議時,算它叫旅客去哪個網站;AI 代訂時,算它選在哪個網站訂;共 12 次
每個 AI 怎麼做
| ChatGPT 建議 | 3 次都給 ihg.com 飯店頁,日期與人數要旅客自己重填,沒有價格 |
| ChatGPT 代訂 | 走過 Google Hotels、Agoda、ihg.com、Booking.com,選 Booking.com 不可退方案 |
| Muse 代訂(旅客指定洲際) | 用自己的瀏覽器在 ihg.com 帶好日期人數,訂可取消、到店付款的方案,總價 TWD 31,821 |
| Muse 代訂(要求找最低總價) | 比了 ihg.com、Agoda、Trip.com、Booking.com、Expedia;Agoda 列表 US$777 到結帳頁變 US$824.30,於是把 Trip.com、Booking.com 也走到結帳頁再比,選 Trip.com US$821.03(不可退),官網列為「唯一可取消的選項」,貴約 US$153 |
| Meta AI 建議 | 回覆「去 ihg.com 找 Taipei」,沒有連結、沒有價格,另外提議用 Booking.com、Agoda 比價 |
| Meta AI 代訂 | ihg.com、Booking.com、Agoda 的房價都讀不到,改用開幕報導的「from $358」推估,建議直訂 ihg.com |
| Gemini 建議 | Google Hotels 3 次,ihg.com 首頁 1 次(要自己搜飯店) |
| AI 代訂能不能完成 | 3 次都能一路做到付款:ChatGPT 在 Booking.com,Muse 在 ihg.com 和 Trip.com;過程都沒有遇到驗證碼 |
預算情境(每晚 NT$9,000 或 US$280 以下)ChatGPT、Muse、Meta AI 都把旅客帶去 Booking.com、Agoda、Trip.com、Expedia 比價
ChatGPT 給的 ihg.com 連結帶有 utm_source=chatgpt.com,官網後台看得到這批流量
Muse 心裡已經有一份信義區豪華飯店名單
Muse 是 Meta 的 AI 代理,會先用自己記得的飯店列候選名單,再派瀏覽器去查價;名單定了之後,查價只會刪掉客滿的、重新排序,不會再加新飯店。洲際 10 月才開幕,不在它記得的名單裡
Muse 不搜尋就想到的信義區豪華飯店
- 台北君悅
- 台北W
- Le Méridien
- 寒舍艾麗
- 誠品行旅
- 台北洲際:不在名單,Muse 說「I had no pre-search knowledge of it」
依 Muse 想到的順序;它說來源是 AI 模型本身的知識,不是網站或記憶
怎麼讓洲際進到 Muse 的名單
- 出現在 Muse 會搜到的「清單型」頁面:trivago、Trip.com(Trip.Best 排行)、Expedia、Tripadvisor 的「信義區飯店」「大巨蛋附近飯店」「台北親子飯店」列表,以及 TaipeiTravelGeek 這類英文在地指南;這些是最常影響 Muse 名單的網站,Muse 沒有用 Instagram、Threads、Facebook
- 讓「台北大巨蛋」「信義區豪華飯店」這兩個詞跟洲際一起出現在英文旅遊媒體與開幕報導裡;Muse 唯一一次主動推薦洲際,是搜尋「best luxury hotels near Taipei Dome December 2026」時讀到 TravelHost、The Shutterwhale、TravelingForMiles、FTN News 的英文開幕報導
- 模型記得的名單要等模型更新訓練資料才會變,飯店無法直接改;在那之前,能影響的是 Muse 搜尋時會讀到的網頁
- 旅客用中文問時,Muse 會用中文搜尋,參考的是台灣旅遊部落格與媒體(vivianexplore.tw、bobbytravel.tw、bjsmile.tw、工商時報);大巨蛋情境裡,洲際是從 vivianexplore.tw 的台北住宿清單被找到的
各通路上的台北洲際資料
2026 年 10 月 20 日 13:10–13:32(台北時間)查詢,未登入會員;價格單位除註明外為 TWD
| 通路 | 星級 | 評分(則數) | 12/11–13 兩晚 2 大人 | 12/8–10 兩晚 2 大人 | 備註 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ihg.com | 未標示 | 4.0(9)飯店頁;4(7)訂房頁 | 33,576 會員可取消(付款頁) | 30,724 會員可取消(付款頁) | 多個房型「No image available」 |
| Google Hotels | 未標示 | 4.0(46) | 官網列「Get price」無即時價;Booking.com US$374/晚 最低 | N/A | 最上方廣告位是 Expedia |
| Booking.com | N/A | 10(1) | 一度顯示「unavailable for your dates」,另一次查到 26,796 不可退 | 25,872 不可退 · 32,340 可取消 | 全部列含服務費總價 |
| Agoda | 4 星 | 9.0(5) | 每晚 12,858 起(未稅) | 每晚 12,414 起(未稅) | 「Our last room!」、4 種房型售完 |
| Trip.com | 5 星 | 8.0(2) | 26,796 總價 | 25,872 總價 | 列表卡片沒寫取消條件 |
| Expedia | 5 星 | 6.0(1) | US$907 總價 | US$875 總價 | 另外 6 間評分 9.0–9.6,各約 500–1,000 則 |
平日 12/8–10 的 Booking.com 與 Trip.com 總價 25,872,等於 ihg.com 不可退價加 5% VAT,價格一致
演唱會週末 12/11–13,OTA 有賣「不含早、不可退」26,796,ihg.com 同日期列出的最低方案是「含早、不可退」,沒有不含早不可退的選項
為什麼 AI 沒有主動推薦洲際
48 次回答裡有 41 次沒推薦洲際,以下依旅遊情境整理 AI 回答裡看得到的原因
- 大巨蛋:洲際離場館最近,ChatGPT 和 Meta AI 2 次都排第一,Muse 1 次排第一、另 1 次說 W 是離大巨蛋最近可訂的飯店,Gemini 2 次都沒推;Gemini 照 Google Hotels 的結果推薦,洲際的卡片沒有星級和介紹,查「大巨蛋附近」時不在結果裡;官網除了地址寫「adjacent to Taipei Dome」,沒看到針對演唱會的頁面或方案,晶華則在結帳頁直接問是不是來看演唱會
- 親子泳池:AI 都說 12 月要室內或加溫泳池,洲際是這 7 間裡唯一的室內恆溫泳池,卻沒被推;旅客問到洲際時 AI 都知道它有室內泳池,代表資料有,只是沒跟「親子」連在一起;Muse 還說 Le Méridien 是「信義區唯一的室內飯店泳池」;旅客問到洲際後,Muse 去 ihg.com 查 2 大 2 小,官網只出 2 房住宅套房(US$3,063),可住 4 人的 Two Queen Classic 只在 Booking.com 找到,結論是「泳池很好,但這趟不划算」,維持推薦香格里拉;對手被推的理由是家庭房、兒童遊戲區、親子方案這類內容,洲際這邊沒看到
- 長住:AI 去服務式公寓的類別和 Airbnb、mrhost 這類平台找,洲際的公寓式套房掛在飯店底下,這些平台上沒有;Gemini 給不出套房價格;Muse 實際查了 14 晚房價,結論是「只有一個好的可訂選項」(Hanns House),旅客問到洲際後才在 ihg.com 房型頁找到洗衣機、烤箱和「Stay Longer Pay Less」長住方案(14 晚 NT$323,911),改口說洲際套房是第一選擇;這些資料只在 ihg.com 訂房頁的房型細節裡,8 次回答都沒有用到
- 商務:洲際 18 樓有 Club InterContinental,但官網查不到 lounge 的開放時間和哪些房型能進,ChatGPT 直接說查不到;君悅的 Grand Club 樓層、時間、服務都寫得很清楚;Muse 用「有沒有 executive lounge」篩掉 W 和寒舍艾麗,洲際沒進候選名單;旅客問到洲際後 Muse 才去查,結論是離 101 約 1.5 公里、比君悅貴約 US$340,維持推君悅
- 情侶:AI 偏好評論多、有大量週年紀念貼文的老牌飯店,例如文華東方、W;洲際剛開幕,評論數很少(Expedia 1 則、Booking.com 1 則、Google 46 則)
- 預算:洲際的價格超出上限,屬於合理排除(Gemini 有 1 次明講洲際每晚 NT$11,000 以上)
AI 代訂時卡在哪
- ihg.com 列表價「Includes taxes and fees」預設未勾,AI 確認不了含稅總價;Booking.com 結帳頁寫明含稅含服務費
- ihg.com 打開預設是含早方案,AI 拿 OTA 不含早的價格去比
- 官網列表價寫「room + fees」,5% VAT 到付款頁才加,列表價比實付少 5%
- Meta AI 帶日期打開 ihg.com 得到 PAGE_NOT_FOUND,房價表是 JavaScript 載入,它的瀏覽工具讀不到;Booking.com、Agoda 也一樣,最後用開幕報導的起價推估
- Muse 讀得到 ihg.com 房價,但 12/11–13 官網只有可取消方案(TWD 31,821),OTA 有不可退方案(約 US$821–824),Muse 依「最低結帳總價」選了 Trip.com,官網被列為「唯一可取消的選項」
- Agoda 列表價 US$777 到結帳頁變 US$824.30,Muse 之後把每個通路都走到結帳頁才比價;ihg.com 列表價同樣比付款頁少 5% VAT
- 對手也有卡點:hyatt.com 有 3 次擋下 Muse 的查詢(rate-limiting),君悅的價格改由 Agoda、Trip.com 提供
AI 講錯或沒把握的事
對照官方與台灣媒體資料
| 項目 | AI 說的 | 實際 | 次數 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 開幕日 | 2026-10-12 | 10-08 開幕;10-12 是 IHG plc 新聞稿日期 | ChatGPT 6 · Muse 5 · Meta AI 6 · Gemini 1 · Google AI 摘要(英)1 |
| 離大巨蛋最近 | 誠品行旅最近;W 是「離大巨蛋最近、可訂的豪華飯店」 | 洲際在大巨蛋園區,約 190 公尺,同日期有房 | Muse 1 · Gemini 2 |
| 室內泳池 | Le Méridien 是「信義區唯一的室內飯店泳池」 | 洲際在信義區,有室內恆溫泳池 | Muse 1 |
| Akira Back | 列為現有餐廳 | 11 月開幕 | Meta AI 2 · Gemini 2 |
| 搜不到的原因 | 「訂房平台還在同步價格」 | Booking、Agoda、Trip.com、Expedia 都已上架有價格 | Gemini 1 |
| 直訂比較便宜 | 「direct is currently beating OTAs」、官網兩晚約 US$827–850 | 12/11–13 OTA 26,796 不含早不可退;官網最低為含早方案約 30,196,可取消方案結帳 33,576 | Meta AI 1 |
| OTA 房價 | 「Booking、Agoda 只是同步 IHG 庫存,還沒有獨立總價」 | Booking.com、Trip.com 已列出含稅總價 | Meta AI 1 |
| 新飯店 | 「營運紀錄有限」「服務還在磨合」列為主要考量 | 這是 AI 的看法,不是事實錯誤 | ChatGPT 4 · Muse 1 · Meta AI 1 |
| Club lounge 時間 | ChatGPT 說「查不到」,Muse 說「還沒完整公布」;Meta AI 直接寫早餐 6:30–10:30、酒水 17:30–20:00 | 官網無公開資料,Meta AI 的時間無法查證 | ChatGPT 1 · Muse 1 · Meta AI 1 |
| 公寓式套房價格 | 只報標準房價 | ihg.com 有套房與長住方案房價,Muse 查到 14 晚 NT$323,911 | Gemini 1 |
場景 1:請 ChatGPT 幫忙訂房
測試時間:2026-10-20 · 結果:選 Booking.com 不可退方案
- 先要求使用旅客自己的瀏覽器,旅客沒有同意,改用 ChatGPT 自己的瀏覽器
- 訪問 Google Hotels 但連結沒帶到日期,ChatGPT 自己手動加上日期
- 訪問 Agoda,結帳頁以日圓計價 JPY 131,277(Classic Twin)
- 訪問 ihg.com,預設顯示含早方案,會員每晚 14,379;「Includes taxes and fees」沒有勾選,ChatGPT 無法確認含稅總價
- 訪問 Booking.com,Classic King 不含早、不可退,結帳頁寫明含稅 TWD 26,796(US$823.31)
- 在 Booking.com 預訂不可退方案,理由是「the best verified checkout total」
場景 2:請 Muse 幫忙訂房
測試時間:2026-10-20 · 結果:選 Trip.com 不可退方案
- 先確認是大巨蛋旁的台北洲際,不是高雄洲際或新北的飯店
- 同時訪問 ihg.com、Google Hotels、Booking.com、Expedia、Agoda、Trip.com
- 先比列表價:Agoda US$777 最低,Trip.com US$821、Booking.com US$823、Expedia US$907,ihg.com TWD 31,821(可取消)
- 訪問 Agoda 結帳頁,價格從 US$777 變成 US$824.30,Muse 改把 Trip.com、Booking.com 也走到結帳頁再比一次
- 在 Trip.com 預訂不可退方案 US$821.03;ihg.com 被列為「唯一可取消的選項」,貴約 US$153
旅客只說要訂洲際、沒提價格時,Muse 直接在 ihg.com 訂可取消方案(TWD 31,821);要求找最低總價時就選了 OTA
場景 3:請 Meta AI 幫忙訂房
測試時間:2026-10-20 · 結果:三個網站的房價都讀不到,建議直訂 ihg.com
- 訪問 ihg.com 飯店頁
- 帶入日期與人數後得到 PAGE_NOT_FOUND,Meta AI 說房價表是 JavaScript 載入,它只讀得到頁面外框
- 改用開幕報導的「From $358/night」推估兩晚約 US$827–982
- 訪問 Booking.com、Agoda,也一樣 PAGE_NOT_FOUND,讀不到總價
- 結論「IHG direct is almost always the lowest due to the Best Price Guarantee」,推薦直訂,但沒有連結、沒有實際房價
同一組日期的實際價格:OTA 不含早不可退 TWD 26,796(約 US$823),ihg.com 可取消方案 TWD 33,576;Meta AI 的推估落在兩者之間,結論跟 ChatGPT 相反
場景 4:向 Gemini 問起洲際
測試時間:2026-10-19 · 結果:一開始推薦 W、Hanns House、寒舍艾麗、Le Méridien,沒有洲際
旅客接著問:「What about InterContinental Taipei?」
"Great catch! The InterContinental Taipei is actually the best possible option for your trip, but it didn't show up in standard pricing searches because it just opened its doors a few days ago on October 12, 2026! Because it is brand new, major hotel aggregators are still syncing its live pricing and availability, which is why it often redirects to other older IHG properties (like the Regent Taipei or Kimpton Da An) in general searches right now."
同一則回答附的 Google Hotels 卡片,標題是「InterContinental Taipei · Dec 11 - Dec 13」,內容是晶華 US$454、金普頓大安 US$283、英迪格北投 US$264,沒有洲際
接著要求訂房,Gemini 給的是 ihg.com 首頁
官網直訂:洲際 vs 兩家對手
12/11–13 兩晚 2 大人,未登入會員,每家走到付款前一步;滑過左欄可以看每一項為什麼重要
| 項目 | ihg.com 台北洲際 | hyatt.com 台北君悅 | 晶華官網 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 帶日期的連結 | 自己組的連結 404,官網產生的才能用 | 網址帶日期第一次就成功 | N/A |
| 到付款頁的畫面數 | 6(含 Add Extras 加購頁) | 3 | 4 步,中間有會員登入頁(含驗證碼),可選「訂房後加入」 |
| 列表價是否含稅 | 否,預設未勾含稅;5% VAT 到付款頁才加 | 否,付款頁才顯示稅與服務費 | 是,第一個畫面就寫「已含 15.5% 服務費及稅金」 |
| 付款前看得到取消條件 | 是,12/10 18:00 前免費 | 是,入住前一天 23:59 | 結帳頁沒有顯示 |
| 英文 | 是 | 是 | /en 頁面 404,訂房系統只有中文 |
| 大巨蛋相關 | 地址寫「adjacent to Taipei Dome」 | 無 | 結帳頁直接問是否來看大巨蛋演唱會,提供延遲退房或 Uber NT$200 |
修正清單
台北團隊自己能改
- 讓 ictaipei.com 正式上線,拿掉擋搜尋引擎的設定 10/20 查詢時 ictaipei.com 首頁還是「Coming Soon」,robots.txt 寫 Disallow: /,頁面也標 noindex,Google 和 AI 都讀不到這個網站
- 在 Google 商家補上英文名稱對應、飯店描述,回報缺少的五星級別,並確認泳池設施標示 Google Hotels 卡片 5 次都沒有星級;英文搜尋沒有資訊面板;Gemini 12 次都沒推薦洲際;Muse 發現 Google Hotels 標示「adult-only pool」,跟 Booking.com 的「all ages welcome」矛盾
- 演唱會週末在官網開出 OTA 正在賣的「不含早、不可退」房價 12/11–13 OTA 26,796,官網最低方案推算 ≈ 30,196;Muse 代訂比完 5 個通路選了 Trip.com,官網被列為「唯一可取消的選項」
- 檢查 ihg.com 的入住人數設定,讓 2 大 2 小查得到 Two Queen Classic Muse 用 ihg.com 查 4 人只出 2 房住宅套房 US$3,063,可住 4 人的 Two Queen Classic 只在 Booking.com 出現
- 做一頁大巨蛋演唱會專頁或方案,寫清楚步行距離、演出日期、延遲退房 晶華已在結帳頁針對大巨蛋演唱會給禮遇;AI 在大巨蛋情境有 3 次沒推洲際
- 官網與 ictaipei.com 把三件事寫在 AI 一進來就讀得到的地方:Club lounge 時間與入住資格、公寓式套房的廚房洗衣與長住方案、開幕日 10/8 長住情境 8 次都沒推洲際,Muse 要旅客問到洲際才在房型頁找到洗衣機和長住方案;lounge 時間 ChatGPT 查不到、Muse 說還沒完整公布、Meta AI 寫出無法查證的時間;開幕日錯 19 次
- 住後邀評,先拉高 Expedia、Booking、Agoda 的評論數 Expedia 6.0 只有 1 則,另外 6 間 9.0–9.6
- 請 Agoda 把星級改成 5 星;補上 ihg.com 缺的房型照片 Agoda 顯示 4 星;ihg.com 多個房型「No image available」
- 建立或認領 Facebook 地點專頁(類別設為飯店、填地址),並經營 Instagram 住客內容 Meta AI 的地點地圖 5 次都沒有洲際,2 次說洲際還不在地圖裡;Meta AI 推薦大量引用 Instagram 住客影片
要往總部反映
- ihg.com 列表價預設顯示含稅含服務費總價(台灣含 5% VAT) ChatGPT 代訂時因為確認不了總價選了 OTA;列表價比付款頁少 5%
- 修正 Google 價格面板的官網價格:目前是「Get price」沒有即時價,且帶的是含早方案 查了 2 組日期,官網那一列都沒有即時價,排在最貴
- 提供穩定、可帶日期人數的深連結,縮短訂房流程 自己組的帶日期連結會 404,Meta AI 帶日期也拿到 PAGE_NOT_FOUND;到付款頁要 6 個畫面,君悅 3 個
- 新聞稿與 ihg.com 飯店頁寫明實際開幕日 新聞稿日期 10/12 被 AI 當作開幕日 19 次
- 評估讓 AI 能直接查價、下單的通道 Muse 能在 ihg.com 完成訂房流程,Meta AI 讀不到房價;Expedia 已經提供 AI 直接查房價的工具,查得到洲際
InterContinental Taipei
How often AI recommends each hotel on its own
Each cell shows how often this hotel was recommended in 8 answers for one scenario (4 AIs, each asked 2 ways). Hover over a scenario name to see what the traveller needed
| Hotel | Taipei Dome concert | Xinyi business trip | Family with pool | Couple's weekend | Long stay | Budget cap | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InterContinental Taipei | 62% | 12% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| W Taipei | 88% | 62% | 38% | 38% | 12% | 0% | 40% |
| Grand Hyatt Taipei | 62% | 100% | 88% | 25% | 0% | 38% | 52% |
| Mandarin Oriental Taipei | 25% | 12% | 75% | 88% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| Regent Taipei | 0% | 12% | 50% | 38% | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| Shangri-La Far Eastern | 12% | 25% | 100% | 38% | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| Humble House | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 19% |
Taipei Dome concert: InterContinental was recommended 5 of 8 times, ranked first by both ChatGPT and Meta AI; Gemini did not recommend it either time
Once, Muse said "W is the closest bookable luxury hotel to Taipei Dome." Only when the traveller asked about InterContinental did it reply "I missed it in the first check"
Long stay: AI mostly recommended serviced apartments (The Denizen, Leofoo Residences, Gloria Residence, Hanns House). InterContinental's apartment-style suites have a kitchen and washing machine, yet none of the 8 answers mentioned them
Family with pool: AI often warned "in December you need an indoor or heated pool." Of these 7 hotels, only InterContinental has an indoor heated pool, yet it was recommended just 1 of 8 times (ranked 6th)
The four AI platforms differ a lot
Gold is InterContinental Taipei, gray is the average of the other 6 hotels; each AI answered 12 times
ChatGPT reads IHG press releases. It ranked InterContinental first both times in the Taipei Dome scenario, and once more (ranked sixth) in the family-with-pool scenario
Muse almost always opens its own browser to check live prices, but only 1 of 12 times did it put InterContinental on its list to check
Meta AI reads press releases and guest videos on Instagram, and ranked InterContinental first both times in the Taipei Dome scenario. Its own places map did not show InterContinental in any of 5 checks, and 2 times it said InterContinental was "too new to be in the places map yet"
Gemini's picks almost always follow the Google Hotels cards. It did not recommend InterContinental in any of 12 answers
InterContinental's Google Hotels card
- InterContinental's card shows no five-star rating and no one-line hotel description; the other 6 hotels have both. It looked the same all 5 times we checked
- Most searches with dates showed prices, but two cases showed no price: a search for 4 people (2 adults, 2 kids), and a search by hotel name where Google filled in the dates itself. On the same page, Regent Taipei, Kimpton and Hotel Indigo all had prices
- When Gemini searched Google Hotels by hotel name, InterContinental was missing from the results 2 of 6 times. Instead it showed three IHG sister hotels: Regent Taipei, Kimpton Da An and Hotel Indigo Taipei North
- Searching in English for "InterContinental Taipei" does not bring up the hotel info box on the right side of Google (rating, address, price). It only appears when searching the hotel's Chinese name
Where AI sent travellers to book after they chose InterContinental
When AI only suggests, we count which site it told the traveller to use; when AI books for the traveller, we count which site it booked on; 12 times in total
What each AI did
| ChatGPT suggests | All 3 times it gave the ihg.com hotel page. The traveller had to re-enter dates and guests, and no price was shown |
| ChatGPT booking for the traveller | Went through Google Hotels, Agoda, ihg.com and Booking.com, then picked a non-refundable rate on Booking.com |
| Muse booking for the traveller (traveller named InterContinental) | Used its own browser to fill in dates and guests on ihg.com and booked a free cancellation, pay-at-hotel rate, total TWD 31,821 |
| Muse booking for the traveller (asked for the lowest total price) | Compared ihg.com, Agoda, Trip.com, Booking.com and Expedia. Agoda listed US$777 but showed US$824.30 at checkout, so Muse also went to checkout on Trip.com and Booking.com to compare. It picked Trip.com at US$821.03 (non-refundable) and listed the official site as "the only cancellable option," about US$153 more |
| Meta AI suggests | Replied "go to ihg.com and search for Taipei," with no link and no price, and also offered to compare prices on Booking.com and Agoda |
| Meta AI booking for the traveller | Could not read room rates on ihg.com, Booking.com or Agoda. It estimated from the "from $358" in opening coverage and suggested booking direct on ihg.com |
| Gemini suggests | Google Hotels 3 times, ihg.com home page 1 time (the traveller has to search for the hotel) |
| Could AI finish booking for the traveller | All 3 times it got all the way to payment: ChatGPT on Booking.com, Muse on ihg.com and Trip.com. No CAPTCHA came up at any point |
In the budget scenario (under NT$9,000 or US$280 per night), ChatGPT, Muse and Meta AI all sent travellers to compare prices on Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com and Expedia
The ihg.com links from ChatGPT carry utm_source=chatgpt.com, so this traffic shows up in the official site's analytics
Muse already has a list of Xinyi luxury hotels in mind
Muse is Meta's AI agent. It first lists candidate hotels from memory, then sends a browser to check prices. Once the list is set, checking prices only removes full hotels and changes the order; it never adds new hotels. InterContinental opened in October, so it is not on the list Muse remembers
Xinyi luxury hotels Muse thought of without searching
- Grand Hyatt Taipei
- W Taipei
- Le Méridien
- Humble House
- Eslite Hotel
- InterContinental Taipei: not on the list. Muse said "I had no pre-search knowledge of it"
In the order Muse thought of them. Muse said the source was the AI model's own built-in knowledge; it did not come from a website or saved memory
How to get InterContinental onto Muse's list
- Appear on the "list" pages Muse finds: the "Xinyi District hotels," "hotels near Taipei Dome" and "Taipei family hotels" lists on trivago, Trip.com (Trip.Best rankings), Expedia and Tripadvisor, plus English local guides like TaipeiTravelGeek. These are the sites that most often shape Muse's list. Muse did not use Instagram, Threads or Facebook
- Get "Taipei Dome" and "Xinyi luxury hotel" to appear next to InterContinental in English travel media and opening coverage. The only time Muse recommended InterContinental on its own was when it searched "best luxury hotels near Taipei Dome December 2026" and read English opening stories from TravelHost, The Shutterwhale, TravelingForMiles and FTN News
- The list the model remembers only changes when the model is updated with new training data, and the hotel cannot change it directly. Until then, what the hotel can influence is the web pages Muse reads when it searches
- When travellers ask in Chinese, Muse searches in Chinese and uses Taiwanese travel blogs and media (vivianexplore.tw, bobbytravel.tw, bjsmile.tw, Commercial Times). In the Taipei Dome scenario, Muse found InterContinental through a Taipei hotel list on vivianexplore.tw
InterContinental Taipei details on each channel
Checked October 20, 2026, 13:10–13:32 (Taipei time), not logged in as a member; prices in TWD unless noted
| Channel | Star rating | Rating (reviews) | 12/11–13, 2 nights, 2 adults | 12/8–10, 2 nights, 2 adults | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ihg.com | Not shown | 4.0 (9) hotel page; 4 (7) booking page | 33,576 member, free cancellation (payment page) | 30,724 member, free cancellation (payment page) | Many room types show "No image available" |
| Google Hotels | Not shown | 4.0 (46) | Official site shows "Get price" with no live price; Booking.com US$374/night is lowest | N/A | Top ad slot is Expedia |
| Booking.com | N/A | 10 (1) | Once showed "unavailable for your dates," another time found 26,796 non-refundable | 25,872 non-refundable · 32,340 free cancellation | All prices shown as totals with service charge |
| Agoda | 4 stars | 9.0 (5) | From 12,858 per night (before tax) | From 12,414 per night (before tax) | "Our last room!", 4 room types sold out |
| Trip.com | 5 stars | 8.0 (2) | 26,796 total | 25,872 total | List card does not show cancellation terms |
| Expedia | 5 stars | 6.0 (1) | US$907 total | US$875 total | The other 6 hotels score 9.0–9.6, with about 500–1,000 reviews each |
For weekdays 12/8–10, the Booking.com and Trip.com total of 25,872 equals the ihg.com non-refundable rate plus 5% VAT, so the prices match
For the concert weekend 12/11–13, OTAs sell a "room only, non-refundable" rate at 26,796. On the same dates, the lowest rate ihg.com lists is "with breakfast, non-refundable," and there is no room only, non-refundable option
Why AI did not recommend InterContinental on its own
In 41 of 48 answers, AI did not recommend InterContinental. Below are the reasons we could see in the AI answers, by travel scenario
- Taipei Dome: InterContinental is the closest hotel to the venue. ChatGPT and Meta AI ranked it first both times. Muse ranked it first once, and the other time said W was the closest bookable hotel to Taipei Dome. Gemini did not recommend it either time. Gemini follows Google Hotels results, and InterContinental's card has no star rating or description, so it did not show up in "near Taipei Dome" searches. Besides the address line "adjacent to Taipei Dome," we found no concert page or package on the official site, while Regent Taipei asks at checkout whether you are coming for a concert
- Family with pool: every AI said December calls for an indoor or heated pool. InterContinental is the only one of these 7 hotels with an indoor heated pool, yet it was not recommended. When travellers asked about InterContinental, AI always knew it had an indoor pool, so the data exists; it just isn't linked to "family." Muse even said Le Méridien has "the only indoor hotel pool in Xinyi." After the traveller asked about InterContinental, Muse searched ihg.com for 2 adults and 2 kids, and the official site only showed a two-bedroom residence suite (US$3,063). The Two Queen Classic, which sleeps 4, was only found on Booking.com. Muse concluded "great pool, but not worth it for this trip" and kept recommending Shangri-La. Rivals were recommended for content like family rooms, kids' play areas and family packages, and we did not see this kind of content from InterContinental
- Long stay: AI looked in the serviced apartment category and on platforms like Airbnb and mrhost. InterContinental's apartment-style suites are listed under the hotel and do not appear on these platforms. Gemini could not give a suite price. Muse actually checked 14-night rates and concluded there was "only one good bookable option" (Hanns House). Only after the traveller asked about InterContinental did it find the washing machine, oven and the "Stay Longer Pay Less" long-stay offer (14 nights NT$323,911) on the ihg.com room page, and then it changed its answer to say the InterContinental suite was the top choice. This information sits only in the room details on the ihg.com booking page, and none of the 8 answers used it
- Business: InterContinental has Club InterContinental on the 18th floor, but the official site does not list lounge hours or which room types get access; ChatGPT said plainly that it could not find this. Grand Hyatt clearly lists its Grand Club floor, hours and services. Muse used "has an executive lounge" as a filter and removed W and Humble House, and InterContinental never made its candidate list. Only after the traveller asked about InterContinental did Muse check, finding it was about 1.5 km from 101 and about US$340 more than Grand Hyatt, so it kept recommending Grand Hyatt
- Couples: AI prefers established hotels with many reviews and lots of anniversary posts, such as Mandarin Oriental and W. InterContinental just opened and has very few reviews (Expedia 1, Booking.com 1, Google 46)
- Budget: InterContinental's price is over the cap, so leaving it out is reasonable (Gemini once said InterContinental is over NT$11,000 per night)
Where AI got stuck when booking for the traveller
- On ihg.com, the "Includes taxes and fees" box for list prices is unchecked by default, so AI could not confirm the total with tax. Booking.com's checkout page clearly says tax and service charge are included
- ihg.com opens with breakfast rates by default, and AI compared them with room only prices on OTAs
- The official site's list price says "room + fees," and the 5% VAT is only added on the payment page, so the list price is 5% lower than what you actually pay
- Meta AI opened ihg.com with dates and got PAGE_NOT_FOUND. The rate table loads with JavaScript, which its browsing tool cannot read. Booking.com and Agoda were the same, so in the end it estimated from the starting price in opening coverage
- Muse could read ihg.com rates, but for 12/11–13 the official site only had free cancellation rates (TWD 31,821), while OTAs had non-refundable rates (about US$821–824). Going by "lowest checkout total," Muse picked Trip.com and listed the official site as "the only cancellable option"
- Agoda's list price of US$777 became US$824.30 at checkout, so after that Muse went to checkout on every channel before comparing. ihg.com's list price is also 5% (the VAT) lower than the payment page
- Rivals hit problems too: hyatt.com blocked Muse's searches 3 times (rate-limiting), so Grand Hyatt's prices came from Agoda and Trip.com
What AI got wrong or was unsure about
Checked against official sources and Taiwan media
| Item | What AI said | Actual | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening date | 2026-10-12 | Opened 10-08; 10-12 is the date of the IHG plc press release | ChatGPT 6 · Muse 5 · Meta AI 6 · Gemini 1 · Google AI Overview (English) 1 |
| Closest to Taipei Dome | Eslite Hotel is closest; W is "the closest bookable luxury hotel to Taipei Dome" | InterContinental is in the Taipei Dome complex, about 190 m away, with rooms available on the same dates | Muse 1 · Gemini 2 |
| Indoor pool | Le Méridien has "the only indoor hotel pool in Xinyi" | InterContinental is in Xinyi and has an indoor heated pool | Muse 1 |
| Akira Back | Listed as an open restaurant | Opens in November | Meta AI 2 · Gemini 2 |
| Why it could not be found | "Booking sites are still syncing prices" | Booking, Agoda, Trip.com and Expedia all list it with prices | Gemini 1 |
| Booking direct is cheaper | "direct is currently beating OTAs," official site about US$827–850 for two nights | For 12/11–13, OTA 26,796 room only, non-refundable; the official site's lowest is a with-breakfast rate at about 30,196, and the free cancellation rate is 33,576 at checkout | Meta AI 1 |
| OTA rates | "Booking and Agoda are only syncing IHG inventory and have no separate totals yet" | Booking.com and Trip.com already list totals with tax | Meta AI 1 |
| New hotel | Listed "limited track record" and "service still settling in" as main concerns | This is the AI's opinion, so it does not count as a factual error | ChatGPT 4 · Muse 1 · Meta AI 1 |
| Club lounge hours | ChatGPT said "can't find it," Muse said "not fully announced yet"; Meta AI stated breakfast 6:30–10:30 and drinks 17:30–20:00 | No public info on the official site; Meta AI's hours cannot be verified | ChatGPT 1 · Muse 1 · Meta AI 1 |
| Apartment-style suite price | Only gave standard room rates | ihg.com has suite and long-stay rates; Muse found 14 nights at NT$323,911 | Gemini 1 |
Scenario 1: Asking ChatGPT to book
Tested: 2026-10-20 · Result: picked a non-refundable rate on Booking.com
- First asked to use the traveller's own browser; the traveller did not agree, so it used ChatGPT's own browser
- Visited Google Hotels, but the link did not carry the dates, so ChatGPT added them by hand
- Visited Agoda; the checkout page priced it in yen, JPY 131,277 (Classic Twin)
- Visited ihg.com, which showed breakfast rates by default, member rate 14,379 per night; "Includes taxes and fees" was not checked, so ChatGPT could not confirm the total with tax
- Visited Booking.com: Classic King, room only, non-refundable; the checkout page clearly showed TWD 26,796 including tax (US$823.31)
- Booked the non-refundable rate on Booking.com, saying it was "the best verified checkout total"
Scenario 2: Asking Muse to book
Tested: 2026-10-20 · Result: picked a non-refundable rate on Trip.com
- First confirmed it was InterContinental Taipei next to Taipei Dome, ruling out InterContinental Kaohsiung and hotels in New Taipei
- Visited ihg.com, Google Hotels, Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda and Trip.com at the same time
- First compared list prices: Agoda lowest at US$777, Trip.com US$821, Booking.com US$823, Expedia US$907, ihg.com TWD 31,821 (free cancellation)
- Visited the Agoda checkout page, where the price went from US$777 to US$824.30. Muse then went to checkout on Trip.com and Booking.com too and compared again
- Booked the non-refundable rate on Trip.com at US$821.03; ihg.com was listed as "the only cancellable option," about US$153 more
When the traveller only asked to book InterContinental and said nothing about price, Muse booked a free cancellation rate directly on ihg.com (TWD 31,821). When asked for the lowest total price, it picked an OTA
Scenario 3: Asking Meta AI to book
Tested: 2026-10-20 · Result: could not read room rates on any of the three sites, suggested booking direct on ihg.com
- Visited the ihg.com hotel page
- After entering dates and guests, it got PAGE_NOT_FOUND. Meta AI said the rate table loads with JavaScript and it could only read the page frame
- Used the "From $358/night" in opening coverage to estimate about US$827–982 for two nights
- Visited Booking.com and Agoda; also PAGE_NOT_FOUND, could not read totals
- Concluded "IHG direct is almost always the lowest due to the Best Price Guarantee" and recommended booking direct, but gave no link and no actual rate
Actual prices for the same dates: OTA room only, non-refundable TWD 26,796 (about US$823); ihg.com free cancellation rate TWD 33,576. Meta AI's estimate fell between the two, and its conclusion was the opposite of ChatGPT's
Scenario 4: Asking Gemini about InterContinental
Tested: 2026-10-19 · Result: first recommended W, Hanns House, Humble House and Le Méridien, with no InterContinental
The traveller then asked: "What about InterContinental Taipei?"
"Great catch! The InterContinental Taipei is actually the best possible option for your trip, but it didn't show up in standard pricing searches because it just opened its doors a few days ago on October 12, 2026! Because it is brand new, major hotel aggregators are still syncing its live pricing and availability, which is why it often redirects to other older IHG properties (like the Regent Taipei or Kimpton Da An) in general searches right now."
The Google Hotels card attached to that same answer was titled "InterContinental Taipei · Dec 11 - Dec 13," but it showed Regent Taipei US$454, Kimpton Da An US$283 and Hotel Indigo Taipei North US$264, with no InterContinental
When asked to book next, Gemini gave the ihg.com home page
Booking direct: InterContinental vs two rivals
12/11–13, 2 nights, 2 adults, not logged in as a member, each site taken to one step before payment; hover over the left column to see why each item matters
| Item | ihg.com InterContinental Taipei | hyatt.com Grand Hyatt Taipei | Regent Taipei official site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Links with dates | Links we built ourselves gave 404; only links made by the site worked | Dates in the URL worked on the first try | N/A |
| Screens to reach payment | 6 (including the Add Extras upsell page) | 3 | 4 steps, with a member login page in the middle (with a verification code); "join after booking" is an option |
| List price includes tax | No, tax box unchecked by default; 5% VAT added only on the payment page | No, tax and service charge shown only on the payment page | Yes, the first screen says "15.5% service charge and tax included" |
| Cancellation terms shown before payment | Yes, free before 12/10 18:00 | Yes, until 23:59 the day before check-in | Not shown on the checkout page |
| English | Yes | Yes | /en page gives 404; booking system is Chinese only |
| Taipei Dome | Address says "adjacent to Taipei Dome" | None | Checkout page asks if you are coming for a Taipei Dome concert, and offers late checkout or NT$200 Uber credit |
Fix list
What the Taipei team can fix
- Launch ictaipei.com properly and remove the settings that block search engines When checked on 10/20, the ictaipei.com home page still said "Coming Soon," robots.txt said Disallow: /, and the page was marked noindex, so Google and AI cannot read the site
- In the Google Business Profile, link the English name, add a hotel description, report the missing five-star rating, and check the pool listing The Google Hotels card had no star rating all 5 times; English search shows no info panel; Gemini did not recommend InterContinental in any of 12 answers; Muse found Google Hotels says "adult-only pool," which conflicts with Booking.com's "all ages welcome"
- For the concert weekend, offer the "room only, non-refundable" rate on the official site that OTAs are already selling 12/11–13 OTA 26,796, official site lowest rate estimated ≈ 30,196; Muse compared 5 channels when booking for the traveller and picked Trip.com, listing the official site as "the only cancellable option"
- Check the guest settings on ihg.com so a search for 2 adults and 2 kids shows the Two Queen Classic When Muse searched ihg.com for 4 people, it only got a two-bedroom residence suite at US$3,063; the Two Queen Classic, which sleeps 4, only appeared on Booking.com
- Create a Taipei Dome concert page or package that clearly states walking distance, show dates and late checkout Regent Taipei already offers perks for Taipei Dome concerts at checkout; in the Taipei Dome scenario, AI did not recommend InterContinental 3 times
- On the official site and ictaipei.com, put three things where AI can read them right away: Club lounge hours and who can use it, the apartment-style suites' kitchen, laundry and long-stay offer, and the 10/8 opening date In the long-stay scenario, none of the 8 answers recommended InterContinental, and Muse only found the washing machine and long-stay offer on the room page after the traveller asked about InterContinental; ChatGPT could not find the lounge hours, Muse said they were not fully announced, and Meta AI gave hours that cannot be verified; the opening date was wrong 19 times
- Invite guests to leave reviews after their stay, starting with Expedia, Booking and Agoda Expedia 6.0 from just 1 review; the other 6 hotels score 9.0–9.6
- Ask Agoda to change the star rating to 5 stars; add the missing room photos on ihg.com Agoda shows 4 stars; many ihg.com room types show "No image available"
- Create or claim the Facebook place page (category set to hotel, address filled in), and build up Instagram guest content Meta AI's places map did not show InterContinental in any of 5 checks, and 2 times it said InterContinental was not on the map yet; Meta AI's recommendations quote many Instagram guest videos
What to raise with headquarters
- Show ihg.com list prices as totals with tax and service charge by default (including 5% VAT in Taiwan) When ChatGPT booked for the traveller, it chose an OTA because it could not confirm the total; the list price is 5% lower than the payment page
- Fix the official site price in Google's price panel: it currently shows "Get price" with no live price, and it uses the with-breakfast rate Across 2 sets of dates, the official site row never had a live price and ranked as the most expensive
- Provide stable deep links that carry dates and guests, and shorten the booking flow Links with dates that we built ourselves gave 404, and Meta AI also got PAGE_NOT_FOUND with dates; reaching payment takes 6 screens, while Grand Hyatt takes 3
- State the actual opening date in press releases and on the ihg.com hotel page AI took the 10/12 press release date as the opening date 19 times
- Look into a channel that lets AI check rates and book directly Muse can complete the booking flow on ihg.com, while Meta AI cannot read rates; Expedia already offers a tool for AI to check rates directly, and it finds InterContinental