Best questions for conference participants survey about accommodation recommendations

Here are some of the best questions for a conference participants survey about accommodation recommendations, along with practical tips to design them for rich insights. You can generate such a survey in seconds with Specific.

Best open-ended questions for conference participants survey about accommodation recommendations

We love open-ended questions because they invite real feedback—answers in your participants’ own words, without being boxed in by preset options. Open-enders are especially useful when you want to uncover detailed experiences, discover pain points, or identify suggestions you might not have considered. For example, one 2024 cross-industry study showed that 81% of respondents provided feedback in open-ended questions that wasn’t captured by rating grids—like unique complaints about late-night checkout freezes [1].

• They surface unexpected issues and creative suggestions

• They’re best when you want stories, not stats

• However, keep in mind: open questions can have higher nonresponse rates, so balance them with easy questions too [2].

1. What was your primary consideration when choosing accommodation for the conference?

2. Can you describe any challenges you faced with your accommodation during the event?

3. What did you like most about where you stayed for the conference?

4. If you could change one thing about your accommodation experience, what would it be?

5. How did your accommodation choice impact your overall conference experience?

6. Which amenities or services did you find especially valuable at your accommodation?

7. Did you encounter any issues related to location, comfort, or booking? Please describe.

8. If you have recommendations for future conference accommodations, what are they?

9. Were there accommodations you considered but didn’t choose? Why?

10. Is there anything organizers could do differently regarding accommodation partnerships?

By starting your survey with questions like these, you gain access to the nuance and context that only personal stories can reveal. Want to speed up design? Build your survey with Specific’s AI generator—it drafts these for you instantly.

Best single-select multiple-choice questions for conference participants survey about accommodation recommendations

Single-select multiple-choice questions are ideal when you want to quantify sentiment, pinpoint popular choices, or establish a baseline for trends. They’re quicker for respondents, often leading to higher response rates; well-crafted surveys see response rates of 35–40%, and interactive features like sliders can nudge rates up to 40% [3]. They’re also great when you want to “start the conversation”—sometimes people hesitate with a blank page but will open up once they pick a choice and are prompted for more.

Question: How satisfied were you with your accommodation during the conference?

• Very satisfied

• Satisfied

• Neutral

• Dissatisfied

• Very dissatisfied

Question: What was the most important factor in choosing your accommodation?

• Price

• Location (proximity to conference)

• Amenities

• Reviews

• Recommendation by organizers

• Other

Question: Did you book your accommodation directly or through a partner recommended by the conference?

• Direct booking (hotel/short-term rental site)

• Through conference partner

• Through travel agency

• Other

When to follow up with "why?" Following up with “why?” helps clarify intent and digs deeper into someone’s reasoning. For instance, if a participant selects “Location” as their top factor, asking why it mattered can reveal if it’s because of transport hassles, walkability, or wanting to network more easily. Use a targeted follow-up prompt after key questions for richer insight.

When and why to add the "Other" choice? Always offer “Other” for questions where your list can’t possibly include every option. If someone chooses “Other” and specifies a reason—like “I chose a hotel with flexible check-in for late-night arrivals”—you gain actionable knowledge you might otherwise miss. Follow-ups here are essential to uncover those unexpected insights.

NPS question: should you use it for accommodation recommendation surveys?

The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a universally recognized way to measure advocacy and loyalty—typically by asking, “How likely are you to recommend…” In the context of accommodation for conferences, NPS quickly signals how participants feel about the experience and if they’d vouch for it to peers. NPS is especially valuable when you want to benchmark performance year over year or compare partner properties.

You can easily generate an NPS survey for conference accommodation experience with Specific’s template.

The power of follow-up questions

Getting feedback isn’t just about one-size-fits-all surveys. Asking smart follow-up questions—especially when powered by AI—takes your survey from generic to genuinely insightful. We’ve explained this in-depth in our feature explainer: how automated AI follow-up questions work.

This is where Specific shines. Our platform reacts to each answer in real time, asking for clarifications or stories like an expert interviewer—not a robot. These automated follow-ups save a ton of time otherwise wasted on back-and-forth emails or manual chasing. And thanks to smart follow-up logic, the responses you collect are both deeper and clearer.
Concrete example of how feedback quality changes:

• Conference Participant: “The hotel was fine, but I had some problems.”

• AI follow-up: “Thanks for letting us know. Could you share what specific problems you experienced with the hotel?”

How many followups to ask? In our experience, asking 2-3 well-targeted followup questions is usually enough. More than that, and fatigue sets in; fewer, and you risk missing key context. Specific lets you configure this and choose to skip followups when you’ve already got the info you need.

This makes it a conversational survey. The AI’s follow-up logic transforms the process from a static form to a true conversation—making participants feel heard, not processed.

AI response analysis, unstructured data, easy synthesis. Even though open-enders and follow-ups generate plenty of unstructured text, analyzing it isn’t a hassle. AI-powered tools like Specific’s survey response analysis and conversational analysis features turn long-winded feedback into actionable insights, making sense of every comment without the manual legwork.

If you want to see how this changes the feedback game, try generating a survey and let the AI ask smart, conversational follow-up questions on its own—a new standard for participant experience.

How to write effective prompts for AI to suggest survey questions

If you want ChatGPT (or any survey AI) to generate great survey questions for conference participants about accommodation recommendations, start with a direct prompt:

Suggest 10 open-ended questions for conference participants survey about accommodation recommendations.

But here’s the trick: the more context you provide about yourself, the situation, and your goal, the better your results will be. For example:

I’m organizing a tech conference in Berlin. Our attendees come from 20+ countries. Suggest 10 open-ended questions for our post-event survey, focused on attendees’ experiences and recommendations with local accommodation.

Once you get your list, take efficiency up a notch. Ask the AI to organize questions by theme:

Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.

Now, focus your survey by diving deeper into the aspects you care about most:

Generate 10 questions for categories “Accessibility” and “Value for Money”.

Prompting AI in this layered way produces more targeted, creative survey questions—and it’s exactly how platforms like Specific assemble smart surveys in minutes.

What is a conversational survey? Manual vs. AI surveys

A conversational survey is exactly what it sounds like—it feels like an interactive chat, not a checklist. Instead of forcing people to choose from rigid options or write lengthy answers to generic forms, you meet them where they are: in a dialogue that listens and adapts in real-time.

The edge of conversational, AI-powered survey tools is clear:

• They adapt to answers instantly with smart follow-ups

• They offer flexible question editing (try the AI survey editor)

• They distill unstructured feedback effortlessly into clear insights—no manual coding or hours lost in spreadsheets

The difference comes down to speed, flexibility, and—most of all—depth of insight. See just how stark this is in practice:

Why use AI for conference participants surveys? Because your time is valuable, your participants want to be heard, and your team needs clear, actionable takeaways. With an AI survey example—especially one that incorporates open-enders, context-driven follow-ups, and built-in analysis—you can focus on making better decisions, not wrangling survey logic.

Specific leads the way in best-in-class conversational survey experiences for feedback—making it smooth and engaging for both organizers and participants. Want to know every step? Check out our detailed how-to guide for survey building.

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Make your survey stand out—see how AI-powered, conversational questions can transform your accommodation feedback and surface the real insights that matter. Build richer context, higher response rates, and let Specific handle the heavy lifting.