# Columbus Hospitality Group: Agent-Direct Score B (70.8%)

Site: https://www.columbushospitalitygroup.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/columbushospitalitygroup.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Columbus Hospitality Group is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Columbus Hospitality Group's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a way to book or order directly, through OpenTable.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1209598&type=standard&theme=tall&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Address: 223 Columbus Ave, 02116-5113, Boston

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Columbus Hospitality Group that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Mistral (10 m): https://directindex.org/r/mistralbistro.com
- Hard Rock Cafe (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/hardrock.com
- The Berkeley (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/theberkeleyboston.com
- The Stanhope Grille at The Back Bay Hotel (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/doylecollection.com
- Grill 23 (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/grill23.com

## What to fix first
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+4 points) Missing: address, telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Columbus Hospitality Group",
  "url": "https://www.columbushospitalitygroup.com",
  "address": "223 Columbus Ave, 02116-5113, Boston",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 42.3482073,
    "longitude": -71.0727612
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1209598&type=standard&theme=tall&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Columbus Hospitality Group

> local business in 223 Columbus Ave, 02116-5113, Boston, Boston.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1209598&type=standard&theme=tall&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)

## About

- Website: https://www.columbushospitalitygroup.com
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** opening hours
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
537 of 1475 in Boston. Top 36% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 99% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 57% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 32% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Mistral (A, 10 m, https://directindex.org/r/mistralbistro.com); Hard Rock Cafe (A, 90 m, https://directindex.org/r/hardrock.com); The Berkeley (A, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/theberkeleyboston.com); The Stanhope Grille at The Back Bay Hotel (C, 111 m, https://directindex.org/r/doylecollection.com); Precinct Kitchen + Bar (F, 126 m, https://directindex.org/r/precinctkitchenandbar.com); The Banks Seafood and Steak (C, 129 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebanksboston.com); Grill 23 (C, 155 m, https://directindex.org/r/grill23.com); LONG BAR & TERRACE (B, 169 m, https://directindex.org/r/raffles.com); La Padrona Boston (B, 200 m, https://directindex.org/r/lapadronaboston.com); BASILE - Fine Italian Kitchen (B, 201 m, https://directindex.org/r/basileboston.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about Boston and named 59 places. Columbus Hospitality Group wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/boston/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6523 sites); This site 70.8%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/columbushospitalitygroup.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Columbus Hospitality Group in Boston

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Boston | 1475 | 54% | 37% | 70.8% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Boston | 304 | 65% | 44% | 70.8% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Boston | 106 | 75% | 66% | 70.8% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Boston | 30 | 73% | 67% | 70.8% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Boston: Mare Oyster Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/mareoysterbar.com); Trattoria Il Panino (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/trattoriailpanino.com); Papa Razzi (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/paparazzitrattoria.com); Nico Ristorante (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/nicoboston.com); Vejigantes Restaurant (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/vejigantesrestaurant.com).

With the two fixes above (No menu or price list found; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 169th of 1,475 in Boston, up from 537th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Columbus Hospitality Group, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/columbushospitalitygroup.com
- Book: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1209598&type=standard&theme=tall&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (vendor on own site: OpenTable; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/columbushospitalitygroup.com/book

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 11 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/columbushospitalitygroup.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/columbushospitalitygroup.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/columbushospitalitygroup.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=columbushospitalitygroup.com&force=1
