MKLocalSearch not finding obvious results

Question

My code is virtually identical to the following example:

https://github.com/iamamused/Example-MKLocalSearch.git

Here are the important bits:

Answer 1

I ended up giving up on Apple local search API and switching to Google. Their Place API is exactly what I needed. It finds relevant results quickly and up to 100k requests per day doesn't cost anything.

Auto-complete: https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/autocomplete

Details (need this for lat, lon): https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/details

With the help of JSONModel I built it into my iOS app in a few hours.

The results are exactly what I was hoping to see: