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HostelPunk

Fair hostel rankings, backed by lots of data

We chew through review noise so you can spot the social ones, the sketchy ones, and the weirdly fake ones.

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San Juan del Sur · Nicaragua 3rd best in San Juan del Sur

Casa Maya

Punk Score

25% TINY SAMPLE

Low confidence 24 reviews

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Hello Hostel

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 50 reviews

Bed bug reports 2 reports, not recent

New York · USA

NY Moore Hostel

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 3,751 reviews

Bed bug reports 6 reports, not recent

Vicuna · Chile

Rancho Elquino

Punk Score

25% TINY SAMPLE

Low confidence 47 reviews

Rennes · France

Hostel Rennes

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 1,232 reviews

Bed bug reports 3 reports, not recent

Cinque Terre · Italy

Affittacamere Stella Cinque Terre

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 64 reviews

Penang · Malaysia

Rope Walk Guest House

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 1,351 reviews

Bed bug reports 4 reports, not recent

Gili Trawangan · Indonesia

Cozy Alfia Inn

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 79 reviews

Nijmegen · Netherlands 2nd best in Nijmegen

Barbarossa

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 895 reviews

Edinburgh · Scotland

Belford Hostel

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 1,970 reviews

Bed bug reports 1 recent report

Siena · Italy

Casa di Osio - Porta Romana

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 303 reviews

Bratislava · Slovakia

Schoendorf Hostel - Virtual Reception

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 3,224 reviews

Bed bug reports 2 reports, not recent

Koh Rong Samloem · Cambodia

Lucky Sun

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 58 reviews

Tashkent · Uzbekistan

Caravan Hostel

Punk Score

25% TINY SAMPLE

Low confidence 42 reviews

London · England

YHA London Thameside

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 3,168 reviews

Bed bug reports 2 reports, not recent

New York · USA

Lamartine Chelsea

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 472 reviews

Medellin · Colombia

Almanik Viajero II

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 97 reviews

Tbilisi · Georgia

El Hostal

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 83 reviews

Bed bug reports 10 reports, not recent

Buenos Aires · Argentina

Hostel Downtown Las Morenas

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 536 reviews

Cartagena · Spain

Loop INN Hostel Cartagena

Punk Score

25% SHIT

High confidence 3,962 reviews

Bed bug reports 2 reports, not recent

Barcelona · Spain

Hostelscat

Punk Score

25% SHIT

Medium confidence 79 reviews

Paris · France

Eklo Paris Porte de Versailles

Punk Score

24% SHIT

High confidence 2,056 reviews

Bed bug reports 9 recent reports

Sofia · Bulgaria

Green Cube Hostel

Punk Score

24% SHIT

High confidence 3,112 reviews

Bed bug reports 5 recent reports

Greymouth · New Zealand

Brunnerton Lodge and Backpackers

Punk Score

24% SHIT

High confidence 367 reviews

La Paz · Bolivia

Hotel Las Brisas Centro

Punk Score

23% SHIT

High confidence 1,485 reviews

Pattaya · Thailand

Jomstay Hostel

Punk Score

24% SHIT

Medium confidence 153 reviews

Bed bug reports 2 recent reports

Edinburgh · Scotland

St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Old Town

Punk Score

23% SHIT

High confidence 5,962 reviews

Bed bug reports 9 reports, not recent

Cebu · Philippines

HappyNest Hostel

Punk Score

24% SHIT

Medium confidence 66 reviews

Singapore · Singapore

ST Signature Jalan Besar

Punk Score

23% SHIT

High confidence 1,147 reviews

Bed bug reports 7 reports, not recent

Cancun · Mexico

Nílu Cancún Zona Hotelera by Selina

Punk Score

24% SHIT

High confidence 3,443 reviews

Bed bug reports 4 reports, not recent

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Casa Maya

Hello Hostel

NY Moore Hostel

Rancho Elquino

Hostel Rennes

Affittacamere Stella Cinque Terre

Rope Walk Guest House

Cozy Alfia Inn

Barbarossa

Belford Hostel

Casa di Osio - Porta Romana

Schoendorf Hostel - Virtual Reception

Lucky Sun

Caravan Hostel

YHA London Thameside

Lamartine Chelsea

Almanik Viajero II

El Hostal

Hostel Downtown Las Morenas

Loop INN Hostel Cartagena

Hostelscat

Eklo Paris Porte de Versailles

Green Cube Hostel

Brunnerton Lodge and Backpackers

Hotel Las Brisas Centro

Jomstay Hostel

St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Old Town

HappyNest Hostel

ST Signature Jalan Besar

Nílu Cancún Zona Hotelera by Selina

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