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Best hostels in Chile — vibe rankings — HostelPunk

Best hostels in Chile

Fun/social-ranked hostels across Chile. Punk Score is the best available evidence that guests actually have a good time together, calibrated onto the 0-100 UI.

cities
SantiagoSan Pedro de AtacamaPuerto NatalesValparaisoPunta ArenasPuerto VarasPuconVina del MarLa SerenaPichilemuVicunaAricaPuerto MonttCastroCoyhaiqueChiloeEaster IslandValdiviaFutaleufuOsorno

Through the filter

We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.

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Top hostel cities in Chile

Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.

Santiago

  1. Ventana Sur Hostal Ventana Sur Hostal Poolside social home Goated 632 reviews
All hostels in Santiago

San Pedro de Atacama

  1. Backpackers San Pedro Backpackers San Pedro Bonfire pisco crew Good 723 reviews
All hostels in San Pedro de Atacama

Puerto Natales

  1. Kiooshtem Kiooshtem Trek family base Good 266 reviews
  2. El Patagonico El Patagonico Classic trek base Good 1235 reviews
  3. Hostal Rufus Hostal Rufus Good 478 reviews
All hostels in Puerto Natales

Top hostels overall in Chile

Santiago · Chile Best in Santiago Best in Chile

Ventana Sur Hostal

Punk Score
95% GOATED
High confidence 632 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
632 reviews $23 dorm · $43 priv View
Pichilemu · Chile Best in Pichilemu 2nd best in Chile

Casacipres Hostel

Punk Score
94% AMAZING
Medium confidence 140 reviews
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
140 reviews $14 dorm · $17 priv View
Puerto Natales · Chile Best in Puerto Natales 3rd best in Chile

Kiooshtem

Punk Score
89% GOOD
Medium confidence 266 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Vina del Mar · Chile Best in Vina del Mar 4th best in Chile

Jaguar Hostel + Living

Punk Score
92% VERY GOOD
High confidence 862 reviews
862 reviews $12 dorm · $25 priv View
Puerto Natales · Chile 2nd best in Puerto Natales 5th best in Chile

El Patagonico

Punk Score
89% GOOD
High confidence 1,235 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
1235 reviews $25 dorm · $69 priv View
San Pedro de Atacama · Chile Best in San Pedro de Atacama

Backpackers San Pedro

Punk Score
88% GOOD
High confidence 723 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
723 reviews $17 dorm · $42 priv View
Puerto Natales · Chile 3rd best in Puerto Natales

Hostal Rufus

Punk Score
85% GOOD
High confidence 478 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
478 reviews $43 dorm · $101 priv View
Santiago · Chile 2nd best in Santiago

Eco-Hostal Tambo Verde

Punk Score
84% GOOD-ISH
High confidence 1,335 reviews
1335 reviews $33 dorm · $51 priv View
Santiago · Chile 3rd best in Santiago

Casa Matte

Punk Score
83% GOOD-ISH
Medium confidence 85 reviews
Vina del Mar · Chile

Casa Tribu

Punk Score
85% GOOD-ISH
Medium confidence 161 reviews
161 reviews $16 dorm · $75 priv View
Pucon · Chile

Soley Hostel

Punk Score
80% NOT BAD
High confidence 307 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
307 reviews $20 dorm · $41 priv View
Puerto Natales · Chile

Erratic Rock

Punk Score
79% NOT BAD
Medium confidence 159 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
159 reviews $22 dorm · $56 priv View
Valparaiso · Chile

Valparadise Hostel

Punk Score
83% GOOD-ISH
Medium confidence 111 reviews