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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.

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SantiagoSan Pedro de AtacamaPuerto NatalesValparaisoPunta ArenasPuerto VarasPuconVina del MarLa SerenaPichilemuVicunaAricaPuerto MonttCastroIquiqueCoyhaiqueChiloeValdiviaFutaleufuOsorno

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 662 reviews
  2. Hostal Boutique Casa la Barca Hostal Boutique Casa la Barca Good 591 reviews
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San Pedro de Atacama

  1. Backpackers San Pedro Backpackers San Pedro Bonfire pisco crew Good 815 reviews
  2. Mamatierra Hostel Mamatierra Hostel Good 1950 reviews
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Puerto Natales

  1. El Patagonico El Patagonico Classic trek base Very Good 1236 reviews
  2. Kiooshtem Kiooshtem Trek family base Good 268 reviews
  3. Hostal Rufus Hostal Rufus Good 483 reviews
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Top hostels overall in Chile