Best hostels in Guatemala
Fun/social-ranked hostels across Guatemala. Punk Score is the best available evidence that guests actually have a good time together, calibrated onto the 0-100 UI.
cities
Flores — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listSan Pedro La Laguna — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listEl Paredon — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listPanajachel — high recent hostel demandGuatemala City — high recent hostel demandSanta Cruz la Laguna — high recent hostel demandLanquin — high recent hostel demandSemuc Champey — moderate recent hostel demandQuetzaltenango — moderate recent hostel demandRio Dulce — low recent hostel demand
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.
No bed bug reports found in GuatemalaTop hostel cities in Guatemala
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Top hostels overall in Guatemala
Antigua
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Guatemala
Best in Antigua
2nd best in Guatemala
Somos
Punk Score
90%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Antigua
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Guatemala
2nd best in Antigua
3rd best in Guatemala
The Purpose Hostel
Punk Score
90%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Antigua
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Guatemala
3rd best in Antigua
4th best in Guatemala
Hostal De la Fuente
Punk Score
89%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Santa Cruz la Laguna
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Guatemala
Best in Santa Cruz la Laguna
5th best in Guatemala
La Iguana Perdida
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
Santa Cruz la Laguna
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Guatemala
2nd best in Santa Cruz la Laguna
Free Cerveza
Good vibes, bad bugs
88%
Bed bugs detected
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
El Paredon
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Guatemala
2nd best in El Paredon
Backpackers
Punk Score
88%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Antigua
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Guatemala
4th best in Antigua
Tropicana Hostel
Good vibes, bad bugs
89%
Bed bugs detected
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Antigua
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Guatemala
5th best in Antigua
Casi Casa
Punk Score
85%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
San Juan La Laguna
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Guatemala
Best in San Juan La Laguna
4 Elementos Hostal
Punk Score
84%
GOOD-ISH
Antigua
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Guatemala
Bloom Hostel
Punk Score
88%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
El Paredon
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Guatemala
3rd best in El Paredon
Driftwood Surfer beach hostel El Paredon Guatemala
Punk Score
83%
GOOD-ISH
Flores
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Guatemala
2nd best in Flores
Ahau Tikal
Punk Score
86%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Antigua
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Guatemala
Maya Papaya
Punk Score
80%
NOT BAD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
El Paredon
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Guatemala
5th best in El Paredon
Caracola Boutique Hostel
Punk Score
78%
NOT BAD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time