Best hostels in USA
Fun/social-ranked hostels across USA. 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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cities
New York — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listLos Angeles — high recent hostel demandSan Francisco — high recent hostel demandHonolulu — moderate recent hostel demandNew Orleans — moderate recent hostel demandSan Diego — moderate recent hostel demandWashington DC — moderate recent hostel demandBoston — moderate recent hostel demandMiami — moderate recent hostel demandMaui — moderate recent hostel demandChicago — moderate recent hostel demandSeattle — moderate recent hostel demandDenver — low recent hostel demandKailua-Kona — low recent hostel demandLas Vegas — low recent hostel demandPortland — low recent hostel demandPhiladelphia — low recent hostel demandHilo — low recent hostel demandAustin — low recent hostel demandHouston — 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 USATop hostel cities in USA
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
San Francisco
Honolulu
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The Beach Waikiki by ALOH
Very Good
990 reviews
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Honu Waikiki by ALOH
Goated
1394 reviews
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Seaside Women's Hostel by ALOH
Good
1197 reviews
New Orleans
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Auberge NOLA Party Hostel
Very Good
1350 reviews
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Madame Isabelle's House in New Orleans
Good
1469 reviews
Top hostels overall in USA
San Francisco
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USA
4th best in San Francisco
Canopy by Hilton San Francisco SoMa
Punk Score
72%
NOT BAD
Salt Lake City
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USA
Best in Salt Lake City
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Salt Lake City Downtown
Punk Score
74%
NOT BAD
