Best hostels in North America — vibe rankings

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Best hostels in North America

Fun/social-ranked hostels across North America, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.

Explore destinations in North America on the HostelPunk map

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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 North America

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

Top hostels overall in North America

Puerto Escondido · Mexico

Casa Daikiri

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 845 reviews
845 reviews $17 dorm · $68 priv View
Santa Teresa · Costa Rica

Salty's Enthusiasts

Punk Score
34% SHIT
High confidence 307 reviews
307 reviews $21 dorm · $52 priv View
Managua · Nicaragua

Oasis Hostel Managua

Punk Score
35% SHIT
Medium confidence 264 reviews
264 reviews $15 dorm · $36 priv View
Los Angeles · USA

ITH Hermosa Beach Surf Hostel LAX

Punk Score
34% SHIT
High confidence 1,494 reviews
1494 reviews $46 dorm · $106 priv View
Tortuguero · Costa Rica

Hotel Tortuguero Beachfront

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 418 reviews
La Fortuna · Costa Rica

Ceiba Hostel

Punk Score
36% SHIT
High confidence 616 reviews
616 reviews $11 dorm · $38 priv View
Corn Island · Nicaragua 3rd best in Corn Island

Paraiso Beach Hotel

Punk Score
35% SHIT
Medium confidence 232 reviews
Antigua · Guatemala

Hostel Antigueno

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 712 reviews
712 reviews $14 dorm · $37 priv View
Sacramento · USA Best in Sacramento

HI Sacramento

Punk Score
36% SHIT
High confidence 1,674 reviews
1674 reviews $41 dorm · $117 priv View
Leon · Nicaragua

Somar Surf Lodge

Punk Score
36% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 21 reviews
21 reviews $14 dorm · $57 priv View
Mexico City · Mexico

Casa Kanabrí Hostal Boutique

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 470 reviews
470 reviews $23 dorm · $33 priv View
La Fortuna · Costa Rica

Cabinas Las Palmas

Punk Score
36% SHIT
High confidence 411 reviews
Xalapa · Mexico

Hostel Casa de Juan

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 499 reviews
499 reviews $11 dorm · $23 priv View
Panama City · Panama

Panama House Bed & Breakfast

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 984 reviews
984 reviews $13 dorm · $26 priv View
Oaxaca · Mexico

Iguana Coliving

Punk Score
37% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 21 reviews
Monteverde · Costa Rica

Hostel la Suerte

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 1,047 reviews
1047 reviews $10 dorm · $30 priv View

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