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.
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Mexico City — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listAntigua — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listPuerto Escondido — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listNew York — high recent hostel demandOaxaca — high recent hostel demandLa Fortuna — high recent hostel demandSan Jose — moderate recent hostel demandBacalar — moderate recent hostel demandPanama City — moderate recent hostel demandEl Tunco — moderate recent hostel demandSan Cristobal de las Casas — moderate recent hostel demandLeon — moderate 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 North AmericaTop hostel cities in North America
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Mexico City
Mexico
Antigua
Guatemala
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Somos
Very Good
1138 reviews
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The Purpose Hostel
Very Good
1183 reviews
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Hostal De la Fuente
Very Good
966 reviews
La Fortuna
Costa Rica
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Fortuna Pink Hostel
Very Good
210 reviews
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Hostel Batzu
Good
154 reviews
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Viajero La Fortuna Hostel
Good
158 reviews
Top hostels overall in North America
Poza Rica de Hidalgo
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Mexico
Best in Poza Rica de Hidalgo
Don Luis Hostal - Sucursal Galeana - Tecolutla
Punk Score
74%
NOT BAD
Santiago Atitlan
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Guatemala
2nd best in Santiago Atitlan
Hosteria del Centro
Punk Score
74%
NOT BAD
San Miguel de Allende
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Mexico
3rd best in San Miguel de Allende
LOOL BEH HOSTAL
Punk Score
79%
NOT BAD
Playa de Farallon
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Panama
3rd best in Playa de Farallon
The Corner Hostel Farallon
Punk Score
79%
NOT BAD
Tampa
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USA
2nd best in Tampa
Hostel Tampa, 15 minutes to airport, near Ybor City, downtown, self check-in
Punk Score
74%
NOT BAD
