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 1136 reviews
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The Purpose Hostel
Very Good
1183 reviews
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Hostal De la Fuente
Good
964 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
Ometepe Island
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Nicaragua
Best in Ometepe Island
El Zopilote
Good vibes, bad bugs
89%
Bed bugs detected
San Juan del Sur
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Nicaragua
Best in San Juan del Sur
Casa de Olas - Eco Rustic Hostel
Punk Score
89%
GOOD
Santa Cruz la Laguna
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Guatemala
2nd best in Santa Cruz la Laguna
Free Cerveza
Good vibes, bad bugs
89%
Bed bugs detected
Mexico City
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Mexico
4th best in Mexico City
Viajero CDMX Centro Hostel
Good vibes, bad bugs
89%
Bed bugs detected
San Ignacio
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Belize
2nd best in San Ignacio
2nd best in Belize
Yellow Belly Backpackers
Punk Score
87%
GOOD
San Cristobal de las Casas
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Mexico
4th best in San Cristobal de las Casas
Historika Hostel
Punk Score
89%
GOOD
