Best hostels in South America
Fun/social-ranked hostels across South America, merged city by city into one ranked list using the best available social evidence.
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cities
Rio de Janeiro — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listCusco — high recent hostel demandLima — high recent hostel demandMedellin — high recent hostel demandCartagena — high recent hostel demandSalento — high recent hostel demandBogota — high recent hostel demandBuenos Aires — high recent hostel demandSanta Marta — high recent hostel demandMendoza — moderate recent hostel demandSantiago — moderate recent hostel demandMinca — 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 South AmericaTop hostel cities in South America
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Medellin
Colombia
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Black Sheep Hostel Medellin
Goated
1433 reviews
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Los Patios Hostel
Good
2706 reviews
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Hostel Metro Floresta
Good
367 reviews
Cusco
Peru
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KOSKO Casa Hotel
Good
236 reviews
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Black Llama Hostel Cusco
Good
3586 reviews
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Viajero Cusco Hostel
Good
5607 reviews
Top hostels overall in South America
El Chalten
·
Argentina
Best in El Chalten
Best in Argentina
Aylen-Aike Hostel
Punk Score
91%
VERY GOOD
Arequipa
·
Peru
Best in Arequipa
3rd best in Peru
Casa RedPoint - Climber Hostel
Punk Score
92%
VERY GOOD
Medellin
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Colombia
Best in Medellin
3rd best in Colombia
Black Sheep Hostel Medellin
Punk Score
94%
AMAZING
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
Pisac
·
Peru
Best in Pisac
5th best in Peru
Maska Mystic Tribe - Community Life
Punk Score
94%
AMAZING
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
Huaraz
·
Peru
4th best in Huaraz
Tony's House Hostel Huaraz
Punk Score
94%
AMAZING
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
Buritaca
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Colombia
Best in Buritaca
5th best in Colombia
Rio Hostel Buritaca
Punk Score
95%
AMAZING
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
Florianopolis
·
Brazil
Best in Florianopolis
2nd best in Brazil
Tucano House Summer Hostel
Punk Score
94%
AMAZING
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
Santa Marta
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Colombia
Best in Santa Marta
The Fort Hostel
Punk Score
94%
AMAZING
Good vibes, easy socialization, probably people are fun too
Minca
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Colombia
Best in Minca
Mundo Nuevo Eco Lodge
Punk Score
88%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
Salta
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Argentina
Best in Salta
3rd best in Argentina
Trotamundos Hostel Salta
Punk Score
88%
GOOD
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time