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Best hostels in South America — vibe rankings

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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.

Explore destinations in South America on the HostelPunk map
countries
ArgentinaBrazilChilePeruColombiaBoliviaEcuadorUruguay all 11
cities
Rio de JaneiroCuscoCartagenaLimaMedellinHuacachinaBuenos AiresBogotaSalentoSanta MartaSao PauloMinca

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 America

Top hostel cities in South America

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

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

  1. Books Hostel Books Hostel Very Good 1293 reviews
  2. Cocos Hostel Rio Cocos Hostel Rio Good 305 reviews
  3. Castelo dos Tucanos Castelo dos Tucanos Good 2136 reviews
All hostels in Rio de Janeiro

Cusco

Peru

  1. KOSKO Casa Hotel KOSKO Casa Hotel Good 252 reviews
  2. Black Llama Hostel Cusco Black Llama Hostel Cusco Good 3707 reviews
  3. Casa Salkantay Cusco Casa Salkantay Cusco Good 189 reviews
All hostels in Cusco

Medellin

Colombia

  1. Black Sheep Hostel Medellin Black Sheep Hostel Medellin Goated 1484 reviews
  2. Los Patios Hostel Los Patios Hostel Good 2791 reviews
  3. Hostel Metro Floresta Hostel Metro Floresta Good 391 reviews
All hostels in Medellin

Top hostels overall in South America

All countries in South America

BrazilArgentinaColombiaChilePeruEcuadorBoliviaUruguayParaguaySurinameVenezuela