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.

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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.

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.

Top hostels overall in South America

Sao Paulo · Brazil

Hostel Brooklin

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 518 reviews
Santiago · Chile

Hotel Nativo

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 728 reviews
Medellin · Colombia

Hotel Habana Vieja

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 394 reviews
Buzios · Brazil

Pousada Lazúli

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 394 reviews
Saquarema · Brazil 2nd best in Saquarema

Auberge Suisse Pousada

Punk Score
63% MEH
Medium confidence 162 reviews
El Chalten · Argentina

Hotel Lunajuim

Punk Score
63% MEH
Medium confidence 178 reviews
Sao Luis · Brazil 2nd best in Sao Luis

Rio Slz Hostel

Punk Score
69% MEH
High confidence 396 reviews
Bogota · Colombia

La Cachaca

Punk Score
69% MEH
High confidence 413 reviews
Salvador · Brazil

Maré Hostel Itapuã

Punk Score
69% MEH
Medium confidence 276 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

Hostel Maktub

Punk Score
69% MEH
High confidence 933 reviews
San Andres Island · Colombia

Aloha Beach SAI

Punk Score
69% MEH
Medium confidence 163 reviews
Coroico · Bolivia 3rd best in Coroico

Villa Camila Hostel

Punk Score
65% MEH
Medium confidence 115 reviews
Maragogi · Brazil

Pousada Barra De Maragogi

Punk Score
65% MEH
High confidence 399 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

Hostel Aprisco Brasil

Punk Score
65% MEH
Medium confidence 164 reviews
Caraiva · Brazil

Pousada Crocodilo Caraíva

Punk Score
65% MEH
High confidence 673 reviews
Cachi · Argentina 3rd best in Cachi

CasaPueblo Cachi Hostel

Punk Score
66% MEH
Medium confidence 279 reviews
Castro · Chile

Hostal El mirador 2

Punk Score
66% MEH
Medium confidence 63 reviews

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