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.

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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

Niteroi · Brazil 4th best in Niteroi

New Sugar Loft Apartments

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 782 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

Bistu Hotel & Hostel

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 960 reviews
Arequipa · Peru

Los Andes Bed & Breakfast

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 2,958 reviews
Cusco · Peru

El Viejo Roble

Punk Score
67% MEH
Medium confidence 292 reviews
Morro de Sao Paulo · Brazil 5th best in Morro de Sao Paulo

Pousada Caravelas

Punk Score
67% MEH
High confidence 420 reviews
Punta Arenas · Chile

Hostal Hielo Sur

Punk Score
64% MEH
High confidence 734 reviews
Cartagena · Colombia

LuKa Cartagena Hostel

Punk Score
64% MEH
Medium confidence 189 reviews
Cusco · Peru

Royal Qosqo

Punk Score
64% MEH
High confidence 1,160 reviews
Salento · Colombia

El ZORZAL

Punk Score
64% MEH
High confidence 736 reviews
Ubatuba · Brazil

Loft Barra dos pescadores

Punk Score
64% MEH
Medium confidence 173 reviews
Itagui · Colombia Best in Itagui

Hotel Gallery By 70

Punk Score
64% MEH
High confidence 555 reviews
San Pedro de Atacama · Chile

Hostal Piedrita de Rio

Punk Score
62% MEH
High confidence 555 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

Star Hospedaria

Punk Score
64% MEH
High confidence 311 reviews
Tababela · Ecuador 4th best in Tababela

Springhills Quito Airport

Punk Score
63% MEH
High confidence 440 reviews
Lima · Peru

Kurmi Hostel Lima Airport

Punk Score
63% MEH
Medium confidence 203 reviews
203 reviews $11 dorm · $18 priv View

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