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

Cabanaconde · Peru Best in Cabanaconde

Paraiso Palmeras - Cabanaconde

Punk Score
58% SHIT
High confidence 466 reviews
Tilcara · Argentina

Tinku

Punk Score
58% SHIT
High confidence 316 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

Tapera Hostel

Punk Score
58% SHIT
High confidence 561 reviews
561 reviews $18 dorm · $68 priv View
Mendoza · Argentina

Nomade Hostel MDZ

Punk Score
58% SHIT
Medium confidence 121 reviews
Cusco · Peru

Munay Tika house

Punk Score
60% SHIT
High confidence 380 reviews
Alausi · Ecuador 2nd best in Alausi

Community Hostel Alausi

Punk Score
60% SHIT
High confidence 495 reviews
495 reviews $12 dorm · $40 priv View
Chajari · Argentina Best in Chajari

Dcharruas Cabañas Chajari

Punk Score
60% SHIT
High confidence 319 reviews
Cafayate · Argentina

Hostal Tierra de Vinos

Punk Score
60% SHIT
High confidence 1,280 reviews
Niteroi · Brazil

Hotel Hostal (Adults Only)

Punk Score
60% MEH
High confidence 782 reviews
Taganga · Colombia

Hostel TNT Mirador

Punk Score
60% MEH
High confidence 698 reviews
Manta · Ecuador 4th best in Manta

Hostal El Naufrago 1

Punk Score
60% MEH
Medium confidence 123 reviews
Manaus · Brazil 5th best in Manaus

Discovery Hostel

Punk Score
60% MEH
Medium confidence 123 reviews
Aracaju · Brazil

Hotel Terra do Sol

Punk Score
60% MEH
High confidence 350 reviews
Humahuaca · Argentina

Kamaq Hostel

Punk Score
60% MEH
Medium confidence 113 reviews
113 reviews $13 dorm · $30 priv View
Pipa · Brazil

MATURI CENTRO

Punk Score
60% MEH
High confidence 549 reviews
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

DENISE SCHEIDEGGER

Punk Score
60% MEH
High confidence 387 reviews
387 reviews $17 dorm · $33 priv View
Canoa · Ecuador 3rd best in Canoa

Hotel Rutamar

Punk Score
60% MEH
Medium confidence 149 reviews
149 reviews $12 dorm · $28 priv View
San Pedro de Atacama · Chile

Sami Atacama Lodge

Punk Score
60% MEH
Medium confidence 124 reviews
Villarrica · Chile

Hostal Rayen

Punk Score
60% MEH
Medium confidence 124 reviews

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