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

Salvador · Brazil

HI Laranjeiras

Punk Score
56% SHIT
High confidence 1,055 reviews
El Colegio · Colombia Best in El Colegio

Hotel Aguablanca

Punk Score
56% SHIT
Medium confidence 244 reviews
Minca · Colombia

SelvaMinca

Punk Score
56% SHIT
Medium confidence 223 reviews
Jerico · Colombia

Hotel Rio Piedras

Punk Score
51% SHIT
Medium confidence 216 reviews
Punta Arenas · Chile

Hostal Cordillera

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 960 reviews
Pirenopolis · Brazil 4th best in Pirenopolis

Casamatta Hostel

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 566 reviews
Vina del Mar · Chile

VOY Hostales - Poniente

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 950 reviews
Arraial do Cabo · Brazil

Costa Dourada Pousada

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 567 reviews
Medellin · Colombia

Casa Clandestina

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 611 reviews
Itacare · Brazil

Navio Hostel & Camping

Punk Score
55% SHIT
Medium confidence 259 reviews
Arica · Chile 4th best in Arica

Hostal D' Silvia

Punk Score
53% SHIT
Medium confidence 218 reviews
Salta · Argentina

Pachá Hostel Backpack

Punk Score
55% SHIT
High confidence 573 reviews
Vitoria · Brazil

Hotel Prainha

Punk Score
55% SHIT
High confidence 618 reviews
Santa Elena · Colombia Best in Santa Elena

Eco Hotel Terrabela

Punk Score
55% SHIT
High confidence 975 reviews
Tiradentes · Brazil

Astral de Minas

Punk Score
55% SHIT
Medium confidence 220 reviews
Villa de Leyva · Colombia

Hostal Villa Carmen

Punk Score
55% SHIT
Medium confidence 221 reviews
Puerto Iguazu · Argentina

Ñandubay1

Punk Score
55% SHIT
High confidence 624 reviews
Caraz · Peru 4th best in Caraz

Hostal Dulzura

Punk Score
55% SHIT
Medium confidence 55 reviews
Nazca · Peru 5th best in Nazca

Marlon's House Nazca

Punk Score
52% SHIT
Medium confidence 258 reviews

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