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

Cartagena · Colombia

Hotel Alma del Mar

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 381 reviews
Pereira · Colombia

Hotel Pachamama Spa

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 384 reviews
Barranquilla · Colombia

Hotel Costa mar

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 385 reviews
São Roque · Brazil 4th best in São Roque

Sao Hostel

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 385 reviews
385 reviews $17 dorm · $31 priv View
La Plata · Argentina 2nd best in La Plata

Depto Temporario La Plata

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 388 reviews
Iquitos · Peru

Hostal Huayruro

Punk Score
52% SHIT
Medium confidence 151 reviews
Lima · Peru

Haku Hostel

Punk Score
54% SHIT
High confidence 648 reviews
648 reviews $9 dorm · $30 priv View
Fortaleza · Brazil

Pousada Moda New

Punk Score
54% SHIT
High confidence 391 reviews
Riohacha · Colombia

HOSTAL CASA PALMA

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 400 reviews
Sao Francisco Do Sul · Brazil Best in Sao Francisco Do Sul

Babitonga Hostel

Punk Score
49% SHIT
Medium confidence 151 reviews
151 reviews $22 dorm · $61 priv View
Mar del Plata · Argentina

Hotel Caribe

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 403 reviews
Castro · Chile

Hotel Esmeralda

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 480 reviews
Iquique · Chile

Hotel Velero Cavancha

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 594 reviews
Boa Vista · Brazil 2nd best in Boa Vista

Ferrari Palace Hotel

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 406 reviews
Bucaramanga · Colombia

Hotel Palmeras De Mariana

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 483 reviews

All countries in South America