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

San Pedro de Atacama · Chile

HOSTAL SAIRI

Punk Score
51% SHIT
Medium confidence 154 reviews
El Calafate · Argentina

Hosteria Patagonia

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 1,076 reviews
Neiva · Colombia 5th best in Neiva

Hotel Casa Opia

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 489 reviews
Cochabamba · Bolivia

Hotel Viaggiatore

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 490 reviews
Santa Marta · Colombia

Capitel Hostel

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 414 reviews
La Plata · Argentina 3rd best in La Plata

XV Apartamentos

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 414 reviews
Puerto Cayo · Ecuador Best in Puerto Cayo

Hostal Poseidon

Punk Score
52% SHIT
Medium confidence 60 reviews
Taganga · Colombia

Hostel paradise St

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 417 reviews
Ica · Peru

Hospedaje Villa Del Sol

Punk Score
48% SHIT
High confidence 418 reviews
Saquarema · Brazil 4th best in Saquarema

JP Palace Hotel

Punk Score
48% SHIT
High confidence 418 reviews
San Agustin · Colombia

La Casa de Francois

Punk Score
48% SHIT
Medium confidence 181 reviews
Vina del Mar · Chile

Hotel Cantamar

Punk Score
48% SHIT
High confidence 421 reviews
Buritaca · Colombia

Buritaca House

Punk Score
48% SHIT
Medium confidence 61 reviews
Cartagena · Colombia

Hotel Oceania Cartagena

Punk Score
48% SHIT
High confidence 422 reviews
Tupiza · Bolivia 4th best in Tupiza

Hostal Salares

Punk Score
48% SHIT
Medium confidence 166 reviews
Cordoba · Argentina

Novum Suites

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 425 reviews
Recife · Brazil

Rede Andrade Plaza Recife

Punk Score
52% SHIT
High confidence 425 reviews
Tandil · Argentina 3rd best in Tandil

Elena hostel

Punk Score
49% SHIT
Medium confidence 62 reviews
Punta del Este · Uruguay

Del Barcito Hostel and Suites

Punk Score
49% SHIT
Medium confidence 252 reviews
252 reviews $21 dorm · $52 priv View

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