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

Puno · Peru

Sillustani Hostel Puno

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 603 reviews
Cabo Frio · Brazil

Caiçara Flats

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 433 reviews
Arequipa · Peru

Holidays Hostel Arequipa

Punk Score
48% SHIT
Medium confidence 158 reviews
Bonito · Brazil

Verdant hotel

Punk Score
49% SHIT
High confidence 438 reviews
El Calafate · Argentina

Kau Kaleshen

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 1,922 reviews
Ilha Grande · Brazil

Raio de Sol pousada & camping

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 450 reviews
Santa Marta · Colombia

Casa Charlotte - Alma Hotels

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 651 reviews
Joao Pessoa · Brazil

Slow Hostel

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 446 reviews
446 reviews $13 dorm · $31 priv View
Cafayate · Argentina

Hotel Castillos de Cafayate

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 529 reviews
Salta · Argentina

Roomie Salta by DOT Suites

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 454 reviews
Buenos Aires · Argentina

Dallas Hotel -Motel-

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 458 reviews
Antofagasta · Chile

Hostal Iria

Punk Score
51% SHIT
High confidence 460 reviews
Curitiba · Brazil

ibis budget Curitiba Centro

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 460 reviews
Santa Fe · Argentina 4th best in Santa Fe

Hotel Riogrande

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 461 reviews
Medellin · Colombia

Medellin BackPacker Hostel

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 412 reviews
412 reviews $8 dorm · $18 priv View
Natal · Brazil

Economy Suites

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 462 reviews
Fortaleza · Brazil

Pousada Savoy

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 466 reviews
Bogota · Colombia

Hotel Suite Centro Bogotá

Punk Score
50% SHIT
High confidence 558 reviews

All countries in South America