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

Villa Pehuenia · Argentina 3rd best in Villa Pehuenia

La Balconada by DOT Boutique

Punk Score
46% SHIT
High confidence 388 reviews
Villa Pehuenia · Argentina 3rd best in Villa Pehuenia

Posada La Escondida

Punk Score
46% SHIT
Medium confidence 186 reviews
Niteroi · Brazil

Lapa Chêca Guest House

Punk Score
46% SHIT
Medium confidence 109 reviews
Puerto Natales · Chile

TyP Departamentos

Punk Score
46% SHIT
Medium confidence 134 reviews
Ebejico · Colombia Best in Ebejico

Glamping Entre Verdes

Punk Score
48% SHIT
Medium confidence 135 reviews
Villa de Leyva · Colombia

Roomii Hostel

Punk Score
45% SHIT
Medium confidence 83 reviews
83 reviews $19 dorm · $29 priv View
Jerico · Colombia

Hotel Madre Laura Jericó

Punk Score
45% SHIT
Medium confidence 188 reviews
Cafayate · Argentina

Departamento Santa Cecilia

Punk Score
45% SHIT
Medium confidence 140 reviews
Doradal · Colombia 4th best in Doradal

Hotel Luna Verde

Punk Score
49% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 41 reviews
Copacabana · Bolivia

Willka Hostel

Punk Score
45% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 39 reviews
Villa de Leyva · Colombia

Encanto Azul

Punk Score
44% SHIT
Medium confidence 51 reviews
Puerto Ayora · Ecuador Best in Puerto Ayora

The Island Home

Punk Score
44% SHIT
Medium confidence 72 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

Hostel Hitmo Urbano

Punk Score
48% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 29 reviews
29 reviews $14 dorm · $37 priv View
Medellin · Colombia

Hotel Select Medellin

Punk Score
42% SHIT
High confidence 393 reviews
Sao Paulo · Brazil

7º Hostel

Punk Score
42% SHIT
Medium confidence 245 reviews
Florianopolis · Brazil

H70-Hostel 70 FLORIPA

Punk Score
45% SHIT
Medium confidence 161 reviews
Cali · Colombia

Apartaestudios El Descanso

Punk Score
47% SHIT
Medium confidence 202 reviews

All countries in South America