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

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Hospedaria Rio

Punk Score
40% SHIT
High confidence 1,207 reviews
1207 reviews $18 dorm · $66 priv View
Salento · Colombia

Hostal Vistaguila

Punk Score
40% SHIT
High confidence 501 reviews
501 reviews $13 dorm · $43 priv View
Jericoacoara · Brazil

Mandala Hostel

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 941 reviews
941 reviews $16 dorm · $41 priv View
Manta · Ecuador

Hotel Balandra

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 365 reviews
Guaruja · Brazil

Guaruja Hostel

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 439 reviews
439 reviews $19 dorm · $54 priv View
Brasilia · Brazil

Joy Hostel

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 1,682 reviews
1682 reviews $18 dorm · $43 priv View
San Gil · Colombia

Hostal Isla Señorial

Punk Score
39% SHIT
Medium confidence 258 reviews
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Maraca hostel

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 654 reviews
654 reviews $14 dorm · $26 priv View
Cusco · Peru

Andenes del Sol

Punk Score
39% SHIT
Medium confidence 266 reviews
Pichilemu · Chile

Sudeste Hostel

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 610 reviews
610 reviews $21 dorm · $77 priv View
Cabanaconde · Peru 4th best in Cabanaconde

Casa De Virginia

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 751 reviews
La Paz · Bolivia

Express Hotel

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 815 reviews
Ubatuba · Brazil

Cosmopolitans Hostel

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 359 reviews
Cartagena · Colombia

Hostal El Bando

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 629 reviews
629 reviews $20 dorm · $51 priv View
Guachaca · Colombia

Eco Hostal Paraiso

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 132 reviews

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