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

Urpi Wasi Backpackers

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 902 reviews
902 reviews $10 dorm · $22 priv View
Rosario · Argentina

Colmena Hostel

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 79 reviews
79 reviews $15 dorm · $67 priv View
Lobitos · Peru 2nd best in Lobitos

La Casona de Lobitos - Cowork

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 261 reviews
261 reviews $17 dorm · $35 priv View
Bogota · Colombia

Makarena Hostel

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 381 reviews
381 reviews $19 dorm · $25 priv View
Cachi · Argentina

Viracocha Art Hostel Cachi

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 502 reviews
Sao Sebastiao · Brazil

Hostel Central São Sebastião

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 871 reviews
Arequipa · Peru

Way Kap Hostel Arequipa

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 781 reviews
781 reviews $16 dorm · $59 priv View
Salta · Argentina

Hostal Namaste

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 490 reviews
Valdivia · Chile

Kapai Departamentos

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 317 reviews
Montevideo · Uruguay 5th best in Montevideo

Hotel London Palace

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 2,145 reviews
Palomino · Colombia

Huku Beach Hostel

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 578 reviews
578 reviews $14 dorm · $73 priv View
Lima · Peru

Ayni Living

Punk Score
37% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 21 reviews
21 reviews $18 dorm · $65 priv View
Girardot · Colombia

Hotel Republicano 1910

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 507 reviews
Puerto Iguazu · Argentina

Steve's House

Punk Score
37% SHIT
Medium confidence 241 reviews
241 reviews $20 dorm · $40 priv View
Punta del Este · Uruguay

TAS D VIAJE SUITES - HOSTEL BOUTIQUE

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 1,772 reviews
1772 reviews $31 dorm · $67 priv View
Lima · Peru

Ancestral Hostel Barranco

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 1,997 reviews
1997 reviews $12 dorm · $40 priv View

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