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

Katchi

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 380 reviews
Salvador · Brazil

Porto das Palmeiras Hostel

Punk Score
39% SHIT
High confidence 626 reviews
626 reviews $18 dorm · $46 priv View
Barreirinhas · Brazil

Casa do Professor Hostel

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 608 reviews
608 reviews $13 dorm · $88 priv View
Machu Picchu · Peru

Terrazas del Inca

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 427 reviews
Tababela · Ecuador

Hosteria Colibri Aeropuerto

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 746 reviews
746 reviews $24 dorm · $43 priv View
Bucaramanga · Colombia

Hotel Isla Mayor

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 431 reviews
Buenos Aires · Argentina

BA Stop

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 1,042 reviews
1042 reviews $28 dorm · $55 priv View
Barranquilla · Colombia

Hotel Aquarius

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 316 reviews
Yanque · Peru Best in Yanque

Le Foyer Colca

Punk Score
38% SHIT
High confidence 455 reviews
Cusco · Peru

Terra House Hostel

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 84 reviews
84 reviews $9 dorm · $28 priv View
Cusco · Peru

La Posada del Viajero

Punk Score
37% SHIT
High confidence 1,833 reviews
Joao Pessoa · Brazil

Estrela Dourada

Punk Score
37% SHIT
Medium confidence 163 reviews
Buzios · Brazil

Solar Hostel Búzios

Punk Score
36% SHIT
High confidence 412 reviews
Capurgana · Colombia

Hostal Doble Vista

Punk Score
35% SHIT
Medium confidence 92 reviews
92 reviews $22 dorm · $86 priv View
Cartagena · Colombia

Hostal Catalleya

Punk Score
35% SHIT
Medium confidence 128 reviews
128 reviews $14 dorm · $32 priv View
Machu Picchu · Peru

Inkas Land

Punk Score
35% SHIT
High confidence 2,306 reviews
Foz do Iguacu · Brazil

Iguassu Eco Hostel

Punk Score
35% SHIT
Medium confidence 116 reviews

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