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

Lima · Peru

Hostal l Plaza Mayor Lima

Punk Score
33% SHIT
Medium confidence 160 reviews
San Rafael · Argentina

Las Cuatro Estaciones

Punk Score
32% SHIT
Medium confidence 96 reviews
Banos · Ecuador

Hostal Transilvania

Punk Score
33% SHIT
High confidence 315 reviews
315 reviews $9 dorm · $16 priv View
Ushuaia · Argentina

La Posta Apart Hotel

Punk Score
33% SHIT
High confidence 601 reviews
Itacare · Brazil

Ooxe Hostel

Punk Score
33% SHIT
High confidence 365 reviews
365 reviews $15 dorm · $26 priv View
Pisac · Peru

Aguaymanto Hostel Pisac

Punk Score
33% SHIT
Medium confidence 84 reviews
84 reviews $5 dorm · $14 priv View
Tupiza · Bolivia

Refugio del Turista

Punk Score
33% SHIT
High confidence 354 reviews
Bariloche · Argentina

Otto Sky & Summer

Punk Score
33% SHIT
Medium confidence 299 reviews
299 reviews $16 dorm · $41 priv View
Cusco · Peru

Flying Dog Hostel Cusco

Punk Score
33% SHIT
Medium confidence 273 reviews
273 reviews $9 dorm · $26 priv View
Misahualli · Ecuador 2nd best in Misahualli

Hotel El Albergue Español

Punk Score
33% SHIT
Medium confidence 97 reviews
La Paz · Bolivia

Anata Hostel

Punk Score
33% SHIT
High confidence 754 reviews
754 reviews $9 dorm · $15 priv View
Praia do Forte · Brazil Best in Praia do Forte

HI Praia do Forte Hostel

Punk Score
36% SHIT
High confidence 1,195 reviews
Ipiales · Colombia Best in Ipiales

Xantico Hostal

Punk Score
36% SHIT
Medium confidence 210 reviews
210 reviews $11 dorm · $30 priv View
Puno · Peru

Hotel KAARO

Punk Score
36% SHIT
High confidence 1,704 reviews
Buzios · Brazil

Mangue Inn Hostel

Punk Score
32% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 48 reviews
48 reviews $8 dorm · $71 priv View

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