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

Huaraz · Peru

Tupac Hostel Huaraz

Punk Score
32% SHIT
Medium confidence 257 reviews
257 reviews $10 dorm · $35 priv View
Cusco · Peru

El Sleepy Mouse

Punk Score
32% SHIT
Medium confidence 236 reviews
236 reviews $7 dorm · $15 priv View
Ilhabela · Brazil

ClanDestino

Punk Score
31% SHIT
High confidence 423 reviews
423 reviews $14 dorm · $32 priv View
Cartagena · Colombia

Hotel Isla del Pirata

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 178 reviews
Salta · Argentina

Hostel Punto Andino Salta

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 221 reviews
221 reviews $13 dorm · $44 priv View
Tena · Ecuador

Hostal Naui

Punk Score
31% SHIT
High confidence 848 reviews
Palomino · Colombia

Palomino Hostel

Punk Score
31% SHIT
High confidence 638 reviews
Bariloche · Argentina

Tangoinn Hostel Downtown

Punk Score
31% SHIT
High confidence 1,064 reviews
1064 reviews $32 dorm · $78 priv View
Iquitos · Peru

Palo Verde House

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 109 reviews
109 reviews $10 dorm · $14 priv View
San Pedro de Atacama · Chile

Xperience Hostel

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 84 reviews
Tacna · Peru

Hostal Siglo 21

Punk Score
31% SHIT
Medium confidence 89 reviews
Vicuna · Chile

Terral Hotel & SPA

Punk Score
31% SHIT
High confidence 1,039 reviews
Cabanaconde · Peru 5th best in Cabanaconde

Homestay Pachamama

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 1,391 reviews
Banos · Ecuador

Backpackers Balcones

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 644 reviews
644 reviews $26 dorm · $11 priv View

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