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

Asuncion · Paraguay

Residencia Leones de Castilla

Punk Score
30% SHIT
Medium confidence 274 reviews
Cusco · Peru

Marvelous Hotel Cusco

Punk Score
30% SHIT
Medium confidence 225 reviews
225 reviews $16 dorm · $75 priv View
Pasto · Colombia

Hostal Padua

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 69 reviews
San Pedro de Atacama · Chile

Quechua Hotel

Punk Score
28% SHIT
High confidence 752 reviews
Ilha Grande · Brazil

Aquario Hostel Bar & Night Club

Punk Score
28% SHIT
High confidence 891 reviews
891 reviews $23 dorm · $91 priv View
Guayaquil · Ecuador

Dreamkapture Hostel

Punk Score
28% SHIT
High confidence 620 reviews
620 reviews $9 dorm · $22 priv View
Paraty · Brazil

Hostel Embauba

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 87 reviews
87 reviews $18 dorm · $39 priv View
Villa Cerro Castillo · Chile 2nd best in Villa Cerro Castillo

Quelen Patagonia

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 390 reviews
390 reviews $27 dorm · $92 priv View
Medellin · Colombia

Hostal Abba

Punk Score
30% SHIT
Medium confidence 51 reviews
51 reviews $10 dorm · $28 priv View
Latacunga · Ecuador 5th best in Latacunga

Sendero de Volcanes

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 388 reviews
Punta Arenas · Chile

Hostal Ayelen

Punk Score
30% SHIT
Medium confidence 136 reviews
136 reviews $13 dorm · $47 priv View
Buenos Aires · Argentina

Voyage Recoleta Hostel

Punk Score
32% SHIT
High confidence 1,377 reviews
1377 reviews $16 dorm · $84 priv View
Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Bolivia

Amaca Hostel

Punk Score
32% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 28 reviews

All countries in South America