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

El Chalten · Argentina

Don Galle

Punk Score
32% SHIT
Medium confidence 204 reviews
204 reviews $19 dorm · $60 priv View
Arequipa · Peru

Maison Verte - Budget Edition

Punk Score
32% SHIT
High confidence 382 reviews
San Rafael · Argentina

El Nido Hostel

Punk Score
32% SHIT
High confidence 306 reviews
306 reviews $17 dorm · $35 priv View
Salvador · Brazil

Hostel Cristo da Barra

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 673 reviews
673 reviews $13 dorm · $34 priv View
Humahuaca · Argentina

Imaynalla Humahuaca Hostel

Punk Score
30% SHIT
Medium confidence 270 reviews
Huaraz · Peru

Hostal casa del montañista

Punk Score
30% SHIT
High confidence 327 reviews
Punta del Diablo · Uruguay

Hostel Vente al Diablo

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 256 reviews
Salento · Colombia

Hostel Camelot Salento

Punk Score
28% SHIT
High confidence 433 reviews
Cafayate · Argentina

Hostal del Suri

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 239 reviews
Quito · Ecuador

Posada del Maple

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 211 reviews
Bariloche · Argentina

Temiscira

Punk Score
29% SHIT
High confidence 672 reviews
672 reviews $14 dorm · $39 priv View
Sao Paulo · Brazil

La Casa Hostel

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 219 reviews
Chachapoyas · Peru

La Casa Del Turista

Punk Score
29% SHIT
Medium confidence 222 reviews
Mendoza · Argentina

Hostel Sin Fin

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 275 reviews
275 reviews $15 dorm · $50 priv View
Arraial do Cabo · Brazil

Massambaba Hostel

Punk Score
29% SHIT
High confidence 336 reviews
336 reviews $15 dorm · $33 priv View
Taganga · Colombia

Casa To Boro

Punk Score
29% SHIT
Medium confidence 168 reviews

All countries in South America