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

Montanita · Ecuador

Kiwi Hostel Montanita

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 60 reviews
60 reviews $7 dorm · $21 priv View
Florianopolis · Brazil

Tri Hotel Florianópolis

Punk Score
27% SHIT
High confidence 1,878 reviews
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Bits & Bossa Hostel Rio de Janeiro

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 120 reviews
120 reviews $18 dorm · $67 priv View
Ushuaia · Argentina

Torre al Sur Hostel

Punk Score
27% SHIT
High confidence 571 reviews
571 reviews $18 dorm · $33 priv View
Trujillo · Peru 3rd best in Trujillo

Ugarte Street

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 134 reviews
Buenos Aires · Argentina

Casa Franca Recoleta Hostel Boutique

Punk Score
28% SHIT
High confidence 1,091 reviews
1091 reviews $29 dorm · $55 priv View
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Casinha Tropical Tijuca

Punk Score
28% SHIT
Medium confidence 185 reviews
185 reviews $14 dorm · $28 priv View
Santa Marta · Colombia

Hostal los Arhuacos

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 151 reviews
151 reviews $14 dorm · $21 priv View
Salta · Argentina

La Felicite Hostel

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 269 reviews
269 reviews $8 dorm · $30 priv View
Villavieja · Colombia

Hospederia Sol Del Desierto

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 130 reviews
130 reviews $18 dorm · $65 priv View
Valparaiso · Chile

La Galería

Punk Score
27% SHIT
High confidence 1,581 reviews
Riobamba · Ecuador

Puruha Inn

Punk Score
27% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 23 reviews
23 reviews $5 dorm · $11 priv View
Cafayate · Argentina

Portal de las Viñas

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 88 reviews

All countries in South America