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

Cartagena · Colombia

Hostal Seven Nights Cartagena

Punk Score
20% SHIT
High confidence 1,153 reviews
1153 reviews $19 dorm · $54 priv View
Cusco · Peru

Apu Wasi

Punk Score
20% SHIT
High confidence 939 reviews
Uyuni · Bolivia

Rummy Hostal

Punk Score
20% SHIT
High confidence 761 reviews
Huacachina · Peru

Rochabus

Punk Score
20% GODAWFUL
High confidence 1,411 reviews
Bogota · Colombia

Hotel de la Salle

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
High confidence 792 reviews
Buenos Aires · Argentina

Infinito Hotel Eco Design

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
High confidence 1,359 reviews
Puyo · Ecuador 2nd best in Puyo

Hostal Las Palmas

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 98 reviews
Aguas Calientes · Peru

Kasas del Inka Machupicchu

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
High confidence 339 reviews
339 reviews $16 dorm · $45 priv View
Copacabana · Bolivia

Hostal Alvasar

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
High confidence 374 reviews
Palomino · Colombia

Casa Rio Palomino

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 74 reviews
Cafayate · Argentina

Kamay Apart Cafayate

Punk Score
20% GODAWFUL
High confidence 312 reviews
Lima · Peru

Hostal Jovita

Punk Score
17% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 39 reviews
Iquique · Chile

Backpacker's Hostel Iquique

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 159 reviews
Cusco · Peru

La Estancia De La Abuela

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 184 reviews
Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Bolivia

Nomad Hostel

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
High confidence 622 reviews
622 reviews $2 dorm · $2 priv View

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