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

Sao Paulo · Brazil

Hostel Mirandopolis

Punk Score
13% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 73 reviews
Cusco · Peru

Anata Hotel

Punk Score
12% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 278 reviews
278 reviews $10 dorm · $29 priv View
Uyuni · Bolivia

Le Ciel D'Uyuni

Punk Score
12% GODAWFUL
High confidence 809 reviews
La Paz · Bolivia

Iskay Boutique Hostel

Punk Score
12% GODAWFUL
High confidence 1,020 reviews
La Paz · Bolivia

Greenhouse Bolivia

Punk Score
11% GODAWFUL
High confidence 552 reviews
552 reviews $8 dorm · $20 priv View
Ilha Grande · Brazil

Hostel Refugio

Punk Score
11% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 195 reviews
Cartagena · Colombia

Hostel Dorado Plaza Getsemani

Punk Score
11% GODAWFUL
High confidence 915 reviews
915 reviews $25 dorm · $84 priv View
La Paz · Bolivia

Atatau Hostel

Punk Score
11% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 224 reviews
224 reviews $5 dorm · $19 priv View
Paraty · Brazil

Remo Hostel

Punk Score
12% GODAWFUL
High confidence 338 reviews
338 reviews $21 dorm · $46 priv View
Ollantaytambo · Peru

Las Portadas

Punk Score
11% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 59 reviews
Sucre · Bolivia

Hostal CasArte Takubamba

Punk Score
11% GODAWFUL
High confidence 1,305 reviews
1305 reviews $13 dorm · $24 priv View

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