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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cities
Rio de Janeiro — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listCusco — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listCartagena — high recent hostel demandLima — high recent hostel demandMedellin — high recent hostel demandHuacachina — high recent hostel demandBogota — high recent hostel demandBuenos Aires — high recent hostel demandSalento — high recent hostel demandSanta Marta — high recent hostel demandMinca — moderate recent hostel demandSao Paulo — moderate recent hostel demand
Through the filter
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 AmericaTop hostel cities in South America
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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Books Hostel
Very Good
1292 reviews
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Cocos Hostel Rio
Good
304 reviews
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Hostel Tavares Bastos
Good
347 reviews
Cusco
Peru
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KOSKO Casa Hotel
Good
251 reviews
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Black Llama Hostel Cusco
Good
3702 reviews
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Viajero Cusco Hostel
Good
6030 reviews
Cartagena
Colombia
Top hostels overall in South America
Cumbuco
·
Brazil
2nd best in Cumbuco
0031 Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Cumbuco
Punk Score
73%
NOT BAD
San Andres Island
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Colombia
5th best in San Andres Island
Verano Azul San Andres Isla
Punk Score
74%
NOT BAD
Riohacha
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Colombia
4th best in Riohacha
Hostel SOLUNA Operador Turístico y Hotelero
Punk Score
73%
NOT BAD
