5 reviewed party hostels · from €10.11/night · Hostelworld rated
Buenos Aires goes hard. Bars don't fill up until midnight, clubs run until 7am, and the city has a nightlife culture that takes itself seriously in the best possible way. Palermo is the main event, with Avenida Santa Fe and the streets around Plaza Serrano lined with bars, speakeasies, and clubs that spill out onto the pavement. San Telmo is older and grittier, the kind of neighbourhood where you'll stumble across a tango milonga above a bar and end up staying three hours longer than planned. The hostel scene here is genuinely good. Art Factory San Telmo set a high bar for hostel atmosphere years ago and the rest of the city followed. Dorm beds run from around $10 to $20 USD a night depending on the neighbourhood, and most of the better party hostels run their own bar nights or hook guests up with pub crawls. You won't need to plan too hard. Buenos Aires does most of the work for you.
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Definitely a social hostel with a crazy party vibe most nights and a superb and friendly staff that makes sure everyone has a good time. With many tours and activities organised every day. By day you can go discover the city, check on-site Spanish classes, Argentinean cooking lessons or tango class. At night you'll find in their bar live music, themed parties, open-mic nights or quiz and game nights.
Brilliant party hostel in Buenos Aires' posh Recoleta neighbourhood with an incredible social atmosphere and vibrant community vibe. Daily free activities and weekly themed dinners create endless opportunities for mingling with fellow party-seekers. Prime location puts you steps from the city's best nightlife scene.
With a less crazy vibe than it's sister hostel, but still social and only 5 minutes away from the other. The activities are organised together with guests from both hostels. Their rooftop terrace is famous for hosting legendary parties and barbecues. Some people say that Hipo, which is the original hostel, has a bit more charm than the other one. You can't go wrong with either of them though. You'll have a good time.
Hostelworld guests voted America del Sur Hostel Buenos Aires as the best in Argentina and Latin America at the 2011 Hoscars. Travellers review this place as a friendly, enthusiastic and competent space where you can chill but also you can party a lot!
Viajero Buenos Aires Hostel pulses with the vibrant nightlife of San Telmo, Buenos Aires. Dive into the city's festive spirit with pool parties on the terrace, tango nights, and live music, all steps away from bustling bars and techno clubs.
Organised nights out with a local guide
A guided night out covering Buenos Aires' liveliest neighbourhoods including San Telmo and Palermo. The crawl visits several bars with drink discounts included, and finishes with entry to one of the city's top nightclubs. Runs on Fridays and Saturdays, departing at 22:00.
How Buenos Aires's nightlife zones break down
Palermo is the largest neighbourhood in Buenos Aires and its undisputed nightlife centre. The streets around Plaza Serrano, officially called Plaza Cortázar, are packed with bars, restaurants, and clubs, with Avenida Santa Fe and Honduras running through the action. It splits into Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood, both worth exploring on foot.
San Telmo is Buenos Aires' oldest neighbourhood and sits just south of the microcentro along Defensa street, which runs down to the famous Sunday market. At night it fills with tango bars, live music venues, and independent hostels including the well-known Art Factory. The cobbled streets and colonial architecture make it one of the most atmospheric places in the city.
Recoleta sits north of the city centre and borders Palermo, known for the Recoleta Cemetery and some of the city's most elegant architecture along Avenida Alvear. The nightlife here skews slightly older and more upmarket than Palermo, with wine bars and cocktail lounges rather than high-volume clubs. It's a good base if you want quieter streets but still easy access to Palermo by taxi.
Where the hostel pub crawls end up, and where to go on your own
One of Buenos Aires' most established clubs, Crobar consistently pulls top international and local DJs for electronic and house nights. The sound system is serious, the crowd is mixed between locals and tourists, and things don't peak until around 3am. Cover charges vary but typically run between 1,500 and 3,000 ARS depending on the night.
Niceto is a Palermo institution known for its Thursday night Club 69 party, a wildly popular event mixing live performances, drag, and electronic music that's been running for years. The venue itself is mid-sized with a good dance floor and decent bar prices by Buenos Aires standards. Get there after 1:30am on a Thursday if you want to see it properly.
Not a club, but worth every bit of your attention. La Peña del Colorado is a traditional folk music bar in Palermo where local musicians play live folklore, tango, and chacarera most nights of the week. It's loud, communal, and genuinely Argentine in a way that few tourist-facing venues are. Arrive before 10pm if you want a table.
A San Telmo classic that's been open since 1864 and somehow manages not to feel like a museum. Bar El Federal is a proper old-school bodegón with marble tables, local regulars, and cold Quilmes beer. It's a pre-drinks spot rather than a late-night destination, but the atmosphere at 10pm before you head out elsewhere is hard to beat.
A laid-back bar in Palermo with an outdoor terrace that fills up on warm evenings with a mix of locals and travellers. Hierba does solid cocktails and the kind of ambient music that keeps conversation easy without drowning it out. It's good for the early part of the night before moving on to the clubs.
A tango bar and theatre space in Almagro, the neighbourhood that locals consider the true home of tango. Shows happen most nights and the milonga sessions after the performance are the real deal, attended by serious dancers rather than tourist crowds. A genuinely different night out from the standard club circuit.
Kika is one of the more affordable clubs in Palermo and pulls a young, energetic crowd for reggaeton, cumbia, and hip-hop nights. Thursdays are particularly popular with backpackers since several pub crawls end up here. Drinks are reasonably priced and the entrance fee is lower than the bigger electronic venues across town.
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