Brocade Backpacker vs Catcat Garden Hotel
Both are in Sapa, 230 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
HostelCat Cat Village
Brocade Backpacker
- Guest rating
- 8.9 Excellent
- Location score
- 5.5
- Score by category
- 9 of 14
ApartmentCat Cat Village
Catcat Garden Hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.4 Very good
- Location score
- 5.2
- Score by category
- 2 of 14
The short answer
Pick Brocade Backpacker
It comes out ahead on 9 of 14 compared facts. 230 m apart.
Choose Brocade Backpacker if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.9 / 8.4)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (88 / 32)
- breakfast included
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 5 / 10)
Choose Catcat Garden Hotel if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 10 / 5)
Why is Brocade Backpacker better than Catcat Garden Hotel?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.9 vs 8.4)+0.5
- 2Includes free breakfast
- 356 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+56
- 4More walkable surroundings (walk grade 68 vs 58)+10
- 5Later check-out (12:00 vs 11:00)+1h
Why is Catcat Garden Hotel better than Brocade Backpacker?
- 1Earlier check-in (11:30 vs 14:00)−3h
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Brocade Backpacker vs Catcat Garden Hotel: which hotel is better? | Brocade Backpacker | Catcat Garden Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.9 +0.5 | 8.4 |
| Location | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| Facilities | – | 5.8 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 1.5 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.9 +0.5 | 8.4 |
| Guest rating | 8.9 +0.5 | 8.4 |
| Number of reviews | 276 +22 | 254 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 72 | – |
| Rank in Sapa | top 38% +43% | bottom 19% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.5 +0.3 | 5.2 |
| Distance to Cat Cat Village centre | 520 m | 420 m |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 88 +56 | 32 |
| To the nearest food shop | 630 m −230 m | 860 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 4 +3 | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 2 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 5 | 10 |
| Floors | 3 | – |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 17 +13 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 11:30 −3h |
| Check-out until | 12:00 +1h | 11:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | – | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | – | ✓ |
| Garden | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
| Spa & relaxation | – | ✓ |
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Location
230 m apart
Brocade Backpacker: city centre: 950 m, 88 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Catcat Garden Hotel: city centre: 1.2 km, 32 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Brocade Backpacker or Catcat Garden Hotel: common questions
Which is better, Brocade Backpacker or Catcat Garden Hotel?
Brocade Backpacker leads in 9 of 14 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Catcat Garden Hotel is stronger in listed amenities, check-in from.
Which is cheaper, Brocade Backpacker or Catcat Garden Hotel?
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How far apart are Brocade Backpacker and Catcat Garden Hotel?
The two hotels are 230 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score