Brocade Backpacker vs Sapa YEN Hotel
Both are in Sapa, 180 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
- 2 of 15
Hotel★★★Sa Pa Ward
Sapa YEN Hotel
- Guest rating
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Location score
- 5.8
- Score by category
- 8 of 15
The short answer
Pick Sapa YEN Hotel
It comes out ahead on 8 of 15 compared facts. 180 m apart.
Choose Sapa YEN Hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.6 / 8.9)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (148 / 88)
Why is Brocade Backpacker better than Sapa YEN Hotel?
No clear advantages in our data.
Why is Sapa YEN Hotel better than Brocade Backpacker?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.6 vs 8.9)+0.7
- 2More guest reviews (1,108 vs 276), so the rating is more reliable×4.0
- 360 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+60
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Brocade Backpacker vs Sapa YEN Hotel: which hotel is better? | Brocade Backpacker | Sapa YEN Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.9 | 9.6 +0.7 |
| Location | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.9 | 9.6 +0.7 |
| Guest rating | 8.9 | 9.6 +0.7 |
| Number of reviews | 276 | 1,108 +832 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5 +0.7 | 3.6/5 |
| Google reviews | 72 +18 | 54 |
| Rank in Sapa | top 38% | top 1% +37% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.5 | 5.8 +0.3 |
| Distance to the centre | 950 m | 820 m |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 88 | 148 +60 |
| To the nearest food shop | 630 m | 500 m −130 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 4 | 6 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 5 | – |
| Floors | 3 | – |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 9 +5 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | – |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
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Location
180 m apart
Brocade Backpacker: city centre: 950 m, 88 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Sapa YEN Hotel: city centre: 820 m, 148 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Brocade Backpacker or Sapa YEN Hotel: common questions
Which is better, Brocade Backpacker or Sapa YEN Hotel?
Sapa YEN Hotel leads in 8 of 15 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Brocade Backpacker is stronger in Google rating, Google reviews.
Which is cheaper, Brocade Backpacker or Sapa YEN Hotel?
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How far apart are Brocade Backpacker and Sapa YEN Hotel?
The two hotels are 180 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