Brocade Backpacker vs Scenery Hotel Sapa
Both are in Sapa, 130 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
- 5 of 17
Hotel★★★Sa Pa Ward
Scenery Hotel Sapa
- Guest rating
- 8.7 Very good
- Location score
- 5.8
- Score by category
- 7 of 17
The short answer
Pick Scenery Hotel Sapa
It comes out ahead on 7 of 17 compared facts. 130 m apart.
Choose Brocade Backpacker if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.9 / 8.7)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 5 / 45)
Choose Scenery Hotel Sapa if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 45 / 5)
Why is Brocade Backpacker better than Scenery Hotel Sapa?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.9 vs 8.7)+0.2
- 2Later check-out (12:00 vs 11:00)+1h
Why is Scenery Hotel Sapa better than Brocade Backpacker?
- 1More guest reviews (1,288 vs 276), so the rating is more reliable×4.7
- 251 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+51
- 3Earlier check-in (13:00 vs 14:00)−1h
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Brocade Backpacker vs Scenery Hotel Sapa: which hotel is better? | Brocade Backpacker | Scenery Hotel Sapa |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Location | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Facilities | – | 5.8 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 1.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.9 +0.2 | 8.7 |
| Guest rating | 8.9 +0.2 | 8.7 |
| Number of reviews | 276 | 1,288 +1,012 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5 +0.1 | 4.2/5 |
| Google reviews | 72 | 261 +189 |
| Rank in Sapa | top 38% +22% | bottom 40% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.5 | 5.8 +0.3 |
| Distance to the centre | 950 m | 830 m |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 88 | 139 +51 |
| To the nearest food shop | 630 m | 510 m −120 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 4 | 4 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 5 | 45 |
| Floors | 3 | 6 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2020 |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 20 +16 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 13:00 −1h |
| Check-out until | 12:00 +1h | 11:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |
| Massage | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| LGBTQ+ friendly | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Spa & relaxation | – | ✓ |
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Location
130 m apart
Brocade Backpacker: city centre: 950 m, 88 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Scenery Hotel Sapa: city centre: 830 m, 139 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Brocade Backpacker or Scenery Hotel Sapa: common questions
Which is better, Brocade Backpacker or Scenery Hotel Sapa?
Scenery Hotel Sapa leads in 7 of 17 categories, including number of reviews, Google reviews, location score. Brocade Backpacker is stronger in StayVersus score, guest rating, Google rating.
Which is cheaper, Brocade Backpacker or Scenery Hotel Sapa?
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How far apart are Brocade Backpacker and Scenery Hotel Sapa?
The two hotels are 130 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