Brocade Backpacker vs The Chill Garden
Both are in Sapa, 470 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
- 6 of 11
Guesthouse★★★Cat Cat Village
The Chill Garden
- Guest rating
- 7.0 Good
- Location score
- 4.6
- Score by category
- 1 of 11
The short answer
Pick Brocade Backpacker
It comes out ahead on 6 of 11 compared facts. 470 m apart.
Choose Brocade Backpacker if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.9 / 7.0)
- to walk to the sights (950 m / 1.4 km)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (88 / 15)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 5 / 1)
Choose The Chill Garden if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 1 / 5)
Why is Brocade Backpacker better than The Chill Garden?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.9 vs 7.0)+1.9
- 2More guest reviews (276 vs 22), so the rating is more reliable×13
- 373 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+73
- 4More walkable surroundings (walk grade 68 vs 48)+20
Why is The Chill Garden better than Brocade Backpacker?
No clear advantages in our data.
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Brocade Backpacker vs The Chill Garden: which hotel is better? | Brocade Backpacker | The Chill Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.9 +1.9 | 7.0 |
| Location | 5.5 +0.9 | 4.6 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.9 +0.9 | 8.0 |
| Guest rating | 8.9 +1.9 | 7.0 |
| Number of reviews | 276 +254 | 22 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 72 | – |
| Rank in Sapa | top 39% +57% | top 96% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.5 +0.9 | 4.6 |
| Distance to Cat Cat Village centre | 520 m | 370 m −150 m |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 88 +73 | 15 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 2 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 5 | 1 |
| Floors | 3 | – |
| Listed amenities | 4 | – |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | ✓ | – |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
Price for your dates
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Location
470 m apart
Brocade Backpacker: city centre: 950 m, 88 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
The Chill Garden: city centre: 1.4 km, 15 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Brocade Backpacker or The Chill Garden: common questions
Which is better, Brocade Backpacker or The Chill Garden?
Brocade Backpacker leads in 6 of 11 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. The Chill Garden is stronger in distance to Cat Cat Village centre.
Which is cheaper, Brocade Backpacker or The Chill Garden?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
The Chill Garden is closer: 370 m from the centre, against 520 m for Brocade Backpacker.
How far apart are Brocade Backpacker and The Chill Garden?
The two hotels are 470 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