Brocade Backpacker vs Viet Duc Sapa Hostel
Both are in Sapa, 270 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 17
HostelSa Pa Ward
Viet Duc Sapa Hostel
- Guest rating
- 9.4 Exceptional
- Location score
- 6.1
- Score by category
- 8 of 17
The short answer
Pick Viet Duc Sapa Hostel
It comes out ahead on 8 of 17 compared facts. 270 m apart.
Choose Viet Duc Sapa Hostel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.4 / 8.9)
Why is Brocade Backpacker better than Viet Duc Sapa Hostel?
No clear advantages in our data.
Why is Viet Duc Sapa Hostel better than Brocade Backpacker?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.4 vs 8.9)+0.5
- 229 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+29
- 3Earlier check-in (12:30 vs 14:00)−2h
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Brocade Backpacker vs Viet Duc Sapa Hostel: which hotel is better? | Brocade Backpacker | Viet Duc Sapa Hostel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.9 | 9.4 +0.5 |
| Location | 5.5 | 6.1 +0.6 |
| Facilities | – | 6.7 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 1.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.9 | 9.3 +0.4 |
| Guest rating | 8.9 | 9.4 +0.5 |
| Number of reviews | 276 +128 | 148 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5 | 4.3/5 |
| Google reviews | 72 | 320 +248 |
| Rank in Sapa | top 38% | top 9% +29% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.5 | 6.1 +0.6 |
| Distance to the centre | 950 m | 870 m |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 88 | 117 +29 |
| To the nearest food shop | 630 m | 560 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 4 | 3 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 2 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 5 | 8 |
| Floors | 3 | 4 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2019 |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 18 +14 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 12:30 −2h |
| Check-out until | 12:00 +1h | 11:30 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | – | ✓ |
| Massage | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Spa & relaxation | – | ✓ |
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Location
270 m apart
Brocade Backpacker: city centre: 950 m, 88 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Viet Duc Sapa Hostel: city centre: 870 m, 117 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Brocade Backpacker or Viet Duc Sapa Hostel: common questions
Which is better, Brocade Backpacker or Viet Duc Sapa Hostel?
Viet Duc Sapa Hostel leads in 8 of 17 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, Google reviews. Brocade Backpacker is stronger in number of reviews, check-out until.
Which is cheaper, Brocade Backpacker or Viet Duc Sapa Hostel?
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How far apart are Brocade Backpacker and Viet Duc Sapa Hostel?
The two hotels are 270 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