Luggage storage Sa Pa Bus Station

Sa Pa's bus station stands on Dien Bien Phu street, right beside the town market, and this is the corner of Sa Pa where most travellers first set foot in the mountains. The overnight sleeper buses from Hanoi roll in around dawn, and many of the limousine vans and coach companies drop their passengers along this same stretch at all hours. The catch is the timing: you arrive at six in the morning, and your room will not be ready until the afternoon. Rather than haul a backpack up and down Sa Pa's steep streets, leave it here, about ten minutes on foot from the station. Spend the morning wandering the market stalls, find a bowl of noodles and a hot coffee with a view over the valley, and come back for your bag when it is time to check in, or when the evening bus back to Hanoi is due.