Đông Như 3 stands on Đường Thống Nhất in Go Vap, a large residential district north-west of the city centre, about 8.2 km away. The surroundings are a local neighbourhood with small eateries serving Vietnamese dishes: Nem Nướng Mỹ Hảo, known for grilled pork rolls, and Bún Bò Chị Bo, with its beef noodle soup, are both 100 m away, and Bún Đậu Mắm Tôm Hà Nội is 150 m. Parks are a short walk away: 23 Park is the nearest, with Lang Hoa Park and Le Van Tho Park also close by.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 1 km away, the closest major transport point to the hotel. Saigon Railway Station, the terminus of the north-south train line, is 6.5 km away, and Nga Tu Ga Bus Station is 2.9 km. Both are too far to walk, so a taxi or ride-hailing car is the simplest way to reach either, and the bus station is the closer of the two.
Pagoda and temple visits suit an unhurried morning. Đình Thông Tây Hội temple is 150 m from the hotel and the Chùa Nhựt Quang pagoda is 500 m, both easy to reach on foot, and a stop at the Hanh Thong Tay Market can be added to the same walk. For a fuller day out, the War Remnants Museum, which documents the Vietnam War with photographs and military equipment, is 7.3 km away, and the Vietnam History Museum, with artefacts from the country's early history, is 7.1 km away. Both are reached by taxi from the hotel.