Hoang Lan Hotel stands on Truong Dinh Street in District 3, a leafy residential district west of the centre known for its cafés, and sits back from the road in an alley, where guests report little traffic noise. The War Remnants Museum is 400 m away and Culture Park 450 m, while Epic Coffee Roaster and the Chevalier - Nhà Hàng Âu restaurant are both 50 m away. The museum documents the Vietnam War through photographs, and aircraft and tanks are displayed in its grounds.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport, in Tan Binh, is 4.2 km away. Saigon Railway Station, the terminus of the long-distance north-south trains, and the Bến xe Sài Gòn bus station, the terminal for coaches to the provinces, are both 1.2 km away. The city centre is 1.3 km away, and Ben Thanh Market, the best-known covered market, lies in District 1, the centre of the city.
Chùa Phật Học Xá Lợi, a Buddhist pagoda, is 200 m away, and Tao Dan Park, a large city park with open lawns, is 650 m away. Vuon Chuoi Market, a neighbourhood market for fresh produce, is 700 m away, and Independence Palace, the former presidential palace of South Vietnam where the Vietnam War ended in April 1975, is 800 m away.