Minh Khang Hotel is 1.0 km from the city centre, on a street in District 3, a residential part of Ho Chi Minh City west of the old centre. The nearest places are the Tịnh Xá Tòng Lâm pagoda, 150 m away, and the Hakka Thien Hau Temple, 200 m away, so the streets around the hotel are lined with temples and small cafés. King Coffee Book and a restaurant called Sài Gòn 3 are both 50 m from the entrance, which makes a quick coffee a matter of a few steps. Tao Dan Park, 400 m away, is a green place for an unhurried morning walk.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 4.6 km away, about 30 minutes by car, and the Saigon Railway Station is 1.5 km away. The Bến xe Sài Gòn bus station is 800 m away, so the bus connections are a short ride from the hotel. Ben Thanh Station is 1.1 km away. The hotel has no parking, so most guests arrive by taxi or ride-hailing car.
Independence Palace, 750 m away, is the former presidential palace of South Vietnam and makes a natural first stop for a walk through the centre. Ben Thanh Market, 1 km from the hotel, is the best-known market in the city and is busy with food stalls, clothes and souvenirs. The War Remnants Museum, 600 m away, covers the Vietnam War, and walking from the hotel to the museum and then on to the palace makes a compact route through the centre.