Grand Hotel Gò Vấp is on Đường Số 8 in the Go Vap district of Ho Chi Minh City, 9.2 km from the city centre. Within a few minutes on foot are the Chùa Pháp Bảo pagoda, 300 m away, and Công Viên Làng Hoa Gò Vấp, a park 350 m from the hotel, while the Chợ Xóm Mới market lies 900 m off. Several restaurants and cafés, among them Mì Quảng Yến Linh and Ốc Bầu, are close by, so simple meals and drinks are easy to find. Go Vap lies to the north-west of the centre, so the hotel sits outside the central districts.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 1.5 km from the hotel, which keeps the airport transfer short in either direction. Saigon Railway Station is 7.3 km away, and Nga Tu Ga Bus Station is 3 km away. The Sân golf Tân Sơn Nhất golf course, 1.7 km away, lies close to the airport, so the airport side of the district is a short drive from the hotel.
For sights further from the hotel, the War Remnants Museum is 8.2 km away and the Zoo and Botanical Garden is 8.4 km, the first covering the Vietnam War through photographs and military equipment. Closer to home, the Chùa Nhựt Quang pagoda, also called chùa Nghệ sĩ, is 650 m away and makes a short pagoda walk together with Chùa Pháp Bảo, while the Bảo Tàng TMA museum is 3.1 km away. For the longer trips into the centre, a taxi or ride-hailing car is the simplest option.