APEC Apartments 193 is on Cô Giang street in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, on a quiet street with cafés and small restaurants. Cháo Lòng Bà Út and Bun Thit Nuong Chi Tuyen are a few metres from the entrance, and the Quán Chị Lài restaurant is 40 m away. The pagodas are close too: Ni Viện Pháp Hoa and Chùa Pháp Bửu are each 150 m away, and the Chợ Cô Giang market is 250 m away, so the streets around the property are full of everyday city life.
Transport links are close. Ben Thanh Station, the metro station in the centre, is 1.2 km away, and the Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station is 800 m away, useful for city bus routes. Tan Son Nhat International Airport, in the Tan Binh district north-west of the centre, is 6 km from the property, and Saigon Railway Station is 2.8 km away.
For sightseeing, Tao Dan Park is 1.4 km away and Nha Rong Wharf is 1.7 km, on the river side of the centre. The War Remnants Museum is 2 km away, and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, which covers the city's history, is 1.8 km. Walking around the block gives a closer look at everyday city life, with market stalls, pagodas and cafés close together, while the larger sights are reached by taxi.