American chain hotel facing gare de lest steps from gare de lest holiday inn paris gare de lest is opposite gare de lest train and metro station and 4 minutes on foot from gare du nord you are a 5 minute walk from picturesque canal st martin its quays lined with lively bars and bistros and 3 km from sacr coeur basilica in montmartre close to culture a15 minute metro ride brings you to the pompidou center the striking building is home to the national museum of modern art the largest