Great Location. Informed and multilingual front desk staff. Cost per room is reasonable. Wi-Fi is free and fast. Hotel is safe and clean. Very close Metro stations. One block from down town. Bell Centre is very close, walking distance. Close to China Town and Old Montreal. If you book a tour with Grayline travel you can be picked up at the hotel or you can walk to the tourist center just a few blocks away.
Restaurants, Starbucks, and the shopping district are all very close.
The hotel restaurant is just OK, The hotel rooms are comfy but not super Lux. I have not yet had the opportunity to visit the spa, hair salon, the indoor pool or the onsite gym.
In the past, I have stayed in a couple of the super lux establishments on the same street. I much prefer Le Nouvel for cost and location alone.