I don't go on vacation to spend all my time at the hotel. For likeminded folks who just want a decent, quiet, inexpensive place to rest your head at night in Montreal--with easy access to the WHOLE city--this hotel is the place.
We stayed in a king room on the 10th floor, where everything looked moderately new: dark wood furniture; bed cover and carpet in neutral colors that don't make you dizzy; a fridge; a safe in the closet. The shower had nice pressure and the room came with an iPod dock (note: might be older, not necessarily for iPhones).
My biggest complaint, and it's not such a big one, was the weakness of the wi-fi signal. It came and went as it liked, and oddly worked better the closer we stood to the door. We were traveling internationally and turned off our phone data while in Montreal, and so were relying on wi-fi signal to make plans, so this was a drawback.
Of the reviews I read before booking, the only serious complaints I read about were with bad experiences with the hotel's parking and restaurant. We didn't have a car and always ate around town, so we didn't have either of those experiences.
Bonus: this hotel is walking distance to the most hooked-up subway station in town, Berri-UQAM. It's also next door to the gay village and lots of brunch options; walking distance to Mont-Royal; walking distance to the old part of town. Staying there gave us easy access to just about everywhere by foot, bus, or train (a 3-day all-transit pass is $18), helping us never need to take a single cab. This place worked for us almost perfectly.