The hotel has very cozy rooms so if you are planning on spending a lot of time in the room, don't. The rooms are perfectly chic and cozy if you are planning a romantic getaway or want to be in arms reach of someone special. The rooms are clean, beds comfy, and the view spectacular. We overlooked Chinatown and it was great!! The hotel is a short walk from Old Montreal (10 min) or Saint Catherine Street (2 min) for shopping, food, and drink. There is a 24 hour convenience store attached to the hotel for supplies. The staff were wonderful and are willing to help out whenever possible for directions or ideas. One staff member stood out front in a dress shirt to hail us a cab in a snow storm!! The only downfall is no amenities; restaurant, pool, hot tub, lounge...otherwise, totally worth the stay.

Zero 1 is a good hotel at a good price. The rooms are basically furnished and relatively small - but you have all that you need and we had ample space for our three night stay. Staff were friendly and helpful - although we wish that we'd been told about the free muffins and coffee at breakfast (there is no restaurant - opens later this year apparently) on arrival - would've saved one trip out into the snowstorm to get my partner organised for her early start. Still, the hotel is brilliantly located for supermarkets (just over a block away) that it wasn't too big an issue.

Location is also great for getting to downtown and Vieux Port - plus is close to metro and the Gare d'autocars.

Only real issue is that I imagine that it could get noisy if you had busy floor and boisterous neighbours. We had two rooms across the hall who were in for the hockey game ... they were pretty considerate, but you could hear them ...

Would definitely stay there next time we're across in Montréal ...

I stayed in this hotel in July/2009 during the Montreal International Jazz Festival. It had been recently converted from a college dorm to an inexpensive hotel. It was dirt cheap as it was very modestly decorated. I had a room on one of the upper floors with a great view. One great location for all of Montreal especially the Jazz Fest. You can walk to most anywhere in Montreal. Now it's much more pricey as Hotel Zero 1. I preferred the old place with the old prices!

I stayed here for one night for work, and it was fine. I had a standard room, and it's nice that it had microwave, sink, fridge, though not necessary to my stay. Room was nice, great modern decor, comfortable bed. I didn't get to try the Wifi, but I heard from colleagues that it worked well. Front desk staff very pleasant and helpful. Hotel was easy to get to, and it was close to where I needed to be. No breakfast included with the room, but they have coffee and muffins in the lobby in the morning (at least on weekdays). I would stay here again.