Just wanted to get back to you both and thank you for your help. I'm afraid I still couldn't make up my mind between the two.From your advice i love the look and sound of the Monaco and that kind of turned me off the intercontinental. Unfortunately it looked like I could only get a king bed rather than the twin I was hoping for there so I have now provisionally booked another hotel for the moment. It's a lot more expensive than the hotwire option but I suppose some times it's better to just know that someone is going to be happy for a few days. Thanks again and I will update if I book through hotwire again