The Lowry Hotel, pictured, winner of the Excellence in England - Large Hotel of the Year award, enjoys a stunning waterfront location in the heart of Manchester and now you could win a great May Bank Holiday stay there with our fabulous competition.

Our winner and partner will enjoy a two-night bed and breakfast stay and will also receive a complimentary upgrade to a superb Riverside Room.

In any case, you could also treat yourself by taking advantage of The Lowry's superb Bank Holiday offer price of £99 a person a night for dinner, bed and breakfast, staying in a deluxe room and including pre-dinner cocktails. The first 20 readers to book this minimum two-night break will receive a complimentary upgrade to a luxurious Riverside Room.

The normal average price is £260 per person and guests who book Saturday can do even better by also booking Sunday for just £65 per person.

All the hotel's 165 spacious bedrooms are air-conditioned, with king-sized or twin beds, marble en-suite bathrooms, two telephone lines, voice-messaging, broadband and fax connection, interactive satellite TV, CD players, mini bar and safe.

The Lowry Health Spa, one of the UK's leading Urban Spas is an oasis of calm and peace in the heart of Manchester city centre, providing the latest treatments, male and female relaxation areas, plus a sauna, gymnasium and facilities for disabled guests.

In the evening you may choose to dine in the award-winning River Restaurant, serving a modern menu with a combination of international influences, classic cuisine and clean, contemporary flavours.

The Lowry Hotel, a member of Rocco Forte Hotels' international collection, was the first five star hotel in Greater Manchester and the first in the region to join The Leading Hotels of the World group.

Our great reader offer, with a similar upgrade for the first 20 bookers, is also available at the five star Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh and at The St David's Hotel and Spa in Cardiff. To be in with a chance of winning our fabulous prize tell us the name of the Lowry Hotel's restaurant.

Send your answer on a postcard to: Lowry competition (Escape), Newsroom, South Wales Argus, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP20 3QN, by May 6, 2005. Don't forget your name, address and telephone number.

For more details or to book, contact UK Reservations on 0870 460 5040, quoting South Wales Argus. For further information on Rocco Forte Hotels, visit www.roccofortehotels.com.

l Upgrade and quoted prices are subject to availability of rooms allocated to the offer which is only available from Friday until Monday over the two 2005 May Bank Holidays. A single supplement applies and spa treatments are not included.