Hotel visitors indulge in such perks as turndown chocolates, sleep-in privileges, and all-you-can-drink tap water. Dive into decadence with today's Groupon for a one-night stay at the Inn Above Onion Creek in Kyle. Choose from the following options:
- For $165, you get a one-night stay in the Thelma or Maurice cottages Sunday through Thursday (starting at a $339 value).
- For $139, you get a one-night stay in any king room on a Friday or Saturday (starting at a $279 value).
- For $124, you get a one-night stay in any king room Sunday through Thursday (starting at a $249 value).
Nestled into the Texas hill country just 25 miles south of Austin, the Inn Above Onion Creek mingles rustic antique furnishings with modern amenities to host remote country escapes or relaxing romantic getaways. The 88-acre grounds are home to two cottages, which provide the ultimate in privacy, each mini utopia sporting one to two bedrooms, a separate tub and shower, a full kitchen, a patio, and a unique governing system. The king rooms are mostly lodged in the inn’s main buildings and may come complete with a whirlpool tub, dining area, private deck, and sleeper sofa, depending on the room. Just like the members of a boy band, every accommodation on the property has an individual personality that’s easily distinguished by looking at it; however, all sleep spaces reveal an attractive fireplace, an LCD TV, a DVD player, WiFi, and views of the surrounding countryside.
Politely taste or gluttonously overdose on complimentary beverages and homemade cookies in the dining area, practice doggy paddles in the outdoor pool, or borrow a DVD, book, or game from the inn's library. A three-course dinner and full hot breakfast for two are included in the cost of any room, layering food comas over already heightened senses of relaxation. Although not included in the Groupon, bed borrowers can traverse the nearby Texas Wine Trail to learn how vineyards fill old raisins with wine to create grapes, or treat torsos to a massage at the on-site day spa.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Finding Your Fortune
Each year, thousands of starry-eyed daydreamers are bitten by the adventure bug (Coleoptera excitus) and leave home to find their fortunes, make their marks, or, at the very least, receive an unplanned scar. Here's what you need to know before setting off to find a fortune of your own:
Travel light: Packing a lot of possessions from your old life will only weigh you down with sad memories. A hearty traveler needs only a bindle, which can be readily purchased from any flagship Container Store. Food, soap, and other amenities can be won on the road at any crossroads riddle-answering station or by impressing lonely grandmothers with feats of strength, such as opening jars of sauce or calling them once in a while.
Talk to strangers: Adventure is facilitated by the characters you meet—relinquish to them as much control over your fate as possible. If a smooth-talking snake-oil salesman asks you to impersonate his fully abled offspring to demonstrate the aftereffects of his rickets tonic, don't think twice. If an elderly hermit beckons you into a cave, expect no negative consequences—unless you hate being given a magic sword.
Finding the fortune itself: Remember to ask yourself questions such as "Where is the last place I saw the fortune?" and "If I were a fortune, where would I be?" Remember also to gaze inward, as your fortune may come in the form of a heartfelt country ballad about an innocent death-row prisoner with nothing left to lose, or, alternatively, a sprinkling of sapphires swallowed during childhood and now perpetually lodged in your intestinal villi.
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