Cowboys invented the handlebar mustache so they'd always have somewhere to hang their hat. Save yourself the grooming time and hang your Stetson with today's Groupon for The Hilton Houston Westchase. Choose from two options:

• For $149, you get a divine 2010 send-off for you and a companion with a New Year's Eve hotel stay in a regular guestroom (one king or two double beds), a $50 dinner credit at Rio Ranch, and strawberries and champagne (up to a $226 total value).
• For $149, you get a one-night weekend getaway in a deluxe suite (equipped with a king bed), a $50 dinner credit at Rio Ranch, and breakfast for two (up to a $226 total value) This option is valid between December 24, 2010 and January 16, 2011.

After checking into your homey room (equipped with a fully stocked mini bar, a coffee maker, a hair dryer, and Nintendo 64 games), head down to experience “cowboy elegance” at a dinner for two at Rio Ranch with your $50 credit. Romantically rustic décor (exposed brick and wooden beams, a limestone fireplace, ornamental antlers) couples with fine Texas Hill Country cuisine for an atmosphere the Houston Press dubs “a ranch-home feel.” When you're finished gorging on a pan seared red snapper filet ($25), cowboy cut ribeye ($35), or ancho chile and honey rub-roasted half chicken ($17), retire back to your room and reminisce about key 2010 fantasy football trades over the romantic strawberries and champagne room service, or hit the hay to dream sweet dreams of the hearty breakfast you'll be enjoying come morning. Get this Groupon to replace the painful memories of failed eves past (laser tag for two, the time you rented a baseball stadium and no one showed up, disappointing dog-shearing party), or to get a head start on your new resolutions of being more organized, planning ahead, and sleeping indoors.

Reviews

The Hilton Houston Westchase has an average of four owl eyes from TripAdvisors, a 4.1 average rating from Expedia users, and a 4.4 average from Hotels.com reviewers; seven reviews on Citysearch give Rio Ranch a four-star average:

• Great stay. Room was wonderful, clean and nicely done. Hotel staff was very friendly. Especially the front desk. – Richardmelan, TripAdvisor
• Absolutely pristene room -- fresh, immaculately clean, great bedding and furnishings. Public areas maintained to same high standard. Friendly and professional front desk staff. – GPSguyAustin, TripAdvisor