For too many Americans, their de facto second home is an office, a car, or that one bear trap they keep falling for. Enjoy a home away from home away from home with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options

• $349 for a two-night houseboat rental in Philadelphia (up to a $750 value)
• $399 for a two-night houseboat rental in Baltimore (up to a $900 value)
• $399 for a three-night houseboat rental in Philadelphia (up to a $1,075 value)
$499 for a three-night houseboat rental in Baltimore (up to a $1,250 value)

Each option is valid for any consecutive nights for up to four guests and includes the flat-rate cleaning fee (a $100 value). Up to two more guests may join for an additional $25 fee per person per night. Check-in begins after 3 p.m., and checkout ends at 11 a.m.

SleepAfloat

Fleets of houseboats anchor in harbors across the United States, swaying on the vast, undulating, saltwater lawns that make up their nautical neighborhoods. Featured in such news outlets as the Boston Globe and NPR, SleepAfloat oversees an armada of rental boats in which guests can set their bags down and relax on sofas, prepare dinner in full-sized kitchens, and plot good-natured mutinies while sitting amid sunny dining sets. Outside the high-ceilinged cabins, many of the vessels also feature open decks with patio furniture and picket fences that keep young porpoises from trespassing to retrieve their lost frisbees. After watching the sun set over the water, guests can slip into comfortable beds, awaking whenever the sun returns behind the stained-glass windows.