Stress is like lightning: it strikes without warning, leaves you feeling frazzled, and often results from incurring the wrath of Zeus. Find a break from tension storms with today's Groupon: for $154, you get an overnight stay and your choice of two 60-minute spa services at Ayres Hotel & Spa Moreno Valley (up to a $308 value). Choose two of the following one-hour services from Sandalwood Spa at Ayres:

• Signature massage ($90)
• Signature facial (traditional European or detoxifying) ($90)
• Ritual salt scrub ($80)
• Body wrap ($80)
• Gentleman's facial ($75)
• Dry brushing ($85)

Nestled in the heart of Moreno Valley, Ayres Hotel & Spa panders to its patrons with modern suites and lavish amenities. Free high-speed Internet and cooked-to-order breakfast prevent the need to pilfer passwords and thrust eggs and bagels into barren coat pockets. Sink into the soothing arms of an Ayres Dream Sleeper bed—the hotel's own brand made from quality materials—to enhance your REM cycle’s productivity. A 24-hour fitness room propels endorphins out of armpit bunkers, giving appendages the extra push they need to glide across the water of Ayres Hotel & Spa's solar-heated pool.

Couples, pals, or spa-going mothers and daughters can augment their luxury getaway at the Sandalwood Spa at Ayres, the 2,000 square-foot spa attached to the hotel. Restive countdowns build to a crescendo of comfort as a certified massage maestro will still sore sides with a signature massage customized to each individual’s needs. Pampering facials purify and heal visages, and hardened skin succumbs to exfoliating scrubs and brushings. Softening wrap treatments fold bodies into moisturizing cocoons of essential oils, allowing thoughts to roam free like a cell phone with an excellent service plan.