Unlike staying in your parents' basement, lodging in a hotel includes housekeeping, clean towels, and permission to watch the scary parts of Home Alone. Luxuriate in liberty with today's Groupon to Thumper Pond Resort in Ottertail. Choose from the following options:

For $72, you get a one-night weekday package for up to four guests (up to a $145 total value). The package includes:

• One-night stay in a Standard king or double-queen suite (an $89 value)
• Water-park passes for up to four people
• Breakfast for up to four guests (a $9 value each)
A bottle of champagne (a $20 value)

For $97, you get a one-night weekend package for up to four guests (up to a $195 total value). The package includes:

• One-night stay in a Standard king or double-queen suite (a $139 value)
• Water-park passes for up to four people
• Breakfast for up to four guests (a $9 value each)
A bottle of champagne (a $20 value)

For $121, you get a two-night weekday package for up to four guests (up to a $270 total value). The package includes:

• Two-night stay in a Standard king or double-queen suite (a $178 value)
• Water-park passes for up to four people
• Two breakfasts for up to four guests (a $9 value each)
A bottle of champagne (a $20 value)

For $166, you get a two-night weekend package for up to four guests (up to a $370 total value). The package includes:

• Two-night stay in a Standard king or double-queen suite (a $278 value)
• Water-park passes for up to four people
• Two breakfasts for up to four guests (a $9 value each)
A bottle of champagne (a $20 value)

Surrounded by 250 acres of Minnesota pines, Thumper Pond Resort helps guests escape the bustle of everyday life with spacious accommodations, an indoor water park, and a picturesque 18-hole golf course. Groups of up to four people hang their hats and pop champagne bottle corks in well-appointed suites, each equipped with either two queen beds or a king bed and sofa sleeper, before padding their way to the 12,000-square-foot indoor Northern Hideaway Waterpark.

The gushing geysers of the beach-entry pool bubble and spurt at pintsize paddlers year round, and a toddler slide safely careens tots and lapdogs wearing bikinis toward a splashy landing. Two basketball hoops bookend the activity pool, which stands in the shadow of the the-story slide tower, and inner tubes meander through the lazy river. An included breakfast fortifies guests before they venture to the golf course, indulge themselves at the spa, or roam the idyllic grounds in search of dropped baby teeth.

In between activities, guests can opt to dine at Willy T's Tavern & Grill or nosh on room service while wired into the free high-speed Internet. Winter activities compound a trip to the indoor water park with cross-country skiing and jaunts along snowmobile trails or a cozy nap next to the warm neon lights of a pinball machine in the resort's arcade.

Though Thumper Pond Resort sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.