A relaxing stay at an elegant bed and breakfast is much more enjoyable than visiting a trendy bed of breakfast, with its messy scrambled-egg mattresses and uncomfortable biscuit pillows. Put plates back to work with today's Groupon: for $69, you get a one-night stay at the William's Grant Inn Bed & Breakfast, located in Bristol (a $140 value).

Built in 1808 by the grandson of Deputy Governor William Bradford, William's Grant Inn offers resident ramblers founding-fathers-style comforts, including seven fireplaces and hand-hewn wooden flooring within the inn's exquisite colonial federal-style architecture. Groupon holders can escape the stresses of modern life in one of five private guest rooms, each with a queen-size bed and full bathroom. Chambers are decked with period-inspired decorative embellishments that evoke historic residents and geographical features, from the Sturbridge Room's gas-operated coal basket to the Nautical Room's holographic Captain Nemo butler.

After sating intellectual appetites for history-minded wanderlusters, William's Grant Inn attends to earthly hunger with its full breakfast. Welcome aboard stomach stowaways with continental fare including fresh-baked scones and muffins, or entreat exotic entrees, including the New Zealand–inspired bacon and egg pie. After fueling up, travelers can also embark on daytrips to nearby attractions, including the nearby America’s Cup Hall of Fame, the grandiose Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, and the world's largest shrine of ketchup packets.