Wife and I have done Stanley hotel in Estes park on Groupon several times. They are by no means struggling or some second rate hotel, they just use it to fill lower demand times.
That doesn't mean that there aren't hotels on there that are struggling or second rate. Just do your homework.
I've used Groupon quite a bit now for several years, and I have had like 4-5 businesses that closed down by the time I went to use it. So there are definitely struggling businesses on there. I'd hate to buy flights for a Groupon vacation, and the places closes. Maybe buy one where the flights are included, because Groupon is very responsive to businesses closing and issuing refunds. I never have a problem, and get refunds through their single chat on their website.
V8Aggie said:
Wife and I did a living social groupon for 8 nights in Cozumel at an all inclusive resort for ~$600 total. Was awesome.
Living social is a competitor to Groupon.. they are two different companies.