Hotel Triton, San Francisco–The “So Hip It Hurts” package includes your choice of tattoo or piercing, plus a deluxe room. There’re also daily Tarot-card readings. From $289; hoteltriton.com

Serrano Hotel, San Francisco–Play a hand of blackjack with the check-in receptionist. If you win, you’ll get a free room upgrade or restaurant discount. If you lose, the hotel asks that you make a small (voluntary) donation to the local ASPCA. From $179; serranohotel.com

Hotel Parisi, La Jolla, Calif.–Feeling blue? A speed-dial button on room phones patches you instantly to a local shrink. From $295; hotelparisi.com

Rouge Hotel, Washington, D.C.–Sometimes politics are so frustrating, you’ve just got to tie one on. The hotel offers a little hair of the dog: free cold pizza and Bloody Marys on weekends. From $149; rougehotel.com