I asked some hotel-mystery questions myself a while back, so I’m with you in puzzling over such things. I have always assumed that the ice machines and the ice buckets go together and that they are meant for the use of people who want to chill their beverages of various sorts. I sometimes use them for other things, but that seems logical to me. As for the sink outside the bathroom, my reasoning is that it allows two guests sharing the room to avail themselves of different facilities at the same time. I can’t comment on the dogs or the ashtrays. I never think about dogs, and I have never seen ashtrays in nonsmoking rooms. Here were my questions: #1 #2