Dimensions of a Double Bed in Europe

Not that I know of. Sometimes "king size" is used to describe a bed that wouldn't be one in the US. Sometimes a bed is described by width in centimeters, and if it isn't you could get that information from the hotel or host. FYI, 163 cm = US queen size. To complicate it further, a "double" might consist of two singles ("twins") pushed together but with separate sheets and blankets.

I'd definitely follow up with the hotel before planning for two adults to sleep in a bed described as a "double". As a single traveler, I've sometimes been given rooms with "double" beds, and I was very glad I wasn't sharing with anyone.

In Germany a double bed is 180x200 cm. No idea if this is the same in all Europe.

I'm not sure if there is a standard width, but 180 cm is a pretty common for a double bed. Although 160 and 200 also exist. Length is almost always 200 cm.

Standard UK sizes are-
Single - 90 x 190
Queen- 120 x 190
Double 135 x 190
King 150 x 200
Super King 180 x 200

and yes, hotel doubles in the UK are often 2 singles together.

In Switzerland I very much doubt you'll find any hotels with an actual double bed, two singles pushed together is what to expect. I have lived here for over three decades and I can't recall ever seen a double bed anywhere I went.

Someone needs to start a thread: What do Europeans Mean When They Say Double Bed ;)-

In European hotels, double bed can mean anything from smaller than a queen to a king size bed. Double seems to be interpreted either as a specific size (1.35 meters wide), or a reference to the number of people that sleep on the bed. There is not the same sort of consistency in the reference as there is in the US.

A big bed, roughly King is 1.8m, roughly queen size bed 1.6m, double bed 1.35m. The 1.35m wide bed is not adequate for two people who don't sleep well cozy right next to each other. Maybe 60-70 percent of the time this is what double bed refers to in Europe hotels - 1.35m wide.

But often you can look at actual pictures of a room, and sometimes too you will see that a double bed is something like two good sized single mattresses on the same frame, which is quite comfortable. Or roughly a queen mattress, or roughly a king.

You could always email or call the hotel and ask them how many meters wide the beds are. But it does take a bit of detective work to be certain!

Someone needs to start a thread: What do Europeans Mean When They Say Double Bed ;)-

Sounds like the start of a good song. And whoever starts that thread might want to consider whether King and Queen size beds are defined differently in monarchies vs. republics. Brits and Spaniards vs. French and Germans? Should there be a President size bed?

Like someone implied, a "Double" bed basically means a wider bed than a single, or even two singles pushed together. "Double" also describes the room, meaning it is for two people, so sometimes that can confuse the issue.

But if you are talking "standard", a European Double is 140 cm or 55 inches, a bit wider by an inch than a US double at 54". The big difference is in length, in the US all sizes are different lengths, in Europe most are 200 cm long or 6' 6". But of course, "standards" vary by country, and historically bed sizes varied widely before modern standards.

But if you are talking "standard", a European Double is 140 cm

The German Double standard in Hotels is mostly 180 cm (could be 1 bed or 2 singles together). We travel a lot in Germany and we've never had less than 180cm until now when we were sleeping in a room with Double.

Because there can always be exceptions, I'd rather ask beforehand if that's important to me.

This is turning out to be an unexpectedly interesting thread. Who would have thought that definitions of something as simple as a bed varied so much