My husband and I are traveling to Germany and looking at rooms with double beds. One of us snores and bothers the other. I notice many of the rooms have two twins put together and I'm hoping those are roughly the size of a queen. Can the twin beds be pulled apart to give us more distance? We typically get a king size bed here in the states which works fine. Any other ideas except for ear plugs and separate rooms?
Jackie
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19099 posts
German accommodations often have "Zwei Bett" or "Doppelbett" Zimmer. A Zweibett Zimmer has two beds a little smaller than twin beds. A Doppelbett Zimmer has a much bed wider than a queen (2x a single), almost as wide as a king. I think that the Doppelbett is often in a frame that would prevent you from pulling it apart. Look for a "Zweibett Zimmer". They often cost more than a Dobbelbett Zimmer.
Posted by
California USA
3958 posts
You could ask for a twin bedded room for 2. Nothing can be pulled apart far enough if snoring bothers you a lot, bring earplugs.
Posted by
The Heartland USA
8457 posts
If you haven't booked it that way, you can always ask for twins when you get there.
Posted by
Tucson
4156 posts
When I lived in Germany, a friend of mine rented a furnished apartment. It had a bed with 2 mattresses right next to each other. I don't know if it had one frame for the mattresses or if there were 2 totally separate beds secured together. It was much wider than a queen or a king. In fact, it was so big that she called it the landing strip.
Do a Google Images search using the terms already suggested: doppelbettzimmer and zweibettzimmer. Frankly, I don't see a whole lot of difference between the two terms except that the pictures for the latter usually show the beds pulled apart like 2 twins. In either case, each bed typically has its own duvet.
FYI, my husband snored for years. He was finally diagnosed with sleep apnea. Now that he has a good CPAP, he's quiet as a mouse. That means better sleep for me and for him, not to mention that it's much better for his health.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19099 posts
I don't see a whole lot of difference between the two terms except
that the pictures for the latter usually show the beds pulled apart
like 2 twins.
That's it. A single bed in Germany is 0,9m (35.4 in) wide, narrower than an American twin (39 in). So, a zweibett zimmer has two 35.4 in wide beds. A Doppelbett in German is normally 1,8m (70,9 in) wide, 10 in wider than a queen, 6 in narrower than most kings.
Beware of what is called a "French bed", which is essentially the same as a US full sized bed, narrower than a queen.
Posted by
Freedonia
15067 posts
Twin beds can be pulled apart but European rooms are not that big.
Bring earplugs. These are the only ones I can tolerate. Very comfortable and can last forever.
Posted by
OP
11 posts
Thanks everybody. Your comments have been very helpful.
Jackie