King Size Beds in Ireland

I don't ever remember seeing a king size bed in Ireland, maybe at better hotels in cities.

Not sure from your question, are the b&b owner unwilling to put the beds together? or are just asking for the king size and not finding it? I would ask, or ask for twin & put them together yourself.

Mary

Twins pushed together is standard in Ireland, UK and Europe..smaller people smaller rooms and stair wells with low ceilings and sharp turns make delivery of one giant mattress impossible.

In Ireland and the UK, "twin" beds in a hotel will generally mean two single beds. You don't often get rooms with two double or queen beds like you do in the States. Two single beds pushed together would only be the size of a double bed.

The only king size bed we have ever had in our many trips tomEurope is at a US chain hotel at an airport.

The Schoolhouse Hotel in Dublin has king-sized beds. We were just there in May. It seemed like a standard king size, but I didn't measure.
Good luck and happy travels!

I read somewhere that a king size bed in Ireland is equivalent to a Queen in the States. A super king is equivalent to a King in the states. We are traveling in Sept/Oct and we have booked several Super King room. I think I am going to re look at our reservations to see how many Kings (by US standards) we do have booked.

When I visited Ireland about 5 years ago, I thought the beds were some of the largest I have found anywhere in Europe. Even though I was a single traveler, every room had a queen size bed in it. I was very surprised. (I was part of a RS tour group, so I don't know if that had an impact on the room I got or not.) At 6'2" and 300 lbs at the time, it was nice to have the larger beds.

If you are traveling alone and booking a single room, you will get a single bed almost everywhere in Europe because they build their hotels that way with small rooms for single travelers. This is a lot different than in the US where most rooms at most hotels have either 2 queen size or a king size bed and when you get a room that's what you get. If you want a bigger bed in Ireland, you will have to book it and pay extra.

Other places in Europe I have had a room with 2 twin beds, I was always able to push them together myself. There were no larger sheets to use, but at least I had the room to spread out without rolling out of bed. :-)

KSE,

Can you please tell me where you booked these super king beds?

Mark,

Do you remember where you stayed with queen size beds?

In many years of traveling across Europe we never had a problem with a "king" bed or "double room" having an appropriate size bed for two people. We always had beds that were at least queen size or two twins put together. However, Ireland was the first place we traveled to where a "king" bed might actually be a "queen" size bed, and a "double" room had a bed that was like the old-fashioned US double-sized beds (basically an oversized twin). I don't know where you are traveling, but here are three places where the "king" bed was indeed large, comfortable and " as advertised":
1. Bunratty- Castle Hotel
2. Ennis- Old Ground Hotel
3. Dingle- Castlewood House
In Dublin we stayed at Cassidys Hotel, which has the smallest "double" bed we have ever experienced. It was impossible for two people to fit in comfortably unless you are both very, very small. The wooden frame around the edge of the bed cut into your legs.
After that experience, we are now checking the actual dimensions of the beds on hotel websites before we book. I have found that most European hotels will give that information if you search for it.
Good luck. A good night's sleep is critical to enjoying travel.

annapolispeg,

We have booked 13 B&B's in Ireland. 7 have specified a King bed, 2 have specified a Super King Bed and 4 have only stated that we have a double room. Regarding the double rooms, I have looked online and I must admit at least two of them do look like a double (full in the states) bed. The super King beds were booked at the following: Desmond House in Kinsale and Maggie O's in Killarney.

We booked B&B's for our past trips to Italy, Bath, London, Bayeux and Paris. Except for Paris where we rented an apartment all the beds were either a queen or a King (American Standards) and I want to say that most were Kings or oversized Queens. It never occurred to me to be concerned about the size of the bed.

Good luck. I understand the need for a good night's sleep!

Thank you for all of your responses. The funny thing is that I'm 5'1" and my husband is 5'10"....and we fit perfectly in a double bed. We're taking or adult children and their spouses to Ireland to celebrate our 50th anniversary (we act like we're 30!!) and our son-in-law is 6"6"....we lovingly call him "the giant!" We just had a Father's Day brunch with them and my daughter said not to worry about bed sizes....he'll imbibe in enough Irish whiskey that it won't matter!! Needless to say, I'll continue my quest for a comfortable bed for all travelers! BTW, I've found "king size" beds at The Laurels in Kilkenny, The White House in Kinsale, San Antonio B&B in Cahersiveen and "Super Sized Room" at Cappabhaile House in Ballyvaughan. Maybe some of you can use this info!

Thanks again!

Sorry, I can't find the details of that trip. If I do, I will post the hotel info here.

I don't think that the width of the bed will affect the length in most cases.