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Bed Sizing in France, Germany, and Benelux

Posted by (Seattle, WA, US) on

I've probably used up my quota of silly questions, but here it goes!....

Looking through past postings that I searched on the site, it looks like the difference between a room with a double and one with twins is this...

Double-Has one bed that is the size of a US double, which is smaller than a US queen size bed, but comparable to US doubles.

Twin-Room has two twins that are pushed together. Comparable in size to king size beds. Are they always pushed together?

Looking for rooms for my wife and I and would like to get as big of beds as possible. Leaning towards rooms with twins, but remember a trip to Mazatlan a few years back with friends where the double beds were attached to the floor by raised tile stands, which made for some interesting sleeping accommodations!

Posted by
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My experience has not been that two twins pushed together are not comparable to a king size bed - closer to a queen. There is always the issue of the seam in the middle at times as well. We have often rearranged a room to meet our sleeping needs.

You can typically bet in Paris that the beds and the rooms will be small. I have had good experience in Berlin with larger beds but only queen.

Posted by
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A twin room is usually a room with two twin beds. I have never stayed in one where they were pushed together, though you could do that if you wanted probably. In the US, two twins pushed together are the same as a king (king beds usually have two twin box springs and one king mattress). It's unlikely that you will find a room with two double beds, unless you are staying in a chain hotel.

Posted by
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Thanks Nancy and Jona! Appreciate the feedback!

Posted by
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Actually the last three hotels I stayed in Paris, Hotel Le Regent, Hotel Des Mines, and Hotel Brighton, all had twin beds pushed together. My feeling( I did not measure) was that it was roomier then a double bed.
I think your post pretty well hit it on the head, except I would think the two twins were more like a queen then a king.

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