Extra large double bed

Are you staying in a hotel with a star rating? There are certain minimum bed sizes specified for star ratings in Germany. To have a star rating they have to conform to the size, or tell you if the bed is undersized. Most non-starred hotels and gasthauses follow those specification even though they don't have to. According to the bed criteria from the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA), 1 to 3 star hotels have to have single beds at least 0.9m wide and double beds at least 1.8m wide. For a single bed, that's 35½ wide, which is a few inches narrower than a twin here. The double bed is just two single pushed together, thus 71" wide. That's wider than a US Queen (60") but not quite a King, which is 76". The bed must also be 1.9m long (75" or 6'3"). For a 4 or 5 star rating, the beds must be at least the same width and 2.0m long (almost 79" or 6'7" long). Hotels get a 15 point bonus if the bed is 2.0m wide. That's 79", 3" wider than an American King. They get a 5 pt bonus if the bed is 2.1m long (82½" or 6'10½"). I once saw a hotel's website specify a "French bed". A French bed is only 1.35m wide, about the width of an American double. I have never seen a bed that narrow in Germany, and I usually stay in non-starred places. I'm guessing that extra large means the 6'7'' long bed. Too short a bed is what American most often criticise. If it's extra wide by German standards, it wider than our Kings.

I had the same question about traveling in France. So, I just emailed the hotels I was interested in and asked them. The response I typically received was 160cm - which is comparable to an American queen.