A twin room will have two separate beds, but usually these can be coupled to make a double. As for doubles being smaller than in America, Europeans are smaller and prefer closeness to each other. WillTravel , Sep 21st, 2004 07:28 AM.
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A single room has one bed, a double room has one double bed and a twin room has two beds. (In some hotels a double room may in fact be twin beds pushed together). Some hotels have sometimes triple or even quadruple rooms if you travel in group.
The arrangement gave travelers a less-intimate sleeping arrangement, and “it has a lot more flexibility for hotels,” said Mast, because two twin beds can be separated to accommodate more configurations of travelers than a king bed can.
Both types of rooms are designed for two people, but in a twin room they sleep separately, and in a double room - together. See what are the other types of hotel rooms and abbreviations.
A single room is for one person, a double room is for two people, a twin room is for two people who will have 1 small individual bed for each, and a family room is for four or more people.
A double room is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay in. One person occupying a double room has to pay a supplement. She needs two double rooms for four guests.