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What does it mean by double room?

double room (plural double rooms) A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.



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The beds in a double room are usually two single beds pushed together, but they can also be one large bed (a queen or king size). In the United Kingdom, there are also rooms called twin rooms, which have two single beds, but these are usually for people who are travelling together and want their own beds.

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Occupancy-based hotel room types A single room is intended to sleep one person and most likely has one king or queen bed in the room. Double rooms, sometimes called double-double rooms, have two separate beds. While some double rooms have two full-sized beds, others may have queens or kings.

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Double room: double rooms are assigned to two people; expect one double bed, or two twin beds depending on the hotel. Triple room: as the name might suggest, this room is equipped for three people to stay. The room will have a combination of either three twin beds, one double bed and a twin, or two double beds.

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Standard double rooms usually contain about five pieces of furniture. This includes one or two bedside tables, one or two armchairs and a standard work desk and office chair. Some rooms include assorted standing lamps as well.

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Most hotels price their rooms as doubles or family rooms and don't discount them if they are only occupied by one person. This is justified by the hotel because they lose money with one occupant as the cost of provisions and cleaning is still the same, regardless of how many people stay in the room.

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a double room will generally be 1 bed for two people, the bed will either be a Double, Queen or King size bed, if you are traveling with friends and want to share a room you need to book a twin room which will have to single beds in.

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Double-double: these rooms have two double beds (sometimes two queen beds) and are meant to accommodate two to four people, especially families traveling with young kids.

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A normal double room will not have enough spare space to add a third bed. An adult child sleeping with their parents would be regarded as unusual. Family rooms are child sized beds.

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The Double is also called a Full and is larger than a Twin but smaller than a Queen. We usually book rooms with Queen size beds but the website makes it sound as though the Doubles are larger. The rooms are larger and the beds appear larger in the photo.

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Space: Even though a double room is designed for two people, it still provides more space than a single room.

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In hotel terminology a double king room means, a double occupancy room (for 2 people) with a king bed.

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