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.
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.
A twin room is a room that has two separate beds and sleeps two people only. These beds will usually be single beds or bunk-beds, but this will be mentioned in the room description.
Don't be surprised to find this doesn't mean what you think. European hotel beds are one or two twin beds, depending on what was booked for you. Twin beds are separated by a nightstand, but if you prefer to sleep together, move the nightstand and squeeze the beds together.
A single will usually mean one bed, most often a twin bed (unless you're staying in a very lux hotel where you might get a queen bed). You want a double room. Twin = room for 2 people, 2 twin beds. In Europe I assume a twin room to be 2 beds, 2 people; a double-- 1 bed, 2 people; a single-- 1 bed, 1 person.
Both types of these hotel rooms are designed for two people. The twin room has two single beds.The double room has one double bed, so-called, a marital bed.
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.