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What is a double room abroad?

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.



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(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel room, bedroom) 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. Our double room can accommodate two people.

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double room in Hospitality 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.

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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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Our first tip is to be careful with what you ask for when it comes to beds and bedrooms. To many non-Spanish speakers a 'double room' means a room with one large bed and a 'twin room' a room with two beds. However in Spain, a 'doble' is a twin room with 2 beds usually measuring 0.90m x 2m.

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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 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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The most luxurious accommodation in a hotel is often called the presidential suite or royal suite.

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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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