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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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 or double room is typically used for 1-2 persons travelling as the bedding configuration is normally one bed. A twin room is for 2 persons travelling however the room normally has 2 beds. A triple room accommodates up to 3 people with either one double and a single bed or a combination of beds and roll-aways.
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.
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.
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.