Is it normal for hotels to offer two single beds pushed together when a double bed is booked?
Recently, in multiple hotels, we paid for a double bed but got two smaller beds near each other instead. The two beds can move apart during the night, if you sleep on the middle. Should we complain? Is two twin beds near each other considered a double bed? It feels a little cheap and not correct.
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I find I find this fairly common. It makes sense from the hotel's perspective because it allows them to convert a room fairly quickly from one that accommodates two people in one bed to one that accommodates two people in two beds.
I only wish that it were more common to have some sort of latch or other device to hold the beds together in case someone is lying in the middle.
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Can you push two single beds together in a hotel?
you can and in fact the beds are placed very close to each other.Can you push two twin beds together hotel?
Hotels normally have a mix of double (rooms with double beds) and twin (rooms with two beds), and will sometimes convert twin rooms into doubles by pushing the beds together.Why are there two single beds together?
Space: Combining two single mattresses can also save on space, freeing up an entire bedroom. Size: Joining two long singles together can allow partners of different sizes to co-sleep, while still promoting comfort.What size sheets for 2 single beds pushed together?
A standard Twin bed is 75 inches long and 69 inches wide, while a standard King bed is 76 inches wide and 80 inches long. If you use Twin XL beds, you can push them together and use King sized sheets.The Double Bed Gap Hack
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Since you mentioned this is Romania, I found this guide for you.
https://www.esky.ro/ghid-de-calatorie/hoteluri/cazarea-la-hotel/tipuri-de-camere
It says that a double room can have accommodate for 2 people, with 2 beds (joint or separate).
The matrimonial is the one that has the big bed rooms, so it might have been a simple case of lost in translation.
Answer 3
Hotels normally have a mix of double (rooms with double beds) and twin (rooms with two beds), and will sometimes convert twin rooms into doubles by pushing the beds together.
You can normally ask when checking in if you specifically want a room with a double bed, as they'll normally give you one if they have one available.
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