Most hotel sites and travel sites will show twin rooms as the alternative to double rooms.
What is a twin bed in europe.
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Generally there are equivalents for american sizes in europe although they are rough.
Twin bed is 39 x 75 97 x 191 cm which roughly compares with uk ireland s single 36 x 75 or 91 x 191 cm and continental european 90 x 200 cm 35 x 79.
Had a similar situation when traveling with my brother at the winter olympics in sochi.
Understanding european twin beds is a little more straightforward than understanding doubles.
Compare the resulting measurements.
Requested twin beds and they were twin beds but pushed.
In europe the best western hotels are individually owned.
Typically european twin beds are two twins pushed together so that two can sleep next to each other.
The chain part is primarily the reservation system.
Continental european bed sizes are used in mainland europe see exclusions below.
Thankfully so because the double beds are unpredictable enough as it stands.
From my own experience i think that a twin bed is a twin bed sometimes two are pushed together to make one large bed for two people.
August 30 2015 at 3 02 pm.
Check with the hotel to verify that is the case.
So it s unlikely that each hotel will be the same and as you suspect it s rare to find two double beds in one room.
Mix feelings here each hotel has their set up.
Several european countries areas have their own bed sizes.
See our special european bed size guides here.