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MartinHorut Posted 18 years ago
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double room
0 Hi, if someone offers a double room, does it mean that there are two beds in the room or just one double bed? I and my friend intend to move to the UK and we would like to live together, but as we are not gay, we do not want to share one bed. Is a double room an option for us? 0-
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0 Usually in hotel parlance a "double" means two beds, indeed often two full-size beds that can sleep two, but if you are going to be living in this bedroom, as opposed to only staying a couple of nights, I would make quite sure that there are two beds in the room. 0-
- 0 Usually in hotel parlance a "double" means two beds, indeed often two full-size beds that can sleep two, but if you are going to be living in this bedroom, as opposed to only staying a couple of nights, I would make quite sure that there are two beds in the room.
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0 Usually in hotel parlance a "double" means two beds, indeed often two full-size beds that can sleep two, but if you are going to be living in this bedroom, as opposed to only staying a couple of nights, I would make quite sure that there are two beds in the room. 0-
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0 As per my recent experiences in international travel, "double" is a very vague term for the traveler and varies in meaning from place to place. The deciding factor tends to be the size of the room: is it big enough for two beds (singles, fulls, queens) or is it just one bed (full, queen or king) for up to two people. It's best to check with the hotel at the time of booking. A hotel that I
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0 In the UK (and usually in the rest of Europe) a double room always has one bed for two people to share. IF you want a room with two single beds, you need to book a 'twin' room. 0-
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0 I'll say! Not that I'm contemplating European travel given the current state of the US dollar... 0-
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