martinHorut  +  496230 Thu, 03 Apr 08 03:58 PM 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? martinHorut Joined on Tue, Mar 11 2008 New Member 30

	Delmobile  +  496240 Thu, 03 Apr 08 04:44 PM  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.  Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,082

	Philip  +  496282 Thu, 03 Apr 08 06:05 PM 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 chose not to stay in during a reunion in San Francisco recently, was going to be charged the rate for two people, even though I would have been using a queen bed all by myself (and that's why I chose a different hotel nearby). Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	nona the brit  +  496368 Thu, 03 Apr 08 10:30 PM 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. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Grammar Geek  +  496373 Thu, 03 Apr 08 10:58 PM Thanks, Nona. That is VERY useful information! Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Delmobile  +  496424 Fri, 04 Apr 08 03:51 AM  I'll say! Not that I'm contemplating European travel given the current state of the US dollar... Delmobile