Most American adults are not comfortable with two people in a double/full bed. My husband and I have a queen size bed. If we had a smaller bed we’d have to sleep one on top of the other. In the U.S. a double/full bed is for an adult who sleeps alone.
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Hello @EllenN
I’m not sure why you feel you would have to sleep on top of each in a double which in the UK is designed to sleep two people comfortably. That’s why it is called a double!!!
I bought it for my son who is 6’ 3’ and is partner is 5’ 10. He chose it and find its really comfortable too.
We have singles for adults who sleep alone.
I can only tell you that all the US couples I have had stay have remarked on how comfortable the bed is for them. So my experience belies your comment.
Thank you @UKBNB.
I bought the bed for Warren Evans, which has a great reputation for quality beds so am happy with the bed.
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We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one @cooperjto. My son who is 6’3" chose it and he has a tall partner. They both love it.
I didn’t offer the sofa-bed because I don’t want Airbnbrs sleeping in my living room/kitchen/eating space. It’s not something I offer as part of my listing.
I offered it as a favour for this couple because they found it uncomfortable sharing the bed.
I’m surprised if you have a similar set up that it works for you to have people sleeping late in your open plan living space when you want to get on with your day.
When you book a hotel in your own country, you know what size bed you’re going to get, based on the description. But when you travel to other countries, the bed size in the place you visit is often different from what you’re used to, despite having a description as such.
In some places, a king bed is actually smaller than a queen bed, or a twin/single bed might seem more like a double.
HTH
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I say we’d have to sleep on top of each other because that’s what we’d have to do. We can barely fit in a queen size bed. You are arguing with the Americans here who are telling you that most American couples have a queen or king size bed, but we are correct about American norms. If I Google, "What size bed do most couples have the results are all speculation about queen vs. king size. You won’t see mention of double beds.
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+size+bed+do+most+couples+have&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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Would you like to quote where in this thread, I have argued with Americans who have told me that most US couples have a queen or king sized bed.
All I did was to express surprise that you would have to sleep on top of each in a bed that is designed for two people. And say that MY experience was that my US guests had loved the bed.
You and @cooperjto spoke about your own experiences. Neither of you mentioned what most Americans do. Neither has anyone else from the US in this thread.
@cooperjto acknowledged ‘when traveling in Europe/UK I would expect a double as the default due to generally smaller room sizes than in North America’.
This thread is not about Americans. This thread is about a UK listing and some German guests.
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Your response to the above quote was to say, “I’m not sure why you feel you would have to sleep on top of each in a double which in the UK is designed to sleep two people comfortably. That’s why it is called a double!!!” which is definitely arguing.
Jeez @EllenN I was expressing surprise at YOUR comment. You are not quoting me arguing with Americans on this post telling me that most US couples have a queen or king-sized bed.
I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t respond to my posts. You don’t like what I have to say on the vast majority of matters and make that perfectly clear at every possible opportunity.
Sorry, but on this board everyone is permitted to respond to anyone.
A double/full bed is 56 inches wide. A queen is 6 inches wider at 60". My parents weren’t skinny, my mum was very much queen sized, somehow they slept for over 50 years of marriage in a double bed.
I’m lying on my double bed right now, leaving 6 inches on the outer edge, and another 6 inches to the middle, there are 22 inches left for a second person.
Most chairs are 16" wide.
In North America, don’t forget Canada, the majority of beds appear to be Queen sized. I base that on shopping for bedding, some stores, ie Ikea, Costco, have sheets of all sizes, but some stores have a much smaller selection of double sized sheets.
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I have also bought beds from Warren Evans over the years (I live most of the year in the UK just the summer in Ireland) and have always loved them.
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They’re fab aren’t they and the mattresses are great. Had lovely comments from guests about them.
Whereabouts do you live in Ireland. My mum’s from Clontarf and we have a house there 
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Yes I agree, I sold (gave away!) my double so our son could install a king size divan. Now he is moving out will be taking a trip to Camden provided WE is still there. My cottage is in co mayo on the shores of lough mask, 22 thousand acres of water so a big lough!
Oh wow.
We are looking for a place for a family reunion next year, so if you now anyone on the East Coast who has a place that has 10 - 15 bedrooms do let me know.
Sorry don’t know any on the East Coast, spent so long in London and the SE I know it better than Ireland!!
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@Helsi, I don’t think you could have done anything different, you offered they declined. The rest of this post is talking about full vs queen and I read it with interest because we have two queens in our space and I’ve been debating about moving one be up to a king. In most US hotels I stay in the choice is either king or queen. That’s pretty standard. Some guests, mostly older is what we get, say they want some space at night, it has nothing to do with whether they could fit on something smaller, just space to move around. When I was in menopausal mode, I too wanted space (i.e. lack of heat) around me.
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My husband and I were double-bedders until very recently. We bought a new-to-us house and for the first time had a room big enough for a queen. Took about 5 years to feel we had enough money to upgrade. The extra space has been nice, but when we go to a hotel with a king we feel it is way too large.
My kid and her husband still sleep in a double. It is what they own after all. Much of the housing stock on the East Coast has smaller rooms, so double beds are not uncommon.
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Thanks everyone I really appreciate the advice and input.
I have just received a lovely five-star review from these guests with no mention of the bed conundrum but lots of lovely things said about my home and hosting style.-
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At uni I fell in love. I abandoned my dorm room and moved in with my boyfriend. We slept for 4 years in a twin! He was 6’1". Love conquers all, I guess!