I e-mailed to a German hotel for a room for 2 people and they told me that the double room came with a O,90 bed? Could they be talking about one bed only? Does that sound very small? Pls compare to the American standard of a double, queen or king. Thanks very much.

That's a new one to me. If they mean a bed that's 0.90 of a meter, then it is about 36 inches wide, just a little narrower than a standard US twin bed. Do they expect two people to sleep in that?

0.90 is a standard twin bed size. Definitely not for two. Some hotels clip two twins together to make a 1.80, which is fine. Better get them to clarify that.

Or ask for a French double, which is slightly larger than a standard double but smaller than a queen size, at least that was my impression from my stay in a Dresden hotel last week.

Thanks, Michael, Dave, and Patrick for your quick responses. I just wrote to the hotel to clarify if there were one bed or two. Michael: Where did you stay in Dresden and how much did you pay? Coincidently, I am trying to find a place in Dresden. Did you like your hotel and would you recommend it. Thanks.

We stayed at the Ibis Lilienstein--there are three Ibis hotels in a row. Cost: 67€. It is within 10 minutes walking distance of the center and 10 minutes in the opposite direction from the RR station. The room was very clean, with a shower and no tub in the bathroom. It was the cheapest available close to the center.

Michael: Thanks for the info. Did that 67 Euros include all taxes and breakfast? We are currently deciding on two Michelin BIB recommendations that include all taxes and breakfast for 75 Euros. All are in walking distance to the town center.

In France, beds come mostly in these three sizes:

90 cm = an American twin, for one person
140 cm = an American double
160 cm = an American queen-size

In some places, you get two twins that can be pushed together to make the equivalent of an American king-size bed.

I would think Germany would be the same.

It included all taxes but no breakfast.

Thanks CKenB for answering the questions. Also, thanks Michael for the extra info on the IBIS.

End of story: hotel e-mailed me; there are two 0,90 beds in the room.

OK, I realize it doesn't make MUCH difference, but just for the record, a standard US twin bed is 38 inches wide. A .90 European bed is 35.43 inches wide. That's about 2.5 inches narrower. Again, just for the record.

You may also find European twins 80 cm wide. The first bed we bought in Belgium (made by a French company) was 160 cm wide. That width can come in either a single mattress of 160 cm or two 80 cm mattresses (the same is true for 180cm beds...you can get either one 180cm wide mattress or two 90s).

My American single-bed fitted sheets fit just fine on a 90cm bed I bought here in France. I hadn't noticed that it was narrower than a U.S. single bed.

So a 140cm European bed is an inch or so wider than a U.S. double, if my calculations are right.