Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Room Types & Board

Double room

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˌdʌbəl ˈruːm/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, double room means: A hotel room for two people with one large bed that they share, as opposed to a twin room with two separate beds.

In Turkish: double oda, çift kişilik yataklı oda, iki kişilik oda

How it is used

One of the basic room types in booking systems, often written DBL. Hotels also describe the bed size: queen, king or simply double bed. Staff should check whether guests want one bed (double) or two beds (twin).

Example sentences

  1. We have a double room with a balcony available for those dates.

  2. Would you prefer a double room or a twin room?

Common collocations

  • book a double room
  • double room for single use
  • double room with a balcony
  • standard double room

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