Booking a hotel - double always mean two?

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Mate of mine recovering from her h infidelity. All back to normal. Now he seems to have booked a room (legit - needed for work) but she saw was for two.
I can’t remember if when you book it automatically says two - but I know we’ve talked about it on here before. I suggested she tried to book one there but I don’t think she can face it. 😞

Depends on the booking site. Why don't you try?

The only way to know is to try and book or ring to ask. I suspect every hotel could do what they like. I know when I go to booking.com it doesn't automatically assume the booking is for two but then its been a long time since I tried to book a room for one.

I work away a lot, the room booking is always a double, which is standard with places like Travelodge as they don't actually have single rooms.

Yes, but the site still asks for a number of guests staying on the travelodge site. You get a double room, but it's only one person booked in to it.

Well, ... theres a difference between capacity and PAX.

A double generally means "one large bed" and a twin "two smaller beds". Either can accommodate either one or two PAX.

But I genuinely don't think I've seen a hotel - at least not of the business travel appropriate type - where one could reserve a "single".

I'd not trust a previously cheating husband - but hotel room classification alone is not grounds for suspicion.

Double = double bed rather than twin (two singles). It doesn't necessarily mean two guests.

When I travel alone I prefer a double as it's nice to have the space. Also single rooms can often be very pokey.

As pp have said, it would normally ask for number of guests too.

In fact, you go on to the travelodge site and the default is one bedroom, one person.

It really depends if the booking she saw actually said "two guests" versus "double".

When I travelled for work I was always booked a double room for single occupancy, DBS on the booking form.

Some sites default a double room to 2 people. If she's that worried, and she's not going to leave him, why doesn't she offer to accompany him?

I know she shouldn't have to and I know it's not a healthy relationship but 🤷‍♀️

If it's for one person it's booked at Double for Single occupancy. Would just show as a double or a twin room though.

I can’t try as she didn’t say where it was. And I suppose ultimately it’s her decision how far to probe

Sorry all. Didn’t mean a single. It’s booked (or was) for two people.

lol at go with him. Because she has a job and kids !

Booking.com, Premier Inn and Holiday Inn ask how many people are staying when you book online.

This is the problem with infidelity forgiveness. You can never be sure....

I book for two when I use budget hotels as if I put for one I somehow always end up in a twin and I hate them.

I always book a double room for 2 when I go away on my own. Same price as a double for one but with extra towels!

lol at go with him. Because she has a job and kids !

It was just a suggestion. Alternatively she could stop bringing her kids up in a toxic household but hey, each to their own.

@Jay135 is right, there'll always be a little niggle/voice in the back of her head questioning stuff

I shave numerous overnight stays every year...always book a double room - more space to spread out, extra towels...no extra random bodies with me

This is her life now, she cannot go back and "unknow" what her DH is capable of, so either she gets use to that feeling in the pit of her stomach that at any moment he is capable of hurting her or she moves on from him. No amount of checking online booking systems will ease how she feels.

Yeah, and I agree and I was cautious about advising to do much too much checking up because it’s her life and she’s got to decide what she wants to know

There's a difference between a booking "for two people" and booking a "double". The first one is, obviously, for two people; the second is a standard, default booking for a room. I book a double, for example, when it's just me travelling. A "single" usually means a single bed, and I don't want that.

I always book for 2 people as standard as I like to have extra towels. And biscuits.