Small single beds for adults?

waqasahmed

So in my room, the staircase doesn't have a lot of space so I can have 

Two x single beds there which makes a superking 

Would it be worth getting small single beds for adults instead? Purely because I don't "need" a super king, but a king and a bit still seems kinda nice

Not sure if small single beds are really suited for adults? 

Brie

For what it's worth this is a popular option in some European countries.  Maybe it's just in the hotels but in Austria and Germany many hotels have 2 mattresses side by side on the bed to make what must be a superking size.  It makes it easier for the staff to change the fitted sheets.  They also normally have single duvets so both people have there own and there's none of the tugging back and forth that happens with a huge duvet.  It also means that, should you wish, you could have a lightweight duvet and your sleeping partner a heftier one.  

waqasahmed

Brie said:

For what it's worth this is a popular option in some European countries.  Maybe it's just in the hotels but in Austria and Germany many hotels have 2 mattresses side by side on the bed to make what must be a superking size.  It makes it easier for the staff to change the fitted sheets.  They also normally have single duvets so both people have there own and there's none of the tugging back and forth that happens with a huge duvet.  It also means that, should you wish, you could have a lightweight duvet and your sleeping partner a heftier one.  

Thanks but that's two singles vs two small singles? 

JGB1955

2 small singles (2' 6") =1 King size (5').  Fine for 2 adults as a double, not so good as singles.

Misslayed

We have a super king size bed, and when it was delivered I made an off the cuff remark to the chaps manoeuvring it up my standard 1930s semi detached staircase about how tricky it was. They replied that bigger beds were actually easier, in their opinion, because the bigger ones are designed to be separated into smaller parts for shifting, and single beds remain stubbornly in one piece. 

Silverking

Have you looked into zip and link mattresses? Might be a better option for the stairs: https://www.dreams.co.uk/zipandlink-mattress-guide

Jonboy_1984

What style of bed are you looking for, most wooden frames arrive as flat packs these days.

waqasahmed

Silverking said:

Have you looked into zip and link mattresses? Might be a better option for the stairs: https://www.dreams.co.uk/zipandlink-mattress-guide

Could you make your own using a zipper cover? 

waqasahmed

Jonboy_1984 said:

What style of bed are you looking for, most wooden frames arrive as flat packs these days.

Ottoman ones tbh. Would the wooden frame ones come as flat pack too? The divan ones definitely wouldn't 

waqasahmed

JGB1955 said:

2 small singles (2' 6") =1 King size (5').  Fine for 2 adults as a double, not so good as singles.

This is kinda what I was thinking of too. Ie: good enough for two adults (or even just myself) 

theoretica

One adult to one narrow single depends on how you sleep - most camp beds are even narrower and I sleep in one just fine but some people don't!  Two beds side do side depends on how they fit together - you would probably want beds designed for this, not ones that leave a gap.