Meaning & use
twin room
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Meaning
nouncountableBritish
A hotel room with two single beds, usually for two guests who prefer to sleep apart.
Grammar: Countable; often booked by type: a twin room for two nights.
Patterns
- book a twin room
- a twin room with a view
We booked a twin room because my brother snores.
The hotel has ten double rooms and four twin rooms.
Do you have a twin room available for Friday night?
Word forms
| plural | twin rooms |
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Common combinations
- book a twin room
- We booked a twin room online.
- twin room with ensuite
- A twin room with ensuite bathroom costs a little more.
- twin or double room
- Would you prefer a twin or double room?
- a twin room for two nights
- I'd like a twin room for two nights, please.
- standard twin room
- A standard twin room has two single beds and a desk.
Synonyms and how they differ
- room with two beds
- Room with two beds is the plain phrase an American hotel might use, while twin room is the standard British booking term.
- double-double
- Double-double is American and means a room with two double beds, so it holds more people than a twin room.
- shared room
- Shared room often means unrelated people share, as in a hostel, while a twin room is a private hotel room.
Opposites
Word family
- twin adjective
- consisting of two matching parts
- twin beds noun
- two separate single beds
- double room noun
- a room with one large bed
- single room noun
- a room for one guest
Commonly confused: twin room or double room?
twin room vs double room
A double room has one bed for two people, while a twin room has two separate beds.
Practice
Two colleagues traveling for work want separate beds. Which hotel room should they book?
Choose one answer.
A twin room has two single beds, which suits colleagues who want to sleep separately. A double room has one shared bed, and a single room has only one bed.
Make it your own
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