About French Beds

There does not seem to be a set standard for bed sizes; in general French beds are "cozier" than American beds. The best approach is to check bed sizes with the hotels you will be making reservations at. We will try to find out bed sizes for the hotels we list on this blog.

A French double bed is larger than a US twin but smaller than a US double. A wikipedia page on bed sizes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_size

Some information gleaned from the web:
The most common length is 190 cm.
Several width sizes:

• 90 cm for one person;
  
• 140 or 160cm are the most common for two persons but there are also 190 cm or 200 cm