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Hello!

We are going to Algarve this summer, and have an unusual problem. We are sharing the bed with our infant, so we wanted a wide double bed. This turned out to be too difficult, so we decided to settle on a twin bed, if we could be sure that the beds can be pushed together. Now in some hotels/guest houses they already are together in photos but there are some places we'd like to stay in, that show the beds apart, with a drawer between them. Normally this would not seem like a problem but the way the beds are in so many pictures in those places: they have this wide board behind them on the wall and a wooden part around the bed that goes all the way to the floor. It makes me wonder whether the beds might be attached to the board/wall and hence not moved?

Sorry for being stupid ;) Hope someone who's been there can answer me!

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I think Portuguese has two terms for a double room, i. e "quarto de casal" for rooms with a double bed (cama de casal), and "quarto duplo" for a room with two beds in it like the ones you describe (maybe you could check with the knowledgeable people on the "Speaking in Tongues" branch whether this is indeed the case).

You could contact the hotels directly to ask what types of room/beds they have available? The photos may be out of date anyway...

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They can be moved. In several places I´ve been the wooden part is just for decor, and you can move the beds easily.
Even for cleaning it would be very dificult to have 2 beds in a room, attached to the wall.

Any question isn´t stupid, and with a child is even more true!

Cheers
H.

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agree with hmg, the beds are usually not fixed to the wall.

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Thanks all! Good to know. Too bad they have this thing for twin beds anyway. I assume the kid will be falling between them all night :D

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