Who stays with you most often?

If it's married couples, go with the big bed. If it's grandchildren, opt for twins.

Sorry but if full beds are 60" wide x 2 = 10ft. I don't see how you have room for two full beds and nightstands and a way to reach the beds on both sides.

I have two twin beds that I can push together when couples stay.

Beverly-

Full-sized mattresses are 54” wide; queen-sized are 60”.

Meximix-

If you’re doing two beds, definitely do full not twin!

Definitely full.

Two fulls would likely be too tight in the space for me. What else will be in the room and how high are the ceilings?

first thank you everyone for your comments and pictures. this bedroom is in my vacation home and single adults will be visiting. If a couple comes to visit I will give them the master. This will be a very simply decorated room with 2 beds, 1 nightstand, lamp and a dresser. My condo was built in 1957 so ceiling are typical for that age. thanks again - I'll tape out the room and see how tight it will be, but I'm thinking fulls will work.

Most adults will prefer a full size bed over a twin sized one. It does depend on individual preferences, but if I poll just the adults in my immediate family I can assure you they will all pick the bigger bed - and most of us are 5’7 and under in height. The mister and my brother are a bit taller though, but my brother thinks anything smaller than a king is impossible to be comfy in.

I know you’ve said that only single adults will be visiting and the rare couple will get the master bedroom and it’s larger bed...maybe I’m odd but giving up the bed where we sleep every night is just...not something I feel comfortable doing. Especially when I can already have a guest room set up for singles OR couples with an appropriately sized bed just for visitors. Right now we’ve got all 4 beds in the kids room (the main floor 2nd bedroom) occupied, with our 4 foster children in the bunk beds that are in there. The 3rd bedroom is off the basement family room and currently set up as my craft/computer/extra stuff location. The family room down there has a stationary back wallhugger style futon that can be used as a full sized bed and with the ottoman it’s long enough for someone over 6ft to sleep comfortably. Right now it’s usually where the kiddos sit to watch tv down there, along with the dog.

I manage a vacation cabin and we have 2 queens with a night stand between in the upstairs bedroom. If you don't have room for 2 full beds, and you have a lot of singles, consider a pair of bunk beds. We have a "bunkroom" that has 2 twins (sleeping 4) and a twin over double that sleeps 3.

This is definitely the most attractive pix on this thread:

Having said that, let me throw out two ideas:

First -- one twin + one full.

If a single uses the room, he or she can choose between the beds.

If a couple stays, they can share the full and use the twin for their suitcases.

Second -- twin over full bunk.

This'll make the full your "main bed", but if you had two singles who didn't want to share a bed, the upper twin would always be available.

This would give you more floor space, though that doesn't seem to be a priority.

beverly the beds will go on the 13' wall not the 11'

we've had our vacation house since 2000.... so 18 years now. we started out with 2 twin beds in each of our kids rooms and i've never regretted it. when they were 'little' bringing friends, each had a twin... now they are both married and i make the 2 sets of twins up as kings. but the grandson is now outgrowing the crib, and another on the way, so he will be moving to a twin for next summer.... really, long term, having 2 twins that add up to a king in each room saves a lot of hassle. a day will come that the 'little ones' will be dragging mattresses out to the screen porch i expect...

not to mention i can get 2 sets of twin sheets into the washer and dryer with a towel tossed in for good measure.

What about a queen and a twin? The kids who are your guests now can share the big bed two to a bed to fit three in there, and when they are grown and married with a child or two of their own they can come back with their family! :-)

Eta: if that isn't an option my choice would be two doubles with one shared nightstand.

Doesn’t having the two twins pushed together to make a king end up with the dip/valley in the center moving the two halves away from each other as the night wears on, when you make the beds with the two separate sets of twin bedding? I mean, maybe not with people who stay completely still all night, but I’d probably wind up with my side sliding off and dumping me on the floor.

i push the twins together, put a king mattress cover on both, add a pillow top, then the bottom sheet. i've never heard any embarrassing crashes in the night, and the guests keep coming back so....

I’m probably just picturing things differently - like minus the king sized mattress cover, and only twin sized bedding, so it’s just the two beds moved together so they are touching on one side edge.

I do think the success of the twins pushed together depends on the activeness ;) of the guests who are using it. My husband and I have ended up with a wide gap between beds a couple of times. We'd prefer one twin to two pushed together.

The mister would go sleep on the couch if a solo twin bed was all that was available, rather than risk getting kicked by me all night while the dog did her “streeeeettttttchhhhhhing out because I need aaaalllllll the space so I can sleep all four legs extended in the most centered part of the bed possible” routine.

To this day he’ll wake up to her staring at him and her face on his pillow - she used to sleep on a pillow on that side and growl at him when we started staying overnight. ;)

extra long twins make a great king bed with the foam connector for the two twin beds!

We also use twin xl in our bunk house. The foam connector is what they use on cruise ships. It works really well.