Why don't Germans have double bed mattresses?

Does anyone know the reason why?
I also find difficult to find double bed duvet..
Thanks!

"Why don't germans have double bed mattresses?"

They do. Next question.

you can get double duvet covers at Ikea.

Because they are lonely, lonely people.

Try going to a proper bed & bedding shop, like Concord.

That's news to me - 140x200 cm 160x200 cm are standard sizes. 180 x 220 cm is a little harder to find but available. There are Concorde matress shops in nearly every town.

do you reckon? I've been to Segmueller and Kaufhof and couldn't find any..

I've never found an hotel in Germany with a double bed mattress so i thought this must be usual for them?

That's the difference between staying in a country and living there.

No, I don't reckon. I've been to my local Concord shop when we were looking to get a new 2 meter x 2 meter mattress. So I know.

We are reaching new levels of stupidity.

I want a 4x4 Meter bed.

I do live here now, i'm renting a fully furnished 3 bedroom flat and the double room has a double bed with two single mattesses...

Have I simply been unlucky?

I must stay at the wrong hotels then...I've even had King size beds here.

You can even get a kind size waterbed. We have one.

Yep, we'll be upgrading to a larger bed when I get a third dog. Will need more room since the dogs sleep with us, and I'm planning on getting either a Newfoundlander or a St. Bernard. Or else Hubby will have to sleep on the couch.

hey man... does anyone know why they only sell coffee in one-ounce bags in the Czech Republic? And why do drinking glasses come in paper bags? You would think towels would come in some color other than white in that country but no...

They are pretty popular here, but certainly double bed matresses are available, I've got one, which If I remember correctly I got from Kaufhof.

Possibly, but the 2x single mattress in a double bed that you describe does seem to be quite common in Germany. As others have said, though, that doesn't mean it's the only configuration of bed available.

When I went to buy a bed, the saleswoman tried to talk me out of getting a large mattress, because my wife wouldn't be able to turn such a large one over! Presumably she was referring to a winter/summer configuration.

Separate mattresses, one bed frame - why?

Could be that they had different mattress preferences in regards to firmness, etc.

It is true that the majority of Germans prefer two single mattresses in a double frame, since it's unlikely that a small little lady and her big, heavy husband would be able to find one mattress suitable for both of them. But if you can't adjust to that idea then off you go and buy a double mattress. If you don't see one on display, ask; they are probably in the warehouse and can always be ordered.

Cue the bi-annual Toytown debate on the advantages and disadvantages of German bedding...

ok got you..thx

so my next question now..

why are single ones so popular here?

With a side order of bedding Germans.

Can we get that with the matress order? To go?

And if you really want to or not.

If you have 2 singles, you don't disturb the other party when you roll over or jerk off.

If you're lying next to your partner and jerking off, then you've got a bigger problem than mattresses.

I think that was something called a "joke". Read more about that Humour (Wikipedia).

Same back at ya, STB.

fantastic stuff fraufruit...made my afternooon.

When I was recently looking for a mattress/bed the salesmen made a good point about having 2 mattresses when he asked me... "What floor is your bedroom on, and do you have circular stairs?" Well my bedroom is on the second floor of my apartment and my stairs are U shaped so a large mattress would be difficult to take up there. But I don't care, I'm buying a big mattress and bed anyway, I don't like ending up in the "crack". BTW I have seen these weird "crack" fillers for sale too, a long T shaped plastic thingy called a "Liebesbrücke" and they cost about 13 Euros.

Hmm... are they listed under Builders' Supplies ??

Many people buy a Matratzenauflage anyway to increase comfort. Two single mattresses plus one double Auflage means that both parties sleep in maximum comfort, and there's no crack either.

Having two mattresses, one each, allows each person to choose the firmness according to his weight... many years ago I made the mistake of having a single 200 x 180 mattress specially made cos I found the concept of two to be so bizarre. And indeed, it is backbreaking to turn on your own. Not a good idea.

How often do you turn your mattress? Mine is a special air mattress similar to those used in burn wards. It is quite light and I can turn it over myself with no trouble. Or else my husband will do it. Personally, I'd rather have a little trouble turning the matress once in a while and not dealing with that damned crack every single night. And making the bed is much easier with just one mattress. Don't have to struggle to get the bottom sheet to sit properly and have only four corners to deal with instead of eight.

Why eight corners? Even if you don't have a double-sized Auflage on top, you'd still use double sheets.

Exactly. I have a Calif King (biggest mattress around?), and I can turn it all by my girly little self. MUCH better than the stupid crack. Plus, I also have a box spring underneath... don't believe I've ever seen one of those in DE.

Very few Germans stretch one sheet over two mattresses. They usually use one for each mattress. If you look at the packaged German bed sheets, you'll often find sets with two regular sheets (90/100), two standard comforter covers (135) and two large pillowcases(80).

Even when using a big mattress they often use smaller blankets to have each their own.

After trying a number of mattress stores, and find only foam mattresses which are quite frankly crap (only children sleep on foam mattresses where I'm from), we went to Ikea and found they have excellent sprung mattresses just like back in Australia with a 5cm or so foam cover over the top. They are pure gold. You can compare them right there - how anyone would choose these 100% foam mattresses is beyond me.

They also sell these up to 180x200 so no need for two separate mattresses either.

You can get 2mx2m mattresses with springs at most specialty bedding shops. They just need to be ordered. I priced one for around 1300 euros at Concord last year. It had separately "wrapped" or "encased" springs, with a foam top. Got the brochure still lying around somewhere.

I just bought one at Lidl 180 by 200 I believe

yeah i found it odd. but a friend, german friend said its better that way because: with separate matresses, when someone moves you wont be disturbed by their movement and vice versa
or me friends joke by saying germans are cold by nature and dont like sleeping on the same mat.

Well, if you have the money to spend, I highly recommend the Tempur mattress. We have a 180x200. 1) no crack 2) no need for separate mattresses so that you don't disturb the bed-buddy when you move - you don't feel the other person moving on this baby 3) it is foam 4) it is guaranteed to last 15 years or they will give you a brand new one and 5) you never rotate this one (or flip it).

On a yearly cost basis, it was actually cheaper to buy this one knowing that it will last 15 years than to buy a less expensive one.

But, forget the 2 mattress thing - that's ridiculous.

Two matresses is the way to go if you need different types of support - I like soft squashy beds (very bad for my back but I sleep well) and my wife needs a firm spine support thing.

Unless I am willing to spend an extortionate amount of money, enough for a small car, then I can't get one matress to do the job so 2 separate ones are the only solution.

I used to thin it was strange having two single mattresses next to each other and both having your own quilt etc.

However, I now find it better. Less hassle, no fighting over the quilt, being able to fart under the covers without getting winged at.

We have tried the single mattress/one big quilt thing recently and I didn't sleep as well.

To all the disbelievers in TT lalala land…. Most Germans have the 2 mattress-system hardwired into the brain. Of course it's possible to buy the large double ones, but it's NOT usual.

Personally, it drives me mad. I have a double frame with 2 mattresses in my company flat, and they were far from firm - bringing me to the brink of spondilytis, and waking in the bed crack ever so often. So I asked the service team to change the mattress to a firm double. A few weeks later, still suffering from back ache and no new mattress I was about to raise the red flag when I was told they had indeed changed the mattress.. but like all good Germans - only one side
So all sleepovers now are destined to be fights for the firm side. Pah! you gotta love the good with the mad

Hah... my husband used to think he liked soft beds, until he spent some time on a firm mattress and found that he didn't have as many aches and pains in the morning. In our house, you'd be relegated to the oldest pull-out couch, since all our beds are firm. Ever thought of just placing different types of lattenrost underneath the mattress? You get a medium mattress and one side gets a springy lattenrost underneath to make it softer, and the other side gets a firm one.


Gosh, you'd end up with dogs sniffing your butt all night long at our place!

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We have the best of both: 2x single foam tempur mattresses (firmer for the hubby, softer for me) together inside of a padded cover- you would be hard pressed to find where the two mattresses join up. Best bed I've ever slept on, and this 6 years later!