My partner and/or friends have traveled extensively together and have not yet had a problem with requesting one bed. In Ibiza last year, my partner and I were shocked when the hotel clerk asked us if we WANTED one bed instead of two. I have found very few hotels in Europe which offer king sized beds, so if we are saddled with two beds, we move the center night stand out of the way and push the beds together. Not as comfy as one bed, but the goal is achieved.