Being able to search for a king-size bed

[Ruth1153]

Hi,

Just wishing that airbnb would make my life easier by allowing me to search for what size of bed I would like to sleep in. I really prefer king-sized beds, and it's a pain having to look through all the listings to find one! Can this filter be added??? Not sure where to post this complaint.

Thanks,

Ruth

[Anonymous]

@Ruth1153   That would be an interesting feature. But it would be problematic on a global platform like Airbnb, because every country has different ways of naming bed sizes, not all of them use the weird imperial terminology, and even the ones that use "King" have very different measurements:

a King size bed may measure (in width by length):

• 152 cm × 198 cm (60 in × 78 in) in the UK.[1]
• 165 cm × 203 cm (65 in × 80 in) in New Zealand.[2]
• 180 cm × 190 cm (71 in × 75 in) in Portugal, but is also available in 195 and 200 cm (77 and 79 in) lengths.[3]
• 180 cm × 200 cm (71 in × 79 in) in Indonesia.[4]
• 183 cm × 191 cm (72 in × 75 in) in Singapore[5] and Malaysia.[6]
• 183 cm × 203 cm (72 in × 80 in) in Australia.[7]
• 183 cm × 216 cm (72 in × 85 in) in India.[8]
• 193 cm × 202 cm (76 in × 80 in) in the US.[9]

Hosts do have a menu of options for how to identify the bed types in the Sleeping Arrangements section of the listings, including King. But as you can see, an American guest who filters and books a home in England because of its "King" bed will be very disappointed to find it's a whole 16 inches narrower than they expected. 

[Ruth1153]

@Anonymous  I do see the problem! Had not thought about how global Airbnb is! I do appreciate the hosts that have easily identifiable bed sizes. 

Thanks for your illumination!