came here to say exactly that... storing passed out people in 1 massive bed is ineffective and annoying compared to more smaller ones (but still big by any standards).

nice excuse for conservative visitors and whatnot, but not buying that for a second. now for the big orgy, this would have been perfect... :)

And storing drunks in a common bed is disgusting. White sheets and vomit everywhere.

I can only imagine the hungover scramble to the bathroom (in this era? I don't know) over 30+ passed out revelers.

This would be in the chamber pot era so having the guests do their thing in parallel if you bring in enough pots. For bathing at this social class tubs would be brought in to the bedroom for actual bathing.

Thanks for reading! I agree but thought the sources spoke for themselves.

Thats why I have a King bed downstairs.

Only a king? Everyone knows that only the best orgies can be had in a super-king. You should upgrade.

As far as my research indicates there is no bed bigger than a standard king. A California king is longer but narrower.

It's rare, but I know at least one person who has a San Francisco King (7x7, just like the city).

http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/hotstuff/article/S-F-7-b...

That's really just a custom with a clever name. Try searching for "san francisco king" sized sheets anywhere.

I know :) But it seemed like a fun place to bring it up.

I sleep in a super king. 6'x6'6". It's a standard size in the UK.

The European King is 2.0 meters wide by 2.0 meters long.

Do the math.

We had a Euro King until we recently had to replace it. Buying sheets in Europe was no problem.

As do I, hence my joke comment, which by the downvotes, didn't go down so well, bah.