How we check

The lie in “sleeps 5”

Occupancy badges are marketing. A room that “sleeps 5” can mean two doubles plus a sofa, a rollaway that is not actually available, or two rooms sold as one only after you call the hotel. We do not copy the badge.

What has to be true

1. An official hotel page, factsheet, or the hotel’s own booking engine names occupancy or beds that add up to five or more.
2. On Booking.com or that engine, a search for 2 adults + 3 children, 1 room on real dates shows the unit with a price you can select. A catalogue row with no rate is not enough.
3. Beds are taken from that named line. Queen maps to double. Sofa beds are counted separately, so the fifth person is not silently on a pull-out unless the listing says so.

What we pull

If you cannot select five in one booking, we unpublish. Official copy that says “4–6” with no 5-person rate is the same fail. Two connecting rooms only count when they are sold as one booking, not two separate reservations.

What a listing shows you

Room name, size when the hotel gives it, each bed type and count, and the date we last checked. The date is there because hotels change layouts. Confirm with the property before you pay.

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