The hotel confirmation says two beds. The room has one, and nobody wants the floor

The confirmation on my phone says “two queen beds.” The room contains one king bed and a chair that looks tired from supporting decorative pillows.

There are three of us.

We booked this hotel because separate beds mattered. My friend and I are traveling with her brother, whom I met for the first time yesterday. Nobody is angry with anyone in the room, but the sleeping arrangement has made us suddenly formal. We keep standing near the luggage and saying versions of “I’m sure they can fix it.”

The front desk says the hotel is full tonight. The employee can see the two-bed selection in our confirmation, but the reservation entered their system as a general room type. She has offered extra bedding and says a manager will review possible adjustments in the morning. Any actual remedy, room availability, or booking term must be verified with the hotel and provider; I am not assuming one universal policy.

The immediate problem is tonight.

My friend offered to share the king bed with me so her brother can take the bedding on the floor. He said he will take the floor because we booked first. I do not want anyone sleeping on the floor after a full travel day, and I especially do not want to make a stranger prove he is easygoing.

We could search for another hotel, but that means paying again, moving late, and resolving the original booking later. We could accept the bedding, document the mismatch, and divide the discomfort for one night. We could also ask whether a rollaway or another safe, permitted setup exists, but that depends on this room and the property’s current rules.

I am annoyed at how quickly a clear line in an email became three adults negotiating dignity beside an ice bucket.

What would you prioritize: finding any workable room elsewhere, solving tonight with the hotel’s available options, or staying and focusing on a documented remedy tomorrow? And how do you make the sleeping decision without letting politeness push the least assertive person onto the floor?