In plain English
This tells you the highest headcount a room can hold at the same time. It refers to the room's capacity as it is designed or permitted for use, not simply how much space it seems to have.
In context
Here, it communicates the greatest number of people the room is designed or permitted to accommodate at one time.
- Situation
- Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
- What it communicates
- labels the room's capacity limit on the booking page.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not tell how many separate sleeping spaces the room has.
Examples
“Although the suite had one king bed, its max occupancy was four.”
“The family chose another room because the max occupancy for that one was three.”