Hey, everyone.
So I have a few friends in the city I’m moving to already but we go to separate, fairly distant, colleges. Sometimes, I just want to hang out late into the night, so I’m wondering, do platonic sleepovers even exist in college? I know my school allows them but I just don’t see how they’d work out; is an XL twin bed big enough to fit two people? Should I bring sleeping bags? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 
I’ve had sleep overs every once in a while. I’ve shared a bed with my friend, used sleeping bags/extra bedding, and, if we have a couch or sofa, let them sleep on that. Just make sure you get the “okay” from your other roommates if you have any.
I’m assuming you are talking about dorm sleepovers. Usually when I was in someone’s dorm late at night, it was usually my dorm building as well, so I would just go back to my room when it was time to sleep.
Twin XL beds can fit 2 people, but I’ve only ever shared with people I was close with (be prepared for some skin touching)
If it’s an apartment, I assume it’s just like sleeping over at a friend’s house and they have an extra bed/couch for me to sleep on. Or their bed is big enough to accommodate multiple people.
Depends on the college. Some colleges like Fordham have strict visiting policies. Others like mine have more of a self determination policy. In either case you and your roommate should set up agreements about visitors at the beginning of the year anyway. You could bring sleeping bags or airless but honestly intercollege sleepovers are probably less common than in dorm sleepovers
I knew some people who lofted their beds and set up a futon underneath so that if they did have guests, they comfortably have two more people sleep in the room. That is also an option for you and your friends if your roommates agree
If I’m crashing at another person’s dorm or apartment I usually just bring a sleeping bag, extra clothes, and toiletries. My apartment has an extra couch and I have an air bed, so if any friends stay the night, they usually sleep there.
Generally, when I stay with someone at their dorm I bring a sleeping bag, blankets and they provide a comforter, or sleep in their bed. A twin XL does not comfortably fit two people, unless you’re accustomed to spooning with them.
Sleepovers exist. Friends want to spend time with each other. It’s not unusual at all. Generally, roommates set some rules between each other regarding visitors.
When I’ve done it I’ve just slept on a couch or something. Generally not a big deal. Two members of the opposite sex sleeping in a twin bed in a strictly platonic relationship would be… strange.
I had one of my friends sleepover with me a couple times. Even though her room was just down the hall haha. And we both just slept in my twin XL bed. I’m kinda petite (5’2) and she’s about 5’7 and pretty slim. So we fit just fine. But it wasn’t too comfortable.
@Vladenschlutte If it’s two people who are practically strangers then yes it’s strange, but otherwise if the two people are really good friends it’s not a big deal.
Seems strange to me either way but you do what you wanna do.
My dorm technically had a visitation limit for overnight guests each quarter, but nobody actually bothered to officially keep track of how often someone had stayed overnight in a given quarter. I don’t think they’d really be able to without constantly checking the rooms/suites anyway, because there wasn’t any kind of sign in sheet or anything. In my case I had my then-boyfriend stay over a few times and never had any issues. Just make sure that your roommates know someone is staying over, and make sure they’re okay with it.