per person per nigh t?

Oh come on, I mean really, how can a hotel justify this? We're currently looking at booking two nights in Venice at the Hotel Orion through a travel agent, and directly. Through the travel agent, they are offering us per person, per night.
I just don't get how anyone can justify this for a hotel room. It costs the same for 2 of us to stay there as it does 1. I can understand a single supplement, that's all cool and fine.

But really, per person per night? In a dorm, yea, I understand. But this is a hotel, people.

when we look at booking directly, we get the one flat fee...