To ask... if you were a guest in someone's home would you

[monkeymamma]

prefer to sleep on:

a) a futon (e.g. posh Futon Company style one)

b) a day bed (e.g. IKEA Hemnes) with decent mattress

c) a traditional fold-out sofa bed

I am veering towards option B because the mattress would be firm and supportive rather than the foam options that the traditional fold-out sofa offers.

We would use it 2-3 times a year, the main people using it will be 70+ (and one has back problems) so the more comfortable we can make it the better.

It's to go in our playroom, so as a sofa to sit on it doesn't need to be wildly comfortable (we have other sofas for sitting on).

I'd prefer something compact to maximise space for playing. Don't mind spending more if anyone has ideas beyond the above but I don't want a big old sofa that takes up loads of space.

IABU to put this in AIBU I know. Especially as this topic has been done before just not very recently.

Thanks for reading.

I have a futon company futon and it is very comfortable. Guests have said so. It is lower than a bed but the mattress topper might make the bed slightly higher. It is not as comfortable as a sofa, but it's OK cos I never sit on the sofa.

We planned to get a wall bed - a bed that folds into a cupboard on the wall when not in use. However that wouldn't give you a sofa but it is an actual bed rather than a futon or sofa bed and doesn't have a rail around it.

Havebthe hemnes daybed with whatever the best mattress was. It's extremely comfortable and mil stays easily once a year on it x