AIBU to get bunkbeds for guests to stay on...

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We move in to our new house in 2weeks, 3 bed semi. Lovely.

Plan was to have the smallest bedroom as a guest room as we have relatives scattered all over the country, they often visit and at the moment have to stay in hotels / campsites.

Dilemma. Smallest bedroom is too small to fit any kind of bed/sofabed/air bed. Its only 2.01m x 1.73m (well, it will fit but then you wouldn't be able to open the door or escape in a fire) argh!

Do we - accept defeat and get a sofa bed for downstairs.

Or, another thought - bunkbeds will fit! would it be unreasonable to expect guests (i.e my 65 year old parents) to sleep in bunkbeds?

orrrr, does anyone have any other ideas.

*when you have guests obviously, not on a day-to-day basis!

It looks like you have two corpses lying it that room. If you remove them, it’ll make more room and get rid of the mild.

Other solution is to have a bed made for the room

I would ask for advice on local facebook page, there might be someone local who could do that reasonably cheaply

People have made beds on Ikea storage unit too, it's just the mattress that will need made to size (or 2 mattresses or something)

*mold

Move the radiator to the wall that the built-in radiator is on?

I still don't think it will be appropriate for parents in their mid 60s.

My DS is not two yet, so sleeps in a cot!

You cannot ask adults to sleep in bunkbeds.

I don't understand that comment at all, WHY on earth not?
As long as it's an adult-size bed, and people don't have mobility issue, what could be the problem?

It's not the issue here anymore anyway, but I don't understand when adults are treated like invalids.

Just a thought but are you hoping to have more children? If you put a sofa bed in there or another type of bed will it then be in the way in the future?
As pp have suggested - give up your bedroom and sleep on air mattresses in the lounge.

Appreciate all the comments about moving the door / radiator - I think this is what we'll have to do after Christmas.

Bunkbeds fine for those who can get into them. But plenty of active elderly people would struggle to get into a bunkbed. This can be a real issue for many elderly people who have to go to the toilet more frequently in the night.

Cross posted with your diagram- the bed I linked to above would fit under the window and still leave a 60 cm gap , but you might need to adjust the doors on the built in wardrobe, eg sliding doors.

Other option would be to get a joiner in to build a bed frame to fit exactly into the space and then get a mattress to fit, you’d get more actual sleeping space then but would probably cost more.

Honestly I think you are being a bit precious about not asking your two year old to move when you have overnight guests. Small children do not care about these things. Either put him in the small bedroom or bring him in with you when you have guests. You can send him in to th guests when he wakes up in the morning. He will find it all great fun.

Of COURSE adults can sleep in bunk beds. It's very common in Scandinavia!

If you can get the bunk beds in after moving radiator/rehanging door OP that's what I would do. A room is much better than sleeping in the living room. I'd offer to swap DH and I over for my parents to stay because they are elderly, but any adult on reasonably spryness can sleep on the bloody bunk beds because it isn't a problem.

No way in hell would I be expecting my kids to give up their own rooms for my guests. Having their own space is very important to a growing child. If adults do not want to sleep in bunk beds then they can bring themselves an inflatable for the living room floor, or get a hotel room.

@electricwhisk We probably are! But we value ours and his sleep so much at the moment. Plus - he sleeps in a cot, can't really put anyone else in there.

I suppose we could get some kind of spare bed to move into his room when we have guests and then put him in the small room. Thing is where to store spare bed when not in use..

I think you're being a bit precious about the two year old.

Put a sofa bed in his room and pop in the small bedroom in a pack and play when you have guests. Otherwise the third bedroom is effectively unusable because it won't fit an adult bed.

Honestly I think you are being a bit precious about not asking your two year old to move when you have overnight guests.

It's not about being precious, it's much easier to move older kids than little ones! And even so, who wants to spend a day tidying up a child's bedroom to make it habitable for guests.

So much easier to give up YOUR room.

Get a double sofa bed for the lounge down stairs and a single bed that has a trundle bed that pulls out under the single. No mods to the room needed. This way they have a choice and will give you more space if you ever have extra guests.

As a guest, I would absolutely hate to stay in my hosts bed, family or not, always just seems wrong to me! Second suggestion of changing doors on second room and having sofa bed in there instead ikea 2 seater lykesele (think it’s that) is a gear one!

My DS is not two yet, so sleeps in a cot!

Well, that's even easier to move into the small room when needed.

I have a friend who has bunk beds for guests. We've slept there several times - it's fine. If you're talking about elderly relatives though, get your kids to swap on those occasions.

A sofa bed is never as comfy as a proper sofa for frequent use.

I have the same dilemma. I'm getting bunk beds as I want to use my spare room as an office as well. If anyone elderly visits they can have my room and I'll sleep on the sofa.

Bunk beds would be absolutely fine amongst me and my friends and family. Have you bunk bed naysayers never been traveling or hosteling and had to sleep in them? They’re absolutely fine !

I imagine you'll have to do some adjustments to the door/radiator/cupboards - as a standard small double mattress size is 190cm x 120cm! Which is quite a squish to fit into that room any which way! Plus the size of the bedframe - unless you choose the 160cm length bed a PP gave the link for - but if anyone is at all lanky that will be a recipe for cold toes!

I’d just get a blow-up mattress for the little room. Or a folding cheap z bed.

How often do you have guests staying over?
I think the temporary switching DC’s room and the box room when you have guests is a good solution.