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To ask what the best sofa bad you've ever slept on is?

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BoomBoomsCousin · 11/02/2020 17:29

My experience of sofa beds has always been pretty poor but I haven't stayed on one in ages and generally, though not always, they were pretty cheap things.

We have guests 3 or 4 times a year, for anything up to a fortnight at a time. We love having them and since it's often my lovely PiL I'd really like it to be comfortable when they stay. But I have no idea no idea what's good. There's lots of choice online but no way to know what the bed feels like and even in a store you don't really get a feel for what it would be like for an extended stay.

Has anyone stayed on a really comfortable sofa bed that they'd be happy on every night?

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MrsWonderland · 11/02/2020 20:20

We spent a lot of money on a Designer's Guild one. It's amazing. It's our main sofa so needed to be extremely comfortable both as a sofa and a bed (my mil visits for a week at a time and we wanted her to have the very best nights sleep possible).

It's ridiculously light and easy to open up and we invested in a fabulous mattress topper which we put on top of the mattress to make it feel super luxurious as well as a top quality duvet, pillows and bedding.

She honestly says she sleeps better here than her own bed.

alwayscoffee · 11/02/2020 20:21

My friend has a wooden slatted one from John Lewis. It looks like a normal sofa but when you taken the cushions off it unfolds to reveal a wooden slatted base on legs with a fairly thin but very comfortable sprung mattress. I’ve stayed for a fortnight on it and woke up feeling great every morning and I’m the first to complain about a crap bed.

dollibob · 11/02/2020 21:09

@ShirleyPhallus what’s the the fletcher like to sit on? I saw a lot of reviews for it that said it was too hard and impossible to properly relax on. Put me off somewhat.

LoisLittsLover · 11/02/2020 21:10

Ours is from John Lewis and is really comfy

ShirleyPhallus · 11/02/2020 21:27

@dollibob the actual sofa is fine and comfy, the hard bit is the arms really, you need a cushion or something in there. That is fine for us but I wouldn’t necessarily have chosen it as a main sofa

BikeRunSki · 11/02/2020 21:30

We bought a Relyon sofa bed nearly 20 years ago. It was our main sofa and only spare bed for about 5 years, and is still our only spare bed. DH and I sleep on it from time to time, it’s very comfy.

Pollaidh · 11/02/2020 21:39

The Lycksele Lovas from ikea is very comfortable as long as you buy at least the 2nd most expensive of the 3 mattress choices. Don't get the cheapest mattress. Guests like it and we slept on it when doing building work and it was very comfortable though suited to those who prefer a firm bed. Could be softened with a topper I guess.

BUT... it has no arms so doesn't feel like a sofa when in sofa form.

Snaleandthewhail · 11/02/2020 22:58

Oh yes, we have the lycksele down as a permanent chairbed and often sleep in it. Rubbish as a sofa though.

Arseit · 11/02/2020 23:02

@MrsWonderland - can you link?

Arseit · 11/02/2020 23:04

Someone once posted this link which I’ve saved as it’s very hard finding a sofa that looks good, with a sofabed that’s v comfy for guests. I don’t know if any of these are...

www.willowandhall.co.uk/sofa-beds/all-sofa-beds.html

Wishiwasonholiday1 · 11/02/2020 23:05

The Futon Company. We have a double and a single, guests have always commented how comfortable they are.

Myimaginarycathasfleas · 13/02/2020 08:49

We have the IKEA corner sofa bed and it's very firm! Fine with a decent topper for occasional use but not sure I'd want to sleep on it every night.

We slept at a friend's on a Futon Sofa bed and it was incredibly comfy, so I'll be getting one of those when we downsize to fewer bedrooms.

ThunderGarlic · 13/02/2020 09:26

Another vote for The Futon Company with their highest grade futon mattress. For me it's just as comfortable as a bed. Having said that, I'm short and I do wonder if many standard sofa beds have the length for taller folk.

MintCassis · 13/02/2020 09:36

We’ve got the Hemnes day bed in our spare room/home office with IKEA mattresses on too. It’s so comfortable and large when pulled out and looks nice during the day. If DP is ill I sleep on it and get such a good sleep I stay in it an extra few nights!

Fr0g · 13/02/2020 09:50

Mine is made by a firm called Alstons, that I got from a local independent furniture store that has since closed.
I use it and let my guests have my bed - I have a one bedroom warehouse style flat, and the cat kicks off if I try to shut her in the bedroom if someone stays over. I find it super comfy (probably better as a bed than a sofa tbh, it's a bit too "upright" as a sofa)
I think there were different mattress options and I went for the top level, even though its only used occasionally.

alstons.co.uk

HelebethH · 07/08/2020 17:56

I know this thread is a few months old but recently have been recommended SOFABARN. It may be worth looking on the website. Good reviews

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