Kids bed - what to go for?

[Mummabear04]

DD is 5 years old and will need a proper bed soon. She's currently sleeping in a cot-bed bed but her dad is very tall so expect she might be too. Should I go for a single bed? I quite like the idea of a bed that transforms into a double bed (for guests and sleepovers when she's old enough) but the reviews online all are along the lines of they are rubbish. I thought maybe a queen but then that seems very big for a kid? Any suggestions?

We have an airbed for guests.

And single beds for children. Double take way too much space.

Depends how big her room is , my children moved into doubles or kings by the time they were 5/6 .

We have a small double for both dcs. Limits floor space (but they still have some) but they mainly play downstairs anyway.

Life saver for sickness & night wake up. You just jump in with them.

Plus my DD starfishes all over it, I genuinely can't see how she'd cope in a single bed for longer than a few nights.

We have this John Lewis bed, which I don't think is available anymore. But if you found something similar, they are great.
It's quite narrow for a single, but flipped out, it's pretty wide.
We use this as our main double/kings size bed. It's very comfy. We bought ours as a second.

I was wondering the exact same thing today OP! Following with interest.

I was torn between a regular single and something with more flexibility too. My son's 6 now, and we went with a bunk-style setup with a desk underneath, he doesn’t use the desk much yet, but loves the "big kid" feel of it.

I browsed around a lot and ended up ordering from Millie & Jones. The quality's been great, and he still loves it a year on