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Can anyone recommend a sofa bed that is actually comfy to sleep on?

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Thromdimbulator · 09/09/2010 12:16

My experience of sofa beds is usually a rather uncomfortable night's sleep while wondering if the host would be totally offended if I gave up and just slept on the floor instead (have never quite had the nerve to do this!) We now need to buy something which will be both a day sofa in our living room (so would like to avoid the futon-style) but will also be suitable for guests including our ILs who can sometimes stay for a week at a time.

Any recommendations gratefully received.

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RunLyraRun · 09/09/2010 12:23

I have one of these which, with the thickest mattress, is very comfortable as a bed - but it may not be sufficiently sofa-esque for your living room.

aquavit · 09/09/2010 12:29

ours is from sofa sofa and it is a great sofa (perhaps a tiny bit harder than a regular sofa but still lovely) and my guests have all said that it's very comfy to sleep on. I don't think they are just being polite - one had previously mentioned that the mattress on our old guest bed was a bit past it! - and it seemed nice to me when I tested it.

It's a bit smaller than a proper bed, of course.

aquavit · 09/09/2010 12:30

sorry meant to add - think ours is the Coniston, though I think that the basic bed-frame and mattress are the same in all of them.

Plumm · 09/09/2010 12:31

I've got a nice one (will try and remember the name) which we bought with a memory foam mattress so the constant folding wouldn't affect it too much. We also bought a thick mattress enhancer to make it more comfortable and we happily slept on it every night for a month waiting to move into our new house.

It's worth paying for one with a proper mechanism (though they weigh a ton if you want to move it). Go to a department store and make them pull out the be so you can try it.

Stuff in boxes at the moment, but will try and remember the make.

Plumm · 09/09/2010 12:32

Shoul add, you will need to store the enhancer separately to the sofa or you won't be able to close it!

TracyK · 09/09/2010 12:33

I think mine was from Sofa Sofa too. Proper mechanism and veryheavy. The mattress itself is bit crappy - but I got a thick mattress topper from Ikea and it doubles it up and makes it v comfy.

deepdarkwood · 09/09/2010 12:34
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