Why do estate agents keep listing any spare room as a bedroom?

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We’ve had our eye on this house lately, but it’s listed as a 4-bed… the thing is, one of those “bedrooms” is actually downstairs! To me it feels way more like a playroom or office than an actual bedroom.

Maybe I’m being a bit fussy, but it really feels more like a 3-bed that’s been dressed up as a 4-bed to get a few extra quid.

4 bedroom detached house for sale in High Street, Bristol, BS39 6HU, BS39

We have a bedroom downstairs. Granted it's different to this one, as ours comes off the hallway. We use it as a snug/ guest room. We have a TV, sofa bed and bean bag in there. I much prefer having guests sleep downstairs and use the downstairs bathroom, than come upstairs with us, so it works really well! But our house was listed as a 3/4 bed, so it was more honest.

We also had a downstairs bedroom when I was growing up in one of our houses. My brother had it and I was super jealous. They are a teenager's dream.

However many people do view those houses as livable and would love downstairs bedrooms. The universe doesn't revolve around your views only.

I don't know - I once ended up in a 3 bed rented villa, which came with an overseas job, with ds, dd1 & dd2.

So I stuck ds in the smallest room & the girls in the middle size room, in bunks.

Unfortunately, literally everyone hated this arrangement.

Ds's room was decorated in pink & purple flower murals, & at 11 he wasn't quite gender non conforming enough for inviting his mates round to that . Meanwhile his sisters were fighting like caged tigers.

So I shoved ds in the downstairs office, off the living room, & he LOVED it. It was effectively the room in your link, with an ensuite but also French doors to the garden. He still remembers it fondly as his self contained studio! & the girls got a room each.

So I can see the attraction with 3+ kids. Would do it again.