How much to spend on a spare bed?

frugalsmurf · 23 April 2016 at 5:07PM

It obviously depends on how often you have guests and how long they stay.....but if it's an occasional visitor i'd buy a cheap bed. Even if it's incredibly uncomfortable, they're not staying for long. To be honest, cheap doesn't always equal uncomfortable-Ness! We paid 700 on a mattress (which is expensive for me) and its so uncomfortable

Ithaca · 23 April 2016 at 5:08PM

We got an Ikea sofa bed - means we can use the spare room as an office or a quiet "get away from the kids and browse MSE" space, but the sofa extends out to just-about King size as a bed and is (I've been told by my in-laws) very comfortable. It's even got space underneath the seats to keep a king size duvet, sheet and four pillows which means it's always ready to go.

Think it cost about £400 incl. delivery.

Socksey · 23 April 2016 at 8:16PM

EBay. .... 99p and it's immaculate. ... used only once or twice as a guest bed...
That included the bed frame and hardly used mattress. ... I wiped it all with a dilute solution of bleach and then aired it... perfect for my needs.

Hoploz · 23 April 2016 at 10:36PM

Studybed.

What a great idea, it's a desk and when the bed folds down all the stuff can be left undisturbed on the desk

zagubov · 24 April 2016 at 12:26AM

frugalsmurf wrote: »

It obviously depends on how often you have guests and how long they stay.....but if it's an occasional visitor i'd buy a cheap bed. Even if it's incredibly uncomfortable, they're not staying for long. To be honest, cheap doesn't always equal uncomfortable-Ness! We paid 700 on a mattress (which is expensive for me) and its so uncomfortable

The press have been going on about how we naturally sleep badly in strange beds (at first). Unless you plan to have long-term guests (in which case take DRP's advice), get something that's cheap and versatile such as a sofa-bed.