Guest beds that fit the room you actually have

Best for Small Spaces

Novogratz Tallulah Memory Foam Futon

The comfort pick in this format: memory foam over high-density foam, and a 17.5-inch-high sleep surface rather than the usual 15.

8.5 / 10

Best Apartment Size

Serta Rane Convertible Sofa Bed (66.1")

At 66 inches wide and 33 inches deep it is one of the genuinely small convertibles, on a solid hardwood frame rather than particleboard.

8.2 / 10

Best Queen Sleeper

PUREMIND Queen Sleeper Sofa (69 in. pull-out)

A genuine pull-out rather than a fold-back: a 69-inch loveseat that pulls forward to 71.7 inches deep over a folding foam mattress.

7.0 / 10

Best Under $1,000

DHP Emily Futon

76.5 inches wide with a 600 lb limit and a 71 by 43.5 inch bed — the most sleep surface per inch of wall in this group.

8.3 / 10

Most Comfortable

Novogratz Tallulah Memory Foam Futon

The comfort pick in this format: memory foam over high-density foam, and a 17.5-inch-high sleep surface rather than the usual 15.

8.5 / 10

Best Pull-Out

PUREMIND Queen Sleeper Sofa (69 in. pull-out)

A genuine pull-out rather than a fold-back: a 69-inch loveseat that pulls forward to 71.7 inches deep over a folding foam mattress.

7.0 / 10

Best Replacement Mattress

Classic Brands 4.5-Inch Cool Gel Sleeper Sofa Replacement Mattress

The fix for a pull-out you can feel the bar through: 4.5 inches of gel memory foam, 44 lb, and a 25-year warranty.

7.7 / 10

Best Convertible

Novogratz Brittany Futon

The default answer for a small living room: an 81.5-inch split-back that lies almost flat and only gains nine inches of depth when you open it.

8.4 / 10

Best for Hosts

DHP Emily Futon

76.5 inches wide with a 600 lb limit and a 71 by 43.5 inch bed — the most sleep surface per inch of wall in this group.

8.3 / 10

Best Futon Overall

Novogratz Brittany Futon

The default answer for a small living room: an 81.5-inch split-back that lies almost flat and only gains nine inches of depth when you open it.

8.4 / 10

Best for Studios

Serta Chelsea Convertible Sofa

The Rane's cushier sibling — same 66.1 by 33.1 inch footprint, with a 7.1-inch seat cushion instead of a thin one.

7.9 / 10

Best Dorm Futon

Best Choice Products Faux Leather Convertible Futon

65.25 inches wide, 63 lb, removable armrests — the one on this list a single person can actually carry and reposition alone.

7.6 / 10

Best for Guest Rooms

DHP 8 Inch Independently Encased Coil Futon Mattress

Eight inches with 15-gauge pocket coils — the closest a drop-in futon mattress gets to a real bed, and it fits any standard full futon frame.

8.1 / 10

Best Futon Mattress

DHP 8 Inch Independently Encased Coil Futon Mattress

Eight inches with 15-gauge pocket coils — the closest a drop-in futon mattress gets to a real bed, and it fits any standard full futon frame.

8.1 / 10

Best for Everyday

DHP 8 Inch Independently Encased Coil Futon Mattress

Eight inches with 15-gauge pocket coils — the closest a drop-in futon mattress gets to a real bed, and it fits any standard full futon frame.

8.1 / 10

Best Under $300

Best Choice Products Linen Convertible Futon

Same 65-inch chassis as the faux leather version in a linen weave, with a fold-down armrest that holds two drinks.

7.5 / 10

Best Floor Futon

MAXYOYO Padded Japanese Floor Futon Mattress

Four inches, 10 to 14.5 lb depending on size, and it rolls up. The smallest-footprint guest bed there is, because when it is away it has no footprint at all.

7.4 / 10

Best Murphy Bed

Bestar Cielo 66W Queen Murphy Bed

The reference wall bed: 23.5 inches deep closed, a real 60 by 80 queen inside it, and Bestar publishes the two numbers that decide the room — 93.1 inches of extension and 88.9 inches of ceiling.

8.7 / 10

Best for Renters

Night & Day Furniture Murphy Cube Cabinet Bed (Queen)

A queen bed inside a solid rubberwood credenza that bolts to nothing. Closed it is 26.4 inches deep and about ten square feet of floor.

8.6 / 10

Best Cabinet Bed

Night & Day Furniture Murphy Cube Cabinet Bed (Queen)

A queen bed inside a solid rubberwood credenza that bolts to nothing. Closed it is 26.4 inches deep and about ten square feet of floor.

8.6 / 10

Best Desk Combo

Bestar Orion 97W Queen Murphy Bed with Fold-Out Desk

Home office by day, queen bed by night, with a pneumatic desk that retracts rather than needing to be cleared.

8.3 / 10

Best Sofa Combo

Bestar Pur 78W Queen Murphy Bed with Sofa

A queen wall bed with a sofa in front of it that does not have to move — the only configuration that gives a studio a real couch and a real bed in the same square footage.

8.5 / 10

Best Under $2,000

Night & Day Furniture Murphy Cube Cabinet Bed (Queen)

A queen bed inside a solid rubberwood credenza that bolts to nothing. Closed it is 26.4 inches deep and about ten square feet of floor.

8.6 / 10

Best for Low Ceilings

Lori Beds Horizontal Queen Murphy Bed

The same bed turned sideways: 64 inches tall instead of 83, which is the version that fits under a sloped ceiling or a window.

7.9 / 10

Best Wall Bed Mattress

Zinus 8 Inch Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress

Two inches of memory foam, two of comfort foam, four of base — the standard answer for a daybed or trundle that needs a real mattress under 10 inches.

8.0 / 10

Best DIY Kit

Murphy Bed Depot DIY Murphy Bed Frame Kit

Hardware and a steel frame rated to 600 lb, installable vertical or horizontal, so you build the cabinet to the room rather than the other way round.

7.9 / 10

Best Daybed Overall

Novogratz Bushwick Metal Daybed & Trundle (Twin)

The most honest listing in this category: 77 by 41 inch daybed, 71 by 40.5 inch trundle, and a stated 8-inch maximum mattress depth so you cannot get the mattress wrong.

8.3 / 10

Best for Studios

DHP Kayden Wood Daybed with Slats (Twin)

34 inches tall instead of the usual 41, in wood rather than tube steel — the daybed that reads as furniture rather than as a bed frame.

7.5 / 10

Best for Guest Rooms

Novogratz Bushwick Metal Daybed & Trundle (Twin)

The most honest listing in this category: 77 by 41 inch daybed, 71 by 40.5 inch trundle, and a stated 8-inch maximum mattress depth so you cannot get the mattress wrong.

8.3 / 10

Best Trundle

Novogratz Bushwick Metal Daybed & Trundle (Twin)

The most honest listing in this category: 77 by 41 inch daybed, 71 by 40.5 inch trundle, and a stated 8-inch maximum mattress depth so you cannot get the mattress wrong.

8.3 / 10

Best Under $500

Novogratz Bushwick Metal Daybed & Trundle (Twin)

The most honest listing in this category: 77 by 41 inch daybed, 71 by 40.5 inch trundle, and a stated 8-inch maximum mattress depth so you cannot get the mattress wrong.

8.3 / 10

Best Daybed Mattress

Zinus 8 Inch Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress

Two inches of memory foam, two of comfort foam, four of base — the standard answer for a daybed or trundle that needs a real mattress under 10 inches.

8.0 / 10

Best Gift Overall

Milliard 6-Inch Tri-Fold Memory Foam Mattress

The one that goes in a closet: 75 by 31 inches flat, 31 by 25 by 18 inches folded, with 1.5 inches of memory foam over a 4.5-inch base.

7.8 / 10

Best Under $100

Milliard 6-Inch Tri-Fold Memory Foam Mattress

The one that goes in a closet: 75 by 31 inches flat, 31 by 25 by 18 inches folded, with 1.5 inches of memory foam over a 4.5-inch base.

7.8 / 10