Luxury Sofa Beds

A luxury sofa bed earns its place in a second-bedroom, home office or smaller flat, working as a seating piece 95 per cent of the time and a proper guest bed on request. Our collection prioritises the mattress comfort that older fold-out models skimped on, using pocket-sprung and memory-foam inserts that sleep as well as a standalone bed.

Modern sofa beds with pocket-sprung or memory-foam mattresses sleep comparable to a mid-tier standalone bed, comfortable for overnight guests for up to a week at a time. Budget models with thin metal-frame pull-outs remain less comfortable, so mattress construction matters more than any other single feature when choosing.

Sofa beds come in single, double and king mattress formats. A two-seater often opens to a single mattress, a three-seater to a double, and a corner sofa bed can open to a king. Measure the floor space when fully opened, leaving at least 60cm of clearance at the foot for access and bedding changes.

A well-made sofa bed handles daily conversion without fatigue, using metal action mechanisms rated for thousands of cycles. For everyday sleeping, a click-clack or futon-style mechanism is the simpler long-term choice, while fold-out sofa beds suit occasional guest use where the main role is seating.

A 5 to 7cm memory foam or wool topper upgrades a sofa bed from serviceable to genuinely comfortable, especially for longer stays. Roll the topper and store it under the sofa or in a linen cupboard when the sofa is back in seating mode, so the topper stays fresh and the sofa's line stays clean.