<p>We are planning to make over a small bedroom, remove a queen size bed and put a sleep sofa in its place. Has anyone found a sleep sofa with a comfortable mattress, not one of those 2 inch thick foam things?</p>
<p>LLBean ultralightweight sofa is very comfortable to sit on and I am told by guests who have slept on it that it is also comfortable to sleep on when opened up (the sofa becomes a queen size bed–low to floor but much thicker foam than a standard sleep-sofa mattress).</p>
<p>I have heard that any sleeper sofa becomes comfortable if you put an air mattress camping mattress the size of the sofa mattress on it. That makes the feeling of the “cross bar” disappear. (I am not sure if you put the air mattress above or below the mattress that comes on the sleeper sofa but we were going to try this the next time someone had to sleep on the queen size sleeper sofa in our basement family room - we do have a queen size camping air mattress…)</p>
<p>I think a good quality futon is the best alternative. I found futons to be much more comfortable than any sleeper sofa. It may be the wrong look for your room, though.</p>
<p>No on the sleep sofa they are heavy, uncomfortable, ugly . Futon, maybe. air mattress fair. A good sofa yes. If the sofa is good enough for me to sleep on (frequently) then its good enough for wandering guests.</p>
<p>MidwestMom</p>
<p>I just added a dorm style eggcrate mattress pad to my rock hard sleeper. It cost $20 dollars for a queen size and made all the difference in the world. You don’t have to remove it either, just fold it up with the mattress.</p>
<p>I have both a sleeper sofa and a futon. My sister chooses the futon every time she comes to visit.</p>
<p>I don’t know what brand it is, but my sister has one that has a 4" inflatable mattress built in on top of the thin foam and springs mattress. It’s still not a wonderful bed but much improved.</p>
<p>I don’t know if it would work for you, but a Murphy bed can be a wonderful option. When closed it looks like a cabinet. And when open it’s just as good as any “real” bed out there.</p>
<p>If you want a traditional sofa bed, you can look at the American Leather Comfort Sleeper. (You can get it in fabric also, not just leather.) It has a different kind of mechanism and doesn’t have a bar that goes across. The mattress is in three parts. I have never slept on one, but I did try one out in the store, and it is much more comfortable than the standard sleeper.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen a comfortable sleeper sofa. I also remember lugging the heavy beasts around from my days working in a dept store warehouse in HS. I also find futons very uncomfortable since they seem hard and unyielding but maybe it’s just the ones I’ve tried.</p>
<p>What we have that I like and works well is a day bed. I bought a day bed sans the cheap mattresses they usually try to bundle and went to a different store (JC Penneys) and bought quality mattresses for it. It’s used like a sofa normally and is unobtrusive but when a guest comes over we pop out the one tucked under and they end up having a king size bed (two twins) with quality mattresses.</p>
<p>Of course, some people purposely make their guest bed uncomfortable so as not to encourage them to stay too long. :)</p>
<p>We had a Stearns and Foster sofa bed that was more comfortable than our bed.</p>
<p>I second the American Leather Sleep Sofa. Check it out: [American</a> Leather Furniture - Fashion. Performance. Innovation.](<a href=“http://www.americanleather.com/]American”>http://www.americanleather.com/)</p>
<p>We have one in our office and have used it many times. Everyone is amazed at how comfortable it is! And another amazing thing…when it is open it is the size of an actual queen bed (regular sheets fit) AND does not extend to far into the room! I swear, it is a great sleep sofa and easy to open and close. You will love it.</p>