Recommend me an air mattress (spare room, not camping)

I currently have an actual bed in my spare room, which is brilliant for the 10% of the time there are guests in it, but it would be nicer to have the space for other things (turbo trainer? Weights?) the rest of the time. Guests that stay in the spare room are often grandparents or a bit old, so it needs to be as close to a real bed to sleep in as possible. I used to have a sofa bed but it was really uncomfortable and still took up quite a lot of space.

I’ve slept on fancy airbeds with built in electric pumps in the the USA that have been very close to real bed comfort to sleep in, but they’ve never been a brand that’s available in the UK. Has anyone got anything in the UK that’s up to the job of granny staying, plus a few teenage sleepovers?

Or other space saving bed solutions for a spare room?

The mega thick mattresses by thermarest are fantastic and super comfy. Alpkit do one similar I think

The main problem is they are low to the ground, so less mobile folk might find it harder to get in and out

I also have a simple IKEA foam mattress for overnight stays, I chuck it in the loft or behind the wardrobe. I think it’s the mattress from one of their sofa beds, you can buy separately. It’s very comfy

The Intex inflatable beds are comfy, reliable & quick to inflate. Definitely worth a look.

We bought one to use while camping when my wife was pregnant and still use it 9 years later

Biggest thing is to get the mattress off the floor. We bought a folding camp bed from Decathlon, then a suitable mattress on top. It’s actually really comfy. I slept on it downstairs for a couple of months when I mashed my knee.

I second Intex. Had 2 of these for occasional use for about ten years now. No complaints from my mum, 79yrs young.

Hmm link didn’t work.
66706 Intex airbed with raised pillow and built in pump. £50.79

Murphy bed?

We use camp beds when camping with a self inflating mattress. Means you are off the ground and comfy enough for me with back issues.

Aero bed, pricey but have been very good for us, had very good service with a fault too (from John Lewis)

We have a decathlon ultim comfort self inflating one for camping, which is so good that I would never buy a normal air bed again. They do modular inflating camp beds that it can sit on top of too.