Best Murphy beds for guest rooms

Start with the Night & Day Murphy Cube. It's the one I'd put in a guest room: a proper wood-frame wall bed sold in twin and queen, from a maker that only does wall beds, and it's the pick with the widest spread of sellers behind it — so you're not stuck with one source if something goes wrong.

Who the others suit:

• Noble House Illis (queen, white, pine) — if you want a clean white built-in look with storage and a simpler install than a full cabinet system.
• ModernLuxe queen wall bed — a step up in finish and storage for a room that's also an office.
• AMERLIFE queen with storage and charging — for a multi-use room where guests want a plug and a shelf at the bedside.
• Inovabed wall beds — the custom route: any size from twin to Cal king, and the best-rated of the lot, but you're paying for made-to-order.
• Inovabed wall bed with table and cabinets — for a studio where the bed has to disappear into a desk wall.

Skip the very cheap LED-lit imports unless you're fitting out a rental: the ratings on those are poor and the shipping is steep.

Before you buy, check two things: the open bed's depth from the wall (queen systems run about 85–103 inches) and whether the mattress is included — most frames take a standard mattress up to about 10–12 inches thick, and a thin innerspring is what makes a Murphy bed comfortable for guests.