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Rachel here with a great idea for keeping your guests comfortable even when you don’t have space for a guest bed.

UPDATE: We originally wrote this post about a brilliant product called OoRoo who sponsored this review. Unfortunately, they are no longer in business. We are on the lookout for a similar product and will continue to update this post with ideas and some of these suggestions are for affiliates. A few alternatives to the OoRoo are this folding mattress from IKEA, this memory foam folding mattress or this folding mattress that you could add a carrying case to use it as an Ottomon.

OoRoo Bed


 

I love having people come to visit and since I live in a vacation destination we often have house guests. In a perfect world, we’d have a nice guest room set up for them when they come to stay.

Unfortunately, the downside of living in a coastal area is houses are smaller so all our bedrooms are occupied by kids.

We don’t have room for an extra bed which is why I love the idea of the OoRoo bed so much.

OoRoo is a space-saving bed that transforms from a stylish ottoman to a luxurious guest bed in minutes. Without a guest room we often put guests on couches or air mattress to sleep, which isn’t ideal. I always feel a bit guilty making them camp out wherever we can find a spot.

With the OoRoo bed, you can just unfold it and have a super comfortable bed ready to go. The OoRoo bed is lightweight too so it can easily be moved from room to room when you need to set it up for guests.

OoRoo Bed

I really love the look of these as an ottoman too and they make ottoman covers in several colors so you can get one that matches your decor.

I was shocked to find out that the OoRoo bed doesn’t just come in twin size. They make every size, all the way up to California King, if you can believe it!

A larger bed would transform into an oversized ottoman that would be awesome for a game room or family room and no one would ever know you have a bed hidden in there.

OoRoo Bed

I can think of so many things the OoRoo bed would be perfect for. For us, being without a guest room, having something as versatile as the OoRoo bed is perfect.

What about in a college dorm room? When I was in college I was always crashing on other people’s couches. I’d definitely consider sending my kids off to college with one of these. As an ottoman it makes a really functional piece of furniture but I love the versatility of converting it into a bed.

OoRoo Bed

As a mom with young kids at home, I’m looking at the twin size of the OoRoo bed as a great option for a toddler bed. I never like using beds that are too high when I switch my kids out of the crib. The OoRoo bed is not only low to the ground but it can be folded up during the day so kids have more space to play in their room. When they are done with it convert it to an ottoman, set it at the end of their bed, and have a guest bed ready to go.

I love the idea behind the OoRoo. If I was a house guest, I know I’d prefer to sleep on a comfortable OoRoo bed rather than a couch or an air mattress so I love how easy it is to have a versatile, compact bedding option for my guests.

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No Guest Room - No Problem

 

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by OoRoo.
Written by Rachel Lister, blogger at Busy Mommy Media.

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  1. Thank you so much! This post came up on my Pinterest feed. Most of this pandemic, my 11 year old has been sleeping with us in our room on some worn-out tri-fold pads we got for free about 10 years ago. This will be a much appreciated upgrade. Found a great price for one of your alternate options. Thank you again!

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  3. We just (Nov 2016) purchased one of these ottomans and they are complete GARBAGE. The folded mattress is only about 9 inches high (not the 17 inches listed on the ooroo site) and the cover is way to large. We left the mattress out to expand for 2 days and nothing changed. We have tried to contact the company which is COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. There is no phone number on the site; the links lead you to a website under construction and they have not answered emails in the past week. Do NOT buy this product.

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  4. I would choose the chocolate brown or the black leather. The colors are a netural to use in the home.

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  17. This would be nice to have when my granddaughter stays overnight. I would like a black one. Thanks!

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  22. This is amazing…I want one! I would love one in the Saddle Brown Leatherette. Thanks so much for the chance, your awesome!

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  23. Oh wow, that is SO cool! I like the Royal Blue Canvas cover the best as it would go with our LR colors. Thanks and God bless!

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  26. This is one of the cleverest things I have ever seen I would choose the Chocolate Brown Leatherette

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  37. Such a great idea! We don’t have a lot of room so it is nice to have something functional that we can use but still have somewhere for a guest. All the colors are beautiful, I’d like to have a black one for the living room & a lime green one for my daughter’s room so she has somewhere for her friends to sleep or somewhere to lounge as she reads or listens to music.

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  53. I absolutely love the Saddle Brown Leatherette. Gorgeous! No one would ever know there was a bed in there. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!

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  57. This is the best invention since sliced bread! I love this idea for an instant bed when you need one. I would take this everywhere on vacation and when my grandsons want a sleep over in the living room. I would love the charcoal gray. Thanks for the opportunity to own one of these amazing inventions!

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  68. My favorite and the one perfect for a room in my house is the Royal Blue Canvas. I think this bed/ottoman is ingenious and simply perfect when you don’t want a spare room taken over by a bed for infrequent guests. It would be so useful in the spare room I use for sewing and crafting. I could rest my legs on it while I work but have it handy for overnight guests. I seriously want one!

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  86. As much as I love some of the other colors, the practical side of me would choose black leatherette.

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  97. This would be perfect for small farmhouse for guests. Would love the Chocolate Brown Leatherette one.

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  104. I like chocolate brown best…would match the rest of furniture. This is such an awesome giveaway!

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  107. I have such a small house and this would be so perfect for when I have company. I love the Chocolate Brown Leatherette color.

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  111. Oh WOW, these look amazing! It’s kind of a tough choice, but I think that I prefer the Charcoal Grey Microsuede.

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  123. These are great!!!! While I like the saddle brown, I have a 10 year old sitting next to me saying I have to say Pink Canvas..I think I will stick with saddle brown lol.

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  128. OH MAN! These are awesome!!! I LOVE the lime green canvas! A perfect pop of color in any room of my house!

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  130. My favorite is the royal blue canvas but I also like the saddle brown leatherette. I would love to have this for our family room!

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  133. How handy. We are always under with extra beds when guests stay over so someone has to take the lounge….this is perfect. I love the Charcoal Grey Microsuede.

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  137. My favorite color is the Royal Blue. This is such a great idea for guests. I am amazed on how flexible it is!

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  145. I like the charcoal grey suede, but the black leatherette matches my existing furniture best. Great product!

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  154. Hi, I posted a tweet but it doesn’t show my 10 entries. I checked and it is on my twitter account (Pat Schwab). I don’t know what I did wrong on the entry form but I hope I can get these entries. Thanks

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  189. The Chocolate Brown Leatherette is nice. It would be great for my camper to have as an extra bed. I really like that.

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  191. I love the saddle brown. It would go with my furniture and I really could use this when I have overnight company

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  196. I love the brown color, if it’s what your talking about. I could sure use one of these, it is no neat!

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  198. This OoRoo Bed with Free Ottoman Cover is so Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really like the Saddle Brown Leatherette! Thanks for this chance…I’d love one 🙂

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  225. I like the Chocolate Brown Leatherette color. These are pretty awesome and would work great when I have a lot of company but not enough beds to sleep everyone.

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  229. Black Leatherette and this ottoman bed is perfect for our small space!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

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  230. This is pretty cool and convenient. I’d keep is simple with the black leatherette.

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  235. These look so handy!! Would definitely be great for when friends visit my small apartment. I love the Saddle Brown Leatherette color 🙂

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  241. My furniture is beige and white so I like the saddle brown leatherette color. This would be so great, I have a very small place and this would provide extra sleeping space when my grandchildren visit.

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  242. WOW, what a fabulous invention…I’ve never heard of the OoRoo ottoman/bed, but I sure do love it!!
    While my favorite color is pink, I think this time I would choose the chocolate or saddle brown, I’m having a hard time choosing between the two.
    Thank you so much for such a fun, fabulous, and functional contest!!

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  250. what a terrific idea this is….the ‘Charcoal Grey Microsuede’ would be my choice for the ottoman cover.

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  254. I didn’t even know I needed one of these until now!!! Thank you for enlightening me 🙂 I think the Royal Blue Canvas would add some much needed color to my dull rooms.

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  263. I like the pink canvas cover from OoRoo. This would be perfect for my daughter’s bedroom for her sleepover guests.

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  271. Chocolate brown would be my choice. Dark colors are very forgiving when you’ve got toddlers and dogs! What a brilliant idea this is! Looks so much more sleepable than an air mattress, but you don’t have to have a giant bed around when you aren’t using it. Living in a small house, I really love designs like this,

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  289. Great idea! Love the concept and I like the chocolate leatherette. Thanks so much for the chance to win one!

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  292. The lime canvas is definitely my favorite but the Charcoal Grey Microsuede would match my couch perfectly! I love the dual use of this space saving bed, never heard of something like that.

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  303. Great idea for our cabin that we also use as a rental property. Charcoal Grey Microsuede is a good neutral tone.

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  308. This is so cool we always have our children visiting this would be perfect for our 2yr old grand daughter to sleep on wow! I love it and would like the light brown leather look . Thanks for the chance in this awesome giveaway

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  310. I think I would choose the brown for a neutral color. I need this so the next time my son comes home to visit he doesn’t have to sleep on the floor. Fingers crossed. Thank you, Pat Schwab

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  313. I am torn between the Saddle Brown and the Chocolate Brown. I would be happy with either but if I had to choose one, I guess it would be the Saddle Brown.

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  315. I like the Charcoal Grey Microsuede the best. These are such a great idea! They’d be so much more comfy than a cot, but easier to stow than a roll-away.

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  330. The blue canvas would coordinate with our sons room perfectly…and having an extra bed for sleep overs would be awesome.

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  332. What a great idea! I could use my OoRoo Bed when family comes to visit and there is not enough beds. I love that you have an ottoman when not in use. I like the black leatherette color.

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  339. My favorite color would be the Black Leatherette. It would go best with my other pieces 🙂

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  340. I like the charcoal grey micro suede, it’s neutral and will go with the the rest of the furniture! What a great product! 🙂

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