I've never had a guest room before. Since I moved in it's been used as a storage space, an office, and a place to iron. In the back of my mind I wanted to get a bed so I could actually have overnight guests but that meant getting rid of the boxes. My original good intention of emptying one box per day lasted about a week. Thankfully the February mattress sales coincided having my first overnight guests on the calendar. Deadlines help since I've always worked better under pressure. I bought a bed and my parents come over to let the delivery men in while I was at work. They even made the bed, hung a couple of pictures, and put the lamp together. I was in business.
Last weekend four friends from Minneapolis (one now living in South Dakota) gathered at my place to celebrate a birthday. I scrambled a bit on Friday evening doing the cooking prep and Saturday I finished up the last minute cleaning. Thanks to their being a bit later than expected I was actually sitting down to read a book when they arrived. We had a wonderful time together with much laughter and good food. The apartment seemed quiet when they left.
A salesman joked that I probably didn't want a real comfortable mattress so guests didn't overstay their welcome. Two people have declared it as very comfortable (at least for one night). So come visit and see if it passes the test for several nights in a row.
