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theres currently no sofa (or sofa bed) in that room but we imagine it will be the our main 'living room' during the summer (as its also a lot cooler down there than our lounge), so we would be spending quite a bit of time in there.
The key is that we want it to feel more like a living room than a spare room, so having:
a) ugly / uncomfy sofa bed feels like a compromise
b) an always visible double bed in one corner ruins the 'living room' feeling
rogan-
There are plenty of sofa beds that aren't ugly / uncomfortable.
If you rarely have people sleeping there, prioritise sofa comfort over the bed and people will be fine sleeping on it occasionally.
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As others have said, unless you are expecting to use the bed a lot get a decent sofa and a big airbed. Gives you a far bigger (and cheaper) range of sofas and the big airbeds now are pretty bed-like when up.
Soul
aggi
How often do people sleep over? How often do you sit on the sofa in that room?
I'm sure a fold down bed will be better, and I'm not going to pretend a sofa bed is amazing, but those pull out ikea day bed sofa things made of mattresses are decent to sleep on (like the HEMNES) . I've spent a huge amount of time sleeping on the one in my kids room.