Murphy Beds in Maui?

[sdtugger]

My folks were just at the Maui Ocean Club. They said that they had a Murphy bed in the living room of their 1 bedroom. Is that correct? When did that happen? Are there Murphy beds in all of the units? I assume that they are much more comfortable than the hide a beds, but that isn't a high standard . . . .

If they are as great as they sound to me, I'm wondering about purchasing one for my home. Any insights into where to look?

Thanks!

 

[Lorane]

We are home owners at Maui Ocean Club. In the "living room", there is a sofa sleeper - not a Murphy. I have slept on a Murphy before and it was quite comfortable - and more comfortable than a sofabed.

HTH,

Lorane

 

[thinze3]

I know that Kauai Beach Club has installed Murphy beds. Never heard that about Maui.

 

[sdtugger]

I checked with the Maui property and I was told that the Maui property purchased a few (3 if I recall correctly) of the Kauai Murphy beds to "test" at the Maui location. My folks happened to be assigned to one of those units. I also heard from the HOA president who was very much in favor of the Murphy beds. The challenge is that the current sofa beds are 2 years into a 5 year useful life.

We had a sofa bed in both of our units last week. They were typical "uncomfortable" sofa beds. I hope we see Murphy beds in the future. They are probably significantly more expensive. But, in my opinion, they turn the sofa bed into a truly useable bed (including by adults).