my mother is nearly 80 yrs old and needed to be on the same floor as a bathroom when she comes to visit after we have our 2nd baby this summer. my son's bed is a platform bed and there is no way she can go in/out of it. so, i finally convinced dh that we needed to get a sleeper sofa for the 2nd floor loft/family area.
anyway, we received a flier in the mail advertizing a 1-day sale for bloomingdales and they had this sleeper sofa that is originally $3360, we got it for $1799 . it is excellent quality. i even have dh talking about how he wants the entire loft/family room on our 2nd floor redone now. fun times ahead!