9 items in this article 2 items on sale! There are technically six beds in this photo. Photo: Amelia Jerden Air mattresses don’t have a great reputation. They aren’t nearly as comfortable as a real mattress , even if you have a good air mattress . And if you don’t have a guest bedroom or sleeper sofa , an air mattress is usually the most obvious solution for hosting overnight guests . Still, since I test air mattresses regularly for work and use them for guests in my personal life, I began to