10 Best Bunk Beds of 2024 

If you are concerned about safety, bunk beds with a built-in stairway, rather than a ladder, are an excellent option.

Bedz King Stairway bunk beds have a three-step, 22.5-inch wide staircase with a barrier that completely encloses the steps. That’s not to say the stairway is walled. Instead, the barrier is comprised of a banister and railings, similar to a regular stairway.

The steps have drawers built into them, and there are also two under-bed drawers. The under-bed drawers are not on drawer sliders or attached to the bed in any other way. Instead, the drawers are on four wheels, making them easy to slide on either carpet or hardwood flooring.

The space between slats is approximately 2 ¾ inches, and there is no cross bracing. The manufacturer indicates that you should not use a memory foam mattress as, over time, it may settle between the slats.

The Dorel Living triple bunk bed consists of a set of traditional bunk beds with a loft bed attached in an “L-shaped” formation. The triple bunk bed fits into the corner of a room with the bunks on the left and the loft on the right.

The sturdy wooden construction provides plenty of support for three kids. There is enough space under the loft bed to place a toddler bed or small futon if you need a fourth sleeping space. If you don’t need a fourth bed space, there is sufficient room under the loft for a table and chair, chest of drawers, bookshelves, or other storage.

If you have three kids in one room, the Dorel Living triple bunk beds may be a great space-saving solution.

If you have kids at the younger end of the safe bunk bed age range, the Max & Lily low bunk bed may be what you are looking for.

The bottom bunk is at floor level so any little one rolling out of bed will only fall from the height of their mattress, plus the two inches of floor clearance that the slats provide. Meanwhile, the upper bunk has all the regular safety features you need, including guard rails on all four sides of the bunk.

Another huge plus is that the bunk has a 400-pound weight capacity per bunk. You can feel confident climbing up to tuck in your little one or sitting on the bottom bunk to read a bedtime story.

The Brady solid wood bunk beds provide room for two adults and a child, or three adults to sleep where space is at a premium. Great for small homes, holiday cottages, or guest rooms, the Brady can also be converted from the bunk configuration to free-standing twin and full-size beds.

There is an easy-to-climb, four-step ladder that can be placed at either end of the bunk beds with a simple adjustment of the upper guardrail. Both bunks have support slats so you only need a mattress and not a box spring.

However, the manufacturer recommends you only use a six-inch mattress on the beds. This may not be thick enough for everyone who wants to use the lower full-size bunk.

The unique design of the Meritline convertible loft bunk beds provides a bed, bench seats, a table, and the facility to convert the seating area into a second bunk. This makes this bunk bed great for dorm rooms, small apartments, studios, and children’s rooms where space is at a premium.

The bunk bed comes with the padded bench seat cushions which can also be used as a temporary mattress. If you plan for a child to sleep on the bottom bunk long-term, a regular twin size mattress would be more comfortable.

The bunk beds come with two storage drawers on wheels that fit under the bench seats. These drawers will still fit under the bottom bunk when the bed has been converted.

The majority of low-to-the-ground bunk beds are designed for younger children, so the bed space itself can be quite small. However, the DHP Miles bunk beds provide two twin sleeping spaces, which will accommodate two fully grown adults, while taking up as little space as possible.

Not only do these bunk beds use a minimum amount of floor and wall space, but the minimalist design also makes them appear less imposing than other bunk beds. This makes them a good choice for darker or more cramped rooms where bigger furniture would be oppressive.

The slats are 3.5 inches apart, so you don’t need a board or box spring for under the mattress, which is another space and money-saving bonus.

It is difficult to find a high-quality bunk bed with integrated storage, and to find one with as much storage as the Mission may be impossible.

The staircase to the upper bunk has a four-drawer dresser built into it. Rather than the “mini” drawers you find on some bunk beds, this dresser provides four decent-sized drawers with plenty of space for your kids’ clothes.

Then there are three drawers under the bottom bunk. These cover the entire width and depth of the under-bunk area, maximizing the storage space available to you.

There is even an additional space in the bottom bunk on the rear of the dresser that acts as a magazine or book rack, which is great for your little midnight reader.

Many of us look for bunk beds that can be separated when our kids are older. However, an option that is often overlooked is using your bunk beds as separate beds to begin with. That is what we did with these wooden twin bunk beds from Walker Edison Furniture.

Before our youngest two were old enough for bunk beds, we used this set as separate twins. Then, once they were both old enough and trustworthy enough, we put them together as bunk beds. When they went into their own rooms, we separated the beds again.

Not only do these bunk beds look good in either configuration, they lasted many years and survived being put together, separated, and taken apart completely for a home move.

It isn’t easy to find high quality at a low cost, but the DHP low bunk beds do just that.

Sitting low to the floor, but not at floor level, these bunk beds are unusual in that they have high quality, secured metal slats running the entire length of both bunks. You don’t need a box spring or bunk board to support the mattress of your choice, saving you another few bucks in the process.

This set of bunk beds is also available in black or white, although these two color options are, rather inexplicably, more expensive than the silver. The downside to the silver finish is that it gives a bit of an institutional feel to a room if you’re not careful.

If you’re after a basic bunk bed, but also want the safety of a staircase to the upper bunk, take a look at the Harper & Bright trundle bed.

There is a four-step staircase which can be placed at whichever end of the bunk bed you prefer. The staircase has a safety rail on both sides and has drawers for storage in the top three stairs. For safety reasons, the bottom stair does not have a drawer.

This bunk bed comes with a matching trundle bed for sleepovers and visitors. The castors can be removed to stop the trundle from moving back and forth when being used. Neither the two main bunks nor the trundle bed comes with a mattress.