Have done it lots of time. The sofa is just a matter of taking off cushions, pulling out a drawer (sort of) and replacing the cushions. Sometimes if the bed is not put away the steward will just make it up as a bed all day. We wanted to have room to move around, By the way I am a woman and 72 years old. I have slept on a couch, murphy bed and several times in the second bedroom with a couch. I have not however tried to pull down a pullman.