Opposing dinette and sofa or linear layout. Opinions?

To each their own I suppose. My family NEVER brings a TV on any trip, however, I know a lot of people do and enjoy it... But there are some of us who do not. For me it seems as though many coaches are "built" around the TV. It's not that we would not bring a TV, but a simple tablet can do all we need if wanted.

It won't be long I think before TV's are kind of obsolete in coaches, and people will just stream everything online.

In our last motorhome we had the "linear" layout and it worked very well for us. In our new motorhome we have the couch across from the dinette. Lunch and dinner are now a bit less relaxing with 2 dogs sitting on the sofa watching our every move. Quarters are even closer on travel days when we stop for lunch. It's not hard to figure out what the dogs had for breakfast when we're nose to nose.

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I think I prefer having the kitchen to be opposing the dining table but in such a small space it really isn't a very important preference. I can easily move the dining chairs any where I need them regardless of where the table is.

we prefer opposing dinette kitchen sink and small counter space then couch would like to have two opposing couches so both of us can stretch out and watch tv, its what we do in sticks/bricks.

I agree an opposing set up is best. I really don't like to carry a conversation when sitting in a barrel chair on the same side as the dinette. Maybe the reason for putting on same side is weight distribution.

We enjoy the layout we have with our Thor Challenger. Opposing sofas behind driver/passenger seats. The seats swivel around so that they become additional seating in the living room area. Kitchen is on drivers side with dining table and chairs opposite. A divider built between dining area and living area, totally separate the two "rooms". TV is at eye level built into th divider. One main aspect we enjoy is not having half the sofa facing a kitchen appliance or worse, a plastic "splatter" screen between sofa and cooktop to keep cooking residue from landing in your lap. We followed good advice and had the salesman close up the slides while we accessed the areas of the coach. Nice to find that you can use the kitchen, bath and bedroom fully, while closed. After 3 years in this coach it would be hard to find a layout we like better.

I realize we are talking a small space but I believe it just is more common to separate the kitchen from the living room areas. The "kitchen" incorporates the sink/stove/fridge with the dining table and the "living room" contains either two couches or a combination of couch and chairs/desk.

Since we travel alone 99% of the time (no kids/grandkids to accomodate) we specifically looked for a rig a single couch with a movable recliner and fixed desk. I think it's all personal preferrence.

Lou
05 Travel Supreme Envoy

To me, there is a lot of "wierdness" in many common RV floorplans, what with multiple TV's in the same space, TV's covered by slides when they are in, and seating areas scattered all over, and kitchens on the "wrong side"

To me (remember what they say about opinions)
A single space only requires a single television, and that television is never 7 feet in the air above the windshield.
Closing the slideouts should never make that TV unuseable. Pure bad design if it does.
The kitchen should be on the drivers side because kitchens don't have many windows.
"traffic pattern" in an RV kitchen is as important as it is in a house, refrigerators shouldn't be across and down the hall.

Our Monaco SKQ floorplan scores almost perfect, except the kitchen is on the wrong side. But yes, the eating area has the kitchen on one side, the dinette across from it, and the 2 opposing sofas behind, with the TV and fireplace on the rear wall of the salon.

Sportscoach and Tuscany both make (or made) very similar floorplans even today.
Monaco no longer makes the SKQ :(