If you’re shopping for a 6 berth motorhome, the chances are you’ll be looking for a great layout, a spacious interior and a lot of options. You may be a motorhomer who wants a ‘van that the whole family will be able to enjoy, thanks to the extra space. Or perhaps you’re planning to buy your first motorhome and simply want to start with something that offers enough room for everyone from the get-go. Whichever is the case, you’re going to want the best 6 berth motorhome for the job.
To help you find the right one for you, we’ve used our industry expertise to pick out the six berth motorhomes that we consider to be the best, including a model from the 2024 season. We’ve also featured ‘vans from previous years, so there are options for you if you’re thinking of buying a used motorhome. You’ll find ‘vans from names that appear in our best motorhome manufacturer guide, including Bailey, Swift, Auto-Trail and more.
Six berth motorhomes are not seen that commonly nowadays, something which led to Peter Baber commenting that the Itineo Cozi PS700 would be ‘bound to attract interest’. However, they can provide a great base for families who want to make memories when pitched up at the best motorhome sites.
Whatever your priorities when shopping for your ideal motorhome, whether you want something luxurious for the two of you or lots of options for all the family, there’s a ‘van on this list that could be ideal for you.
What is the best 6 berth motorhome to buy?
Itineo Cozi PS700
Bailey Autograph 81-6
Swift Edge 486
Bailey Advance 70-6
Swift Edge 476
Sun Living S70 SP
Swift Kon-tiki Dynamic 675
Marquis Majestic 196
Auto-Trail Imala 732
The best 6 berth motorhomes:
Itineo Cozi PS700
- Price: £61,800
- Sleeps: 6
- Length: 6.99m
- Width: 2.32m
- MTPLM: 3500kg
- MiRO: 2935kg
Reason to buy:
- A spacious interior that gives everyone room to relax in
Reason to avoid:
- Only five travel seats as standard – sixth is an optional extra
The ‘van that was our pick for the best budget motorhome at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2024 is an impressive offering from Itineo, providing families with a comfortable and reasonably priced six-berth motorhome.
It may not have the most exciting of interior colour schemes – think grey, black and white – but eight could easily sit in the well-lit lounge. There’s also a pedestal table where the six of you can sit.
We thought the kitchen would be perfectly adequate for meeting the requirements of meal prep for everyone too – the lack of an extension isn’t felt, for instance. Again, it’s nicely lit, and the 136-litre fridge with freezer should be more than capable of providing for everyone’s needs.
We also liked that it comes with a large side washroom – okay, so the handbasin may only be accessible when the shower isn’t in use, but the latter includes two drainage holes and, usefully, a shelf.
Of course, the sleeping arrangements will be a crucial factor when choosing the best 6 berth motorhomes. In the case of the PS700, there is a comfortable dropdown bed, although you’ll be reliant on the cab’s lights when the bed is in position.
Fixed bunks at the rear provide two further options, coming with cubbyholes and lighting, while the final two berths are made up in the lounge, something which was not the conundrum to put together that you may expect and gave what our reviewer called “one of the largest doubles I’ve seen in a motorhome”.
Perhaps our only gripe is the fact you get five travel seats as standard, with the sixth an optional extra.
Full review: Itineo Cozi PS700
- Year: 2022
- MTPLM: 4250kg
- MIRO: 3400kg
Bailey Autograph 81-6
Reason to buy:
- Uses its space well
Reason to avoid:
- MTPLM of 4250kg means you’ll need the right licence
The Autograph 81-6 was our pick for the best 6 berth motorhome at the Practical Motorhome Awards 2022, with its style and spec impressing our judging panel.
With its smart good looks, powerful engine and large interior, the 81-6 makes a great choice for those looking for a 6-berth model that provides excellent accommodation with plenty of great fixtures and fittings.
The fully specified cab features cruise control, driver and front passenger airbags, air conditioning and Peugeot Satellite Navigation system and there’s a Truma 100 watt solar panel for off-grid motorhome adventures.
The kitchen is fully kitted out with Thetford ‘K-Series’ combined oven, grill and hob, and Dometic 10 series 153 litre electronic fridge freezer, and we liked the look and comfort of the ceiling mounted mechanically operated Alu-Line transverse drop down double bed.
Measuring over 8 metres this van maximises space and features – a great option.
Swift Edge 486
- Year: 2020
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 6
- MTLPM: 3500kg
- Payload: 509kg
- Length: 7.32m
- Width: 2.39m
Reason to buy:
- Plenty of workspace in kitchen
- Layout offers zones for adults and children
Reason to avoid:
- Not the cheapest of 6-berth motorhomes
Swift has a strong reputation for value-for-money, family-friendly coachbuilts and the 486 is another winner, a model that was our pick of the family motorhomes at our 2020 Awards.
Adults are sure to love the rear lounge: it’s a good size, and is surrounded by windows to allow in masses of natural light.
Sizeable kitchens are vital in family-friendly ‘vans. This model scores well here: there’s plenty of work surface to make use of – and a foldaway flap offers even more. The kit list has a Dometic 8 series manual energy selection fridge, combination thermostatic oven, three-burner gas hob and a grill.
The washroom should prove large enough for most families. There’s no separate shower cubicle but there is a handy towel shelf up top, and a small amount of storage in the unit beneath the handbasin.
The rear lounge can be made up into one of the three double beds: it’s the smallest, but they’re all a good size (ranging from 2.14 x 1.31m upwards). One other is made up from the double dinette, with the final bed living in the overcab area.
Full review: Swift Edge 486
Bailey Advance 70-6
- Year: 2018
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 6
- MTLPM: 3500kg
- Payload: 610kg
- Length: 6.96m
- Width: 2.49m
Reason to buy:
- The nearside kitchen is well proportioned
- This ’van has a very inviting end lounge
Reason to avoid:
- The payload might be a bit tight for six
British buyers tend to favour end lounges, and the one in the Bailey Advance 70-6 is a good-sized and comfortable example.
It’s a bright, airy place to spend time, and the trio of windows means you’ll get a good view outside no matter where you sit. Opposite the kitchen is a double dinette, which can seat four; if you’re touring six-up, another table can be set up in the rear lounge to allow you all to eat at once. The dinette is also home to four belted seats – along with the pair in the cab, this means that there’s a belt for every berth.
The kitchen is a great size and has a Thetford Triplex combination oven and grill, with a three-burner hob above. Additional cooking duties are taken care of by the stainless-steel, 800W microwave. There’s also a Dometic 95-litre fridge with detachable freezer section, and a square sink with a drainer and chopping board.
The washroom sits in the centre of this motorhome. There’s no separate shower cubicle, so you’ll need to be happy to make use of a shower curtain to protect the rest of the surfaces from getting wet.
Four of the sleeping berths are in the dinette area – the seats can be made up into a double bed, while another double drops down from above. Both of the beds are comfortable, but the fixed bed is particularly so: it’s made of foam and rests on a sprung base. The final two berths make up from the cushions in that rear lounge
Full review: Bailey Advance 70-6
Swift Edge 476
- Year: 2020
- Layout: coachbuilt overcab
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 6
- MTLPM: 3500kg
- Payload: 509kg
- Length: 7.32m
- Width: 2.39m
Reason to buy:
- Feeling of space in rear bed area
- Low purchase cost
Reason to avoid:
- Limited kitchen facilities and windows
We were impressed when we got to see the Edge 476 in 2019.
The double dinette offers belted seating for four, with a short settee nearside. There’s a rather narrow side-fixing table, but there is an extension to slot in and clip on. There’s one small window in the lounge.
In the kitchen, the Edge makes do with a Thetford Triplex cooker (three gas rings, combined oven/grill) and a small Dometic fridge (albeit with removable freezer section). But I appreciate that a lot of cost has been saved here.
The washroom facilities include a tap that extends for showering in an area that’s part-lined. There’s also a swivel-bowl toilet, a high-level shelf and a locker under the basin. The overcab bed is an impressive size, with plenty of headroom. The main sleeping area is at the back, on high-level fixed single beds.
Full review: Swift Edge 476
Sun Living S70 SP
- Year: 2018
- Layout: coachbuilt with rear transverse bed
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 6
- MTLPM: 3500kg
- Payload: 573kg
- Length: 2.32m
- Width: 2.32m
Reason to buy:
- The washroom’s slide-away tambour door makes a huge difference to the interior space
- We love the internal garage access – and the storage provision
Reason to avoid:
- No dedicated TV point
The Sun Living S70 SP was the winner of the best motorhome for innovation category at our 2018 Motorhome of the Year awards.
The internal headroom in the Sun Living S70 SP is an impressive 2.10m, but in the lounge itself, because of the drop-down bed, this reduces to 1.80m – tall people will need to stoop here. There’s a daring colour combination of green, blue and grey, and in terms of materials, a very welcome return to corduroy fabrics.
The designers have made the most of limited space in the L-shaped kitchen by positioning the in-line three-burner hob slightly behind the square sink. Underneath the worktop there are two drawers (one large, one small) next to a Thetford Duplex oven.
The Sun Living S70 SP’s washroom – which also features on other Sun Living coachbuilts – is where the brand’s innovation really shines. And all through the simple inclusion of a tambour door that you can slide away to create space when the washroom isn’t in use. Within the extra space of a coachbuilt, rolling the door away really pays dividends.
At 1.35m wide, the ’van’s transverse rear bed is a little on the narrow side to be the main bed but it is comfy. The drop-down bed is a better size (for a drop-down bed) and is also comfortable.
Full review: Sun Living S70 SP
Swift Kon-tiki Dynamic 675
- Year: 2019
- Layout: rear fixed beds
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 6
- MTLPM: 7200kg
- Payload: 2105kg
- Length: 9.04m
Reason to buy:
- Capacious rear garage
- Underfloor LPG tank
Reason to avoid:
- No cab blinds
Swift’s latest offering in this luxury range is designed for fans of motorsports and outdoor events, who need to stay connected off-grid. The interior is much more like the standard Kon-tiki. But, as you might expect in a ‘van designed for sporting events, the 675 is heavy on electrical connections, with nine mains sockets in here. Our test model featured a full Pullman-style front dinette, with six travel seats, and a sofa on the nearside.
The kitchen benefits from a well-lit workspace. Underneath is a peninsula cupboard. The four-burner dual-fuel hob sits on top of a Dometic oven with a separate grill. Across the aisle, you get a Dometic fridge that opens both ways, and a microwave on top. The cupboard here is a useful location for any motorhome TV, too.
There is a step up (with two LED floodlights) to the central washroom, which can be partitioned on both sides. There are no windows, just a roof light. The shower is medium-sized, with one drain hole and a plastic swivel door. But the wardrobe here is large, and opposite are two cupboards and a mirror.
The rear fixed beds can make a double, with four spotlights and a second TV station here. At the very back are two more USB sockets and another mains socket. The overcab bed impressed us. A heavy-duty zippable cloth partition should keep out the light, and you get a choice of lighting colour, two USBs and a roof light. The third double, made from the dinette, requires three infill cushions.
Full review: Swift Kon-tiki Dynamic 675
Marquis Majestic 196
- Year: 2018
- Layout: rear lounge
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 6
- MTLPM: 3500kg
- Payload: 508kg
- Length: 7.34m
- Width: 2.69m
Reason to buy:
- The rear lounge is excellent
Reason to avoid:
- There’s no separate shower cubicle
If you want a British-made ’van for a large family, with a great spec and plenty of style, the Marquis Majestic 196 is one to consider. The large windows on all three sides and the rooflight make the lounge feel bright, and there is a well-placed heating vent to keep you cosy.
The kitchen is often where the extras you get in a dealer special come into play, and this Majestic is no exception. A standard Autoquest only has a three-burner gas hob for chefs to make use of, but here you’ll find a dual-fuel four-burner hob and, up above, a microwave, which with Elddis is a £190 option. You have plenty of work space to show off your culinary expertise, especially because you also get an extension flap that opens out by the door. Two sockets nearby should be more than adequate for a kettle and any other gadget you might bring.
You don’t get a separate shower cubicle, either – just a curtain to contain the water from the showerhead located to the left of the basin. However, the designers have been rather clever in positioning the basin over the wheel arch, so the latter doesn’t get in the way – in fact, it could serve as a useful footrest.
The two sofas in the rear lounge pull together, and you then only need one thin infill cushion (which is easily stored in the wardrobe) to make a flat, comfortable bed. You don’t need to remove any cushions from the lounge below before lowering the electrically operated drop-down bed. The third double bed, in the front-lounge area, is a solid affair. You need to lower the dining table to make it, and you also require one large and one thin infill cushion.
Full review: Marquis Majestic 196
Auto-Trail Imala 732
- Year: 2018
- Layout: rear transverse bed
- Sleeps: 6
- Travel seats: 4
- MTLPM: 3500kg
- Payload: 350kg
- Length: 7.26m
Reason to buy:
- It’s a luxury layout in a more affordable range
- The rear bedroom is a winner
- There’s a separate shower cubicle
Reason to avoid:
- The front make-up bed is a peculiar shape
- There are no sockets in the lounge
This family ’van has a rear transverse bed and wowed our judges in our Motorhome of the Year 2018 awards, taking the best family ’van category win.
The huge front lounge has two facing settees, and the only two travel seats on the standard model are in the cab. Cost options, including a dinette with at least two forward-facing travel seats, started at £825 – well worth it to let you take children or grandchildren on holiday with you.
The quasi-overcab profile gives you lots of headroom, but it’s not the brightest area because there’s only a medium rooflight, and the lockers over the cab limit the size of the sunroof.
In the kitchen, the sink is of such generous dimensions that there’s only an average-sized amount of workspace between it and the four-burner dual-fuel hob. Food storage space in the 732 consists of one tall cupboard between the oven and grill and the 90-litre fridge, a cutlery drawer and one overhead locker – it should prove sufficient for the food of a family of four, though. A microwave is also fitted.
The central washroom isn’t huge, but there’s everything that you could need in here – and it’s good to see a separate shower cubicle.
In the rear bedroom there’s plenty of room to move around the bed, and lots of light comes through two windows and the single rooflight. The front bed makes up easily via slatted platforms. The offside settee is longer than the nearside, so you get a useful perching area if you wake early and want to sit down with a cuppa.
Full review; Auto-Trail Imala 732
How many people can sleep in a 6 berth motorhome?
A 6 berth motorhome should provide sleeping space for six people, with the best options ensuring everyone has enough room to comfortably relax in. However, it’s worth checking the number of travel seats your ‘van comes with before you decide to buy it.
How we choose the best 6 berth motorhomes
The best six berth motorhome will ensure you all have enough space for relaxing in when you’re pitched up. As well as this, it will offer a kitchen where the chef will be able to cook for six, provide comfortable sleeping arrangements and also give you a washroom that is well suited to larger groups, among other key factors.
Since Practical Motorhome launched in 2001, we’ve been testing the latest motorhomes and putting them under the microscope in real-world circumstances. This allows us to impartially identify their pros and cons. We experience these models, testing everything from the ease of putting the beds together to the practicalities of the layout.
As well as this, we hold the Practical Motorhome Awards – here, our expert panel use our decades of combined experience to pick out the standout new or updated models on the market across a range of categories.
Then, in conjunction with the Camping and Caravanning Club, we run the Owner Satisfaction Awards. Here, our readers vote to let us know how they got on when buying a ‘van, providing us with an in-depth insight into the state of the industry and the experience the numerous manufacturers are providing.
Putting all of this together puts us in an authoritative position to pick out the best options on the market. Head to our About Us page to find out more about our testing process.
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