Time for a new king size mattress, ours being rather soft and many, many years old.
Firm support is the way to go, but any recommendations, or types to avoid? Looking at John Lewis, where they start around ?250 and go up to silly money. Are those in the ?300 range acceptable?
Only you can decide. Try them.
I hear what you say, and have done so in earlier years, but I'm not convinced that lying on a bed in a shop, for a few minutes, is really helpful. Most people will find almost any bed comfortable for a few minutes, particularly on a shopping trip. I have found the same on holiday - what initially seems fine can be less so, after a few nights.
There seem to be a few new manufacturers doing internet orders and 100 day no-hassle returns (Eve/Casper/Simba). They seem to arrive rolled up so I guess are probably memory foam, if you're looking for firm, perhaps not the right style.
I have a JL pocket sprung one that's past its best, but I'll look at them again when I get round to replacing, probably going for higher spring count but trying to avoid 4 figure prices.
So spend an hour or two. S'what we did.
We changed ours last year for a Sealy Posturepedic. Bensons for Beds had an offer on them. They are firm and I find them comfortable.
One type I would avoid are the ones with a pillow top (or whatever the fancy name is) - if you want a bit of softness twixt mattress and you then try a cheap duvet on top of the mattress, that's what we have on my wife's side.
why don't they remember that they were rolled up?
tim
My wife is very happy with one of these (Which? best buy).
I find memory foam a bit warm. I've always been impressed by the mattresses in Premier Inns, and they used to advertise the brand.
About a year ago I bought a couple of single size (to go on a king size double bed - we prefer separate mattresses) Silentnight Miracoil mattresses. Very pleased with them, would buy again.
Bought from John Lewis, slightly more money than other places but they carried the new ones upstairs, removed all the packing and took the old ones away, when the other places didn't do this..
Me too, there are ones which claim to be a bit cooler nowadays.
Hypnos I think, but they have a wide range of prices to suit all wallets like everyone else and their website says the ones in hotels are different from the ones in the shops.
for £30 or so ...
I have been happy with then Reylon pocket spring mattresses I have bought from web sites. The mattresses are typically available in different stiffness. Delivery typically 6 weeks or so.
John Lewis in the middle of London will let you stay a night to test them apparently. Brian
The missus bought a Dreams Sleepeezee Kennedy a few years ago. It is silly money, and I sulked a bit at the time :-) But I have to admit that it is one of the best things we've ever bought.
Which? Magazine Sept 2017 (p. 54+) had a Test Lab on Mattresses. Can't find it online (yet?) on which.co.uk, but I'm sure it (or someone else) will be along with it shortly.
Oh, right. At one time Premier were posting "ads" that said you could buy the same ones.
It seems you can buy the same spec that Premier Inns use, just not in shops, and it comes with half the length of warranty c.f. buying a branded Hypnos one ...
I got a dreams mattress in the summer. It cost around £300 ( just over I think). It was in one of their sales. Its a 1500 pocket sprung. Firm. I ts a very nice mattress. It was free delivery and the men brought it stra ight into the bedroom and onto the bed for me. They were very good ( even t ook their shoes off - I didnt ask or need them to do that. It was a dreams policy).
I'm a very poor sleeper - I wake up at the slightest disturbance or discomfort. Our mattress helps a lot, which I why I am rather enthusiastic about it.
I was in a Premier Inn last weekend. Dunno whether it was the mattress or something I ate but I utterly drenched the bed in my sweat. Can't remember our room number so I'd just say avoid Pontefract for a bit. ;-)
Tim
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