So, today we are going to look at mattresses ?

Bought a new mattress from JL a couple of years ago. It’s very comfy but incredibly heavy. This is not something we have ever thought about checking when buying mattresses previously.

We have to wait until one of the sons is around to help turn it as it’s a three person job.

Grandmafrench yes I did thank you. Very good nights sleep. Bought in the sale but still an outlay!
Guaranteed for 10 years though. Very comfy, have been reading in bed for over two hours and I am very pleased with it.

Well, pamelaJ they have rather hidden that it's different - so it's hardly surprising!

YorkLady

How on earth have I missed this thread. Spent all day yesterday looking at mattresses.. nearly bought a Relyon.
Ended up buying a wool and pocket sprung mattress, made by a British company called Millbrook.
It’s being delivered today ( I know, fantastic service) from a local company.
Hope I sleep well tonight.

Hope you slept well, YorkLady. Best mattress we've ever owned and it broke my heart when we couldn't just go out and replace it here.

Not Spaghetti ahh, didn’t read it properly.

Pamelaj they don't actually sell it as the "same" bed. They say you are buying:
a domestic equivalent bed for a private residential property, supplied exclusively by Hypnos Contract Beds Limited, Hypnos’ separate hotel division, which is a Keen & Toms company.
But it only has a 5 year guarantee and other Hypnos beds have 10.

Pleased with our new Emma.

We have a bed frame with slats and were advised by John ‘the bed man’ to put pegboard or strong fabric over the slats to elongate the life of the mattress.
He also said the contract Hypnos bed is different than the one available to us. I’m not sure about that though, they actually sell one that is advertised as the Premier Inn bed.
Can they do that if it isn’t?

Bought fairly recently, it took ages to come after being ordered. It was approximately £1,000. For a king sized one and worth every penny.

Correction - *price point.

geekesse

I can’t recommend one, but I can warn you off. The Premier Inn one is fabulous to begin with. But after a couple of years, the topper breaks up and goes into ridges, especially a ridge down the middle of a shared double bed, and as it’s stitched in, you can’t remove or replace it. Remember that hotels change mattresses every year, so longevity isn’t important for them.

The "premier inn" mattress is NOT the same as the ones on the hotel beds.
The hotel one has different specifications. I know this as I had (eventually) had the info from someone at the showroom in Castle Donington. They have a bed that is "made to a price pount" that "feels" like the Premier Inn bed.

We have Hypnos as recommended above . My husbands physio recommended them and as firm as you can stand for his bad back.Touch Wood he hasn't been troubled with it since. We have had relyon in the past which was also very good. We got free delivery from mynextmattress and a reasonable price- around £500

I bought an emma mattress a couple of years ago. It is the best mattress I've ever slept on. I don't find it hot, even though I still suffer from hot flushes at night.

We bought a new mattress last year it’s a pocket spring with an extra topper and firm springing, for us it’s the best mattress I’ve ever slept on, neither of us are lightweights so “firm” was right for us. It cost £1200 with all natural fillings, the equivalent with man made fillings was around half that.

Mention is made of Octaspring, it is very heavily advertised, obviously all plastic foam, what are they like after a few years use?.

I do wonder about Tempur. Dd and SiL once found a king size one 2nd hand and relatively very cheap, from someone who’d had it only a short time.

Which should probably have been a warning. It was only a few months before dd and Sil sold it on - they found it far too hot. Mind you I think they’ve both got personal central heating - they hardly seem to feel the cold at all.

We have a Sealy one which is lovely, it is the most expensive one they do I think. I long for a Harrison Spinks mattress though!

The very good thing about mattresses was that all the ones we looked at were British made.

The last three mattresses we have had were made by Harrison, a British firm., but from John Lewis. They use all natural ingredients. The only drawback now is that we no longer have the strength to turn it. Being a king size it is very heavy. It has been really comfortable, yet supportive and with natural products does not feel hot. We have added a mattress topper for extra softness.

How on earth have I missed this thread. Spent all day yesterday looking at mattresses.. nearly bought a Relyon.
Ended up buying a wool and pocket sprung mattress, made by a British company called Millbrook.
It’s being delivered today ( I know, fantastic service) from a local company.
Hope I sleep well tonight.

geekesse

I can’t recommend one, but I can warn you off. The Premier Inn one is fabulous to begin with. But after a couple of years, the topper breaks up and goes into ridges, especially a ridge down the middle of a shared double bed, and as it’s stitched in, you can’t remove or replace it. Remember that hotels change mattresses every year, so longevity isn’t important for them.

Not my experience with my Hypnos as recommended by Premier Inn. I still love it and it must be at least 5 or 6 years old. Have to remember to twizzle it round every so often though.

My only advice would be don't get a mattress that's too firm. Its almost as bad as having a mattress that's too soft.
A too soft mattress can give you a bad back but too firm can put pressure on shoulder joints.
Even some of the medium firm mattresses can be too hard.

We went looking for a new mattress for our existing double bed. We ended up buying a kings size bed frame and two separate iGel mattresses. Absolute heaven! The mattresses cannot be turned over but we can top to tail them and we frequently swap OH mattress for mine to even out the wear - he's taller and heavier.
These smaller mattresses are so much easier to handle than a full size one, best purchase we've made in years.
We also change to single duvets, no tug of war on a cold night!

Next time I change my mattress I shall buy a Dormeo Octaspring. I have the topper and pillow at the moment which do a good job.

No rolling together!

Our Silent night Backcare is as good as they day we bought it four years ago. No till my together, can't feel it when other person gets up and down. £700.