Here’s my opinion on the the topic we had a innerspring pillow top mattress for 20 years we loved it and eventually it started to sag with age. so, 3 years ago we bought a l series pillow top beauty rest black it was just ok and we noticed after 6 months it was starting to sag all over we called the store we purchased it from and they sent a 3rd party out to take pics and he was shocked to see how bad it was some spots were up to 3” so the store called the next day and gave us a call the next day extending full credit for wait we paid to pick out whatever we wanted so we laid on everything and decided to go with the series 3 beauty rest pillow top since our salesman assured us that it was a good mattress here’s the thing I think everyone is missing mattresses are not made the same anymore it took us forever to get our old mattress up our stairs why? Because they did not bend now everything is bendable because of the fad of being adjustable so that the adjustable frames could be sold to accommodate them I read somewhere that no matter what you buy the first week you hate it and the weeks following it gets better we have had ours for going on 3 weeks and it is getting better I might add a topper to make it a little more soft but my hopes are that it will break in to our comfort.
No it was very hard I’m a stomach sleeper so I chose a firm mattress and it is getting a little better week by week I bought the adjustable base only because we had issues with the slats our bed was on and wanted to have an even base and remove the slats we will rotate at the 6 week mark and have a king so I try to sleep in the middle when my husband is not home so we don’t have a hump in the middle I’m still a firm believer that the old inner spring beds were the best. All I can say is if you are a side sleeper go with a medium and back or stomach opt for a firmer mattress.
I've had a Simmons Beauty Rest Black Ice memory foam for about 8 years now.... But it cost $7K and I wouldn't recommend that to anyone. Also... Air conditioning, man.
Our last mattress was an $1100 Simmons Beautyrest Plush cal king. We got a good 19 years out of it although realistically should have replaced it at least 5 years ago. We just replaced it with a $2k Novaform Platinum Luxury Hybrid king from Costco that we got on the Christmas day sale for $1500. This thing is built like a tank. I fully expect to get at least ten years out of it but that's yet to be seen.
I’ll try to keep this brief and not lay out a novel. Currently my partner and I have a king Simmons Beautyrest Hybrid Pillow Top Plush which is about 5 years old. I’m 175lbs and 90% stomach, 10% side sleeper. She is 135lbs and about 50/50 side/back sleeper. The Simmons has been a great bed and even though it’s a plush, it seems equally as firm as some mediums we have tried out recently. We are both pretty active, no predisposed aches/pains, but haven’t been diligent in rotating our mattress so there’s some impressions in the mattress that have developed. That’s on us. Current frame and box springs are solid, so we will be looking at just a mattress purchase.
So far we have made one trip to a furniture store and tried out:
\- Sealy Ellie Lane EPT Medium - front runner so far (worried about durability due to price point, TBH)
\- Sterns & Foster Estate Medium TT - runner up
\- Sterns & Foster Lux Estate Firm EPT - initial comfort isn’t much better/different than above two options, although I wonder if durability will be better due to price/debsity
\- Purple - not a huge fan
\- Termpur Pedic - not a huge fan
\- Dream Cloud - not a huge fan
Full memory foams aren’t our preference, and we plan to go check out some nicer Beautyrest options as well as other options today. Any suggestions on what to check out?
Update: post shopping today - we really liked the Beautyrest Black series one medium tight top.
Update 2: the Sealy Elite medium tight top was also a top contender. We also became adjustable base fans.
Update 3: [made a purchase](https://www.reddit.com/r/Mattress/s/U0PbNPDAD1)
I had a firm memory foam mattress for YEARS and I just recently upgraded to a plush pillow top beautyrest mattress and it has changed my life. For me personally, firm was not the answer. I do have a firm memory foam side sleeper pillow though! (Eli and Elm)
A "natural" mattress is going to have a bunch of connotations.
1st by Federal law, every mattress and foundation must have fire retardant layers. Most organic materia that would be suitable for beddingl is not fire retardant.
2nd, most natural materials that are comfortable tend to breakdown faster than man made materials.
Beautyrest tried putting a layer of silk, alpaca wool and cashmere into the last generation of Beautyrest Black in order to make their product more competitive with the trend. It failed so bad that people still think all beautyrest black mattresses are bad, even though the line got discontinued a year or so ago.
The unfortunate truth is that to get natural materials in a bed that are both durable and comfortable, you end up at high end mattresses like the higher end Kingsdown lines and even then they're not ALL natural
Just like latex that's actually natural and durable, it becomes cost prohibitive after a point.
Certipur certification is the Standard for ensuring there's no VOCs and that a mattress won't be hazardous to your health.
Im also personally skeptical of any warranty period longer than a manufacturer has existed. (Looking at practically all DTC beds)
Especially when the manufacturer has affiliate links on every click bait article about mattresses.
Note: these are my opinions as a long time employee of a very large mattress retailer.
This answer somewhat depends on price range due to the qualities of materials found in each technologies at different prices.
In the sub 600ish range, foam will likely be more comfortable, as there is more pressure relieving materials in them.
Typically, if looking at innerspring mattresses, you definitely want wrapped or pocketed coils. (The more of them, the merrier, if they're going to provide a minimal amount of them, at least make sure their zoned so it FEELS more substantial.(most of the time that companies use zoned coils its so they can use 25-40% less coils and still have the bed not feel like complete trash
On top of that, you probably want good pressure relieving materials on top of those coils, if you don't see the word "memory" it typically means they're using either a support foam ( very hard) or they use poly fill foam (soft but you sink down to the support layer faster)
The Gel foam is typically gel beads added to that foam to make it a bit more supportive and MAYBE a touch of temperature regulation
Then you get to the $2,000+ range and your comparing Tempurpedic vs entry Stearns or high end Posturepedic. I know Tempurpedic gets a lot of hate. My pick between them is the Tempur-Pedic simply due to low return rates
Up to the $3,000, I personally prefer the luxury innerspring mattresses from beautyrest black or the lux estate lines .. the proadapt and purple restore lines don't have quite enough support in their 12" profile
The LuxeAdapt Medium Hybrid is Personal favorite mattress on MF floors
The luxebreeze, summit and reserve are definitely nuanced. I personally find the breeze material to add an unwanted extra firmness layer and I don't sleep hot. The Reserve is pretty 🔥
Hope this helps.
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