Dartington

Vi spring Darlington divan set. Pricey but worth it

There is only one answer, Vispring. British made.

Not everyone likes pocket spring mattresses because they don't mold around you. Kudos for getting down to the shop though. Picadilly has the Vispring flagship store for next time. We have two in the house, a firm, and a medium. It's like sleeping in a cloud. I love them. Went for mid range super king and king with divans. Had one for 10 years and it's absolutely perfect. The other 3 years and so comfy. A topper really brings it all together. You don't need one, but it just makes it even better.

I went down this rabbit hole too many times… There is a lot of personal preference, but here’s mine— Never memory foam, make me handicapped, sink in, can’t move bullshit. Latex is a massive step up— sink onto, not into. Aerloom’s higher end beds have micro coils (lots of support) with latex on top. Step up from that— Kluft. Same company, supposedly better product. Aerloom made my back feel 90% better than the very pricey online bed in a box bullshit I had purchased a few years prior. Next step up Vispring. No foam. Springs, cotton, wool, horse hair (if you’re fancy). Feels like an 80s bed, but in a good way. Back pain gone. There is a NY company that makes handmade beds like Vispring, but way less expensive. Didn’t buy because I couldn’t try them out in California. Might be a great mid price option. Google will find them for you. Remember lots of margin in mattresses. Ignore their “xyz” sale and ask for no less than 33% off .

In my old house we had two emperor mattresses.. definitely go for the zip and link. On paper the mattresses were an easy fit but in practice it took a lot of effort to get them in. Unless you live in a very open plan high ceiling'd bungalow. Also we now have a sleepeezee superking with a pillow top. It's as good as the vispring and hypnos that I've previously had. The emperor beds were awful so I wouldn't recommend that supplier.

Tried it in JL Oxford Circus. Felt quite misformed, especially compared to the other ones.

I have a ViSpring. My husband and I invested 11 years ago and it’s still perfect. Insanely expensive, though. Worth it for us. Will last a really really really long time.

Helix is great for what it is, but totally different ballpark than ViSpring. That’s like comparing Kia and Lexus. Also Helix is literally 5”-6” of poly and memory foam.