Best mattress choices

[Freebirdy]

Hello!

Following on from the duvet thread... I'm wondering about a new mattress. Mine is about 10 years old, lumpy, and so uncomfortable. I'm not a fan of the memory foam ones. And I'm not a billionaire. What do people like? Which is comfy but not bank breaking!?

[mummaduke]

Warren Evans, pocket sprung. Three levels of firmness, v simple. They always have sales/promotions on.

We have a 'Harmony', it's the firmest. It's like a hotel bed. Three years old now and like new.

[geekaMaxima]

An organic natural fibre mattress of coir, plant latex, wool, and cotton, handmade in the UK by these lovely people. About the same price as a mid-range Warren Evans mattress.

They do varying levels of firmness. Ours is quite firm and it's bloody brilliant - very comfortable and it lasts years. It's breathable, so no sweatiness even in a heatwave (unlike synthetic mattresses, esp memory foam). And its structure means it'll never go lumpy.

[Freebirdy]

Oh, geeka, I like the look of them. This sounds weird but I have a mild latex allergy. Do they smell like condoms?

[geekaMaxima]

Not at all, no condom smell!

If anything, it had a sort of cottony smell for the first few days, then nothing.

[peggylou1]

I wouldn't buy a mattress online again after disappointing last purchase. I love memory foam mattress topper.