Which? best buy mattress

Hi Lynne,

Thanks for your question.

Welcome to the confusing world of beds and changing names, brands and models.

I'll start by answering the first part about which reviews;

I would always use your discretion when using a review site to review whether a mattress is 'comfortable''. What you need to be doing is looking at sites which contain details to which you can compare mattresses, i.e, the components, fillings and depths of layers. One persons comfort is another persons discomfort. If a shop or site can't tell you whats in their mattresses, I'd question whether its the right retailer for you.

You have mentioned a bad back and the fact you and your partner are of different weights. This will cause you the most trouble as trying to get a suitable bed, with the exception of a Zip and Link, is very difficult.

That said it can be done for example a solid core latex mattress is fantastic for accommodating two different weighted sleepers without one person rolling into the other, but latex mattresses are outside the budget of the models you have mentioned.

The Madeline and Silentnight 2800 Latex luxury you have tried state they are a latex mattress but in reality at the £300-£500 price point I would guess these contain at best synthetic latex in very small amounts.

Latex is a fantastic material but is expensive due to its benefits.

You may have noticed the models never mention the blend of latex or the depths, you must question this. At this price point I'd recommend avoiding latex as its wont be of sufficient depth or quality to have any real benefit. You would be better off buying a higher quality pocket sprung traditional bed than trying to get a latex mattress at this level.

The silent night miracoil 1400 luxury again has a very vague description and minimal content and I think you would be best looking at our Origins range for a far superior mattress for your money.

For your requirements a quality Latex Mattress is more in the region of £900+ for a King Size.

That's the negative out of the way though Lynne, I'm sure if you give us a call with your requirements we can advise on a suitable mattress that far surpasses the models you have looked at. We can be contacted on 0161 437 4419.

Kind Regards, Lee.