Hi Angie,

Thank you for your enquiry via our website.  Independent reviews of beds are incredibly hard to come by. Even the well known review magazines have been known to some extent to have sponsorship or affiliates. The only way to truly get an independent review is to privately pay to have a mattress tested by the furniture ombudsmen or equivalent. Due to the expense and difficulty in this scenario we always base our advice on facts, we compare the known components, densities, GSM and spring units side by side. This is the only way to critique a mattresses quality.

Comfort, on the other hand, is nearly entirely subjective! What we will say is that pillow-top mattresses are never advisable. Why? you ask. This is because whilst the pillow top may feel sumptuous at first, it's usually stitched onto the mattress and it is also the 'weakest' part of the bed. Usually, pillow tops are filled with 'white fibres' such as polyester or very soft materials. These compress quickly and so once the pillowtop has compressed or dipped, you are then left lying directly on the pocket sprung unit, meaning the once soft comfort layer disappears.

We always advise that you avoid this and go for a separate, removable mattress topper. Its more prudent to buy a higher quality pocket sprung mattress without a pillow top and then buy a separate topper which you can replace.

We hope that helps, if you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact the office on 0161 437 4419.

Kind Regards