Hi

Mark, We would never give a view in general on the mattress and say it's either good or bad because there is a large amount of subjectivity especially around mattress comfort.I'm sure you can appreciate the need to be factual rather than opinion based which is why we always focus on the facts! What we can do is provide guidance on what to look for in a quality mattress and the components we use in our handmade John Ryan mattress range for comparisons. This then allows you to make your own informed decision-based.

What we will say is that there's no such thing as a 'Cheap quality mattress' and there are many middles of the road or overpriced 'average mattresses'.Our customers usually want to avoid either of these two potential scenarios! The details provided for the somnus are very limited, like nearly every bed manufacturer I'm afraid. It does have a pillow top which we never recommend as it shortens the life of the mattress and makes it a no turn mattress. Again there's no detail on the gauge of the spring or turn count so I can't compare to our range. The pillow topper does contain small springs, again with no detail so it's a tiered sprung mattress, 2 layers or more of springs, to get an idea of a high quality tiered sprung mattress have a look at our Artisan Bespoke 002 for more detail on what tiered springs are. In reference to an additional topper; my honest advice would be to buy a high-quality pocket sprung mattress without a pillowtop then add a separate topper.

You could look at a latex topper such as our John Ryan Contemporary range.

I would never recommend a pillow top mattress as you solely reliant on the pillow top.

If it fails then the entire mattress is rendered pretty much useless as you can't turn it!

If you have further questions please don't hesitate to contact the office on 0161 437 4419

- Lee