Hypnos Duchessa Mattress, depth of latex?
Tried the Hypnos Duchessa Matress at House of Frasier which claims to have latex “High quality upholstery fillings to include natural latex, which contours perfectly to body shape and offers superior support and comfort” – Total Mattress depth 24cm. My wife and I really liked the comfort but no one could tell us the Latex depth – just wondered how this would compare to your Origins Latex for comfort, firmness and depth?
Your product is considerably cheaper is it true you get what you pay for?
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Hi Anthony.
Thank you for your enquiry. A quick call to Hypnos Customer Support [ 01844 348200 ] should be able to give you the necessary specification of the upholstery. The detail on the House of Fraser website states that the upholstery also includes “..Dual density anti-allergenic white fibre for a deep soft and supportive comfort layer. Luxurious cashmere, lambswool and anti-allergenic white fibre as the surface layer for a more sumptuously comfortable experience..” The white fibre mentioned is quite simply polyester and seems to form the bulk of the upholstery. You will need to know the weight of the Cashmere and Lambswool by GSM (Grams per Square Metre) to see if it is of an amount to warrant the ticket price, 200GSM is deemed to be a low weight and is quite unlikely to make a significant difference to the overall comfort of the mattress.
Taking all these factors into account it would seem that the actual latex layer (the most expensive part) within this mattress would be around 2 – 3cm but you will have to question the manufacturer and/or retailer to be sure. As a benchmark, we use 6cm over a layer of Reflex foam as the bulk of the upholstery.
The two rows of HSS (Hand Side Stitching) on the Hypnos mattress is a very nice detail, but I think the expense of this should have been used to improve the upholstery content. Do you get what you pay for? It’s hard to tell because as in this example you are not being told the necessary detail you require in order for you to make any kind of educated comparison.
Please let us know what you find out.
John and Ryan.
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