I originally started this conversation on the Talk with Experts Tag, but looking through the forum I believe it may be better suited in this group.
I am 26 years old and making my first mattress purchase for myself and my fiancee. We both had hand-me down beds from our parents. My bed is a Tulo all memory foam which is very firm and has not sagged over the years. Her bed is a coil mattress which is incredibly soft. We both sleep fine in those beds, but they are not particularly comfortable.
We are exhausted with mattress searching and have gotten a lot of conflicting advice. We went to MF, MW, Rooms to Go, Ashley Furniture and tried just about every mattress they had. We did find Tempur Pedic and Sealy Posturepedic to be the most comfortable, but Tempur was out of price range and in my research, Sealy does not seem to have the best quality at this point.
We would love to be under $2000 for a king size mattress and base. We received recommendations of Nest and Wild, Leesa Oasis Chill, Brooklyn Bedding, and DLX. I am not sure where to go.
We’re coming from totally different beds — mine is a firm all-foam, hers is super soft with coils. Both are “fine” but not actually comfortable, so we want something better for both of us.
We’ve tried a bunch in stores and liked a few, but the good ones seem either too expensive or questionable quality based on what I’ve read. Budget is around $2K for a king + base.
At this point, we’re just overwhelmed with options and mixed advice. Any suggestions on where to focus or what type of mattress might work for us?
A solution you can almost always depend on if you don’t know what to pick, is one that has a solid support, and softness/breathability on the top.
The issue with a bed that’s overly firm is despite there being strong support, there’s no softness for stress and pressure relief. A bed is there for comfort, and if it feels like you’re basically sleeping on a softer version of the floor well most wouldn’t prefer that.
The issue with a bed that’s overly soft is despite there being a lot of stress and pressure relief, there is no support. You’ll sink in too far and that’s also very unhealthy and not actually comfortable for most either.
The most highly rated beds are generally doing both very well, through whatever means or combinations of layers and materials.