Hi Nittany,
The “value” of a mattress purchase really depends on many factors including of course how suitable it is for you after careful and objective testing for PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences). Outside of the things you can feel in terms of comfort and support and the subjective “feel” of the mattress … comparing mattresses in terms of quality, durability, and “value” depends on knowing the specifics of all the layers in a mattress so you can decide which of the mattresses you are comparing with the Nature’s Spa Norma is the best match for all your individual criteria and personal value equation.
I agree that it appears to be in a higher price range than other mattresses that may be comparable but the Bloomingdale’s website doesn’t list enough information to make any meaningful assessments possible. I would want to know the specifics of the cover (including what percentage of the quilting is wool and what is other fibers), the thickness of the polyfoam in the quilting and its density if it’s more than an inch or so, the thickness, type and blend of all the latex layers (although it appears to be blended Talalay), the type and thickness of the gel material that they use (which appears to be a pure gel which is a more costly material than a gel infused memory foam), and the density of the polyfoam that is used around the innerspring. It uses a high quality innerspring that is a “coil in coil” design (and would be more costly than some other types of pocket coils) so this is good quality, and it has a high quality heavy duty slatted wood foundation with 16 slats if you decide to add that to your purchase.
If you can provide the information that’s missing then I can make more meaningful comments about it and let you know if there are any obvious weak links in the mattress.
Whether it’s “worth” the price would depend on the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you and on how it compares to any of your other finalists (value is relative to how a mattress compares to others that your are considering or that are available to you) but it’s certainly in a high enough budget range that once you know the specifics of the materials inside it I would make some careful value comparisons to other mattresses that are either in a similar budget range or that use similar materials to decide on which one is better value to you.
Some of the better options and possibilities I’m aware of in the Washington DC area are listed in post #2 here.
Just in case you haven’t read it yet as well … the tutorial post here has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choices.
Phoenix