How does one pull the trigger and buy a memory foam mattress?

[phoenix]

Hi terrieb,

Don’t buy a firm mattress if you want a soft one, you’ll hate it.

As I mentioned in my previous reply I would always keep in mind that softness and firmness is relative and subjective and a mattress that feels soft for one person may feel much firmer to someone else (or vice versa). Someone that “needs” a firmer mattress (such as those that are in higher weight ranges) can also have the additional risk of sleeping out of alignment with a mattress that is too soft for their body type and sleeping positions (either comfort layers that are too thick and soft or a support core that is too soft).

I would never assume that a mattress that is either “firm enough” or “soft enough” for a particular person will feel the same or would be suitable for someone else to sleep on.

@Nene1957,

Why not call the hotel and ask them what specific mattress you slept on and then research the mattress?

There is more about hotel mattresses in post #3 here but it’s very unlikely that you would be able to find out enough meaningful information about any hotel mattress to use it as a reference point for choosing another mattress.

you should go to mattress stores and see what feels best. I think people under estimate that you need to go and actually lie down on mattresses and find out what your preference is. Then after you determine your preference, you can search for companies with top quality materials that are the most similar to the one you’ve selected for comfort.

I would completely agree with this. I think it’s always a good idea to do some local testing to get a better general sense of the types of materials or mattresses and the general firmness ranges that someone will tend to do best with that they can use as a very approximate reference point if they end up deciding to purchase an online mattress.

Phoenix