Hi Nancie,
The materials in this two sided latex hybrid appear to be good quality but I would want to know the quality (density) of the polyfoam used in the base layer. Of course it would also be important to make sure that any mattress is suitable in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) because no matter what the quality or value of a mattress if you can’t sleep on it then it would have little value to you. Just in case you haven’t read it yet … post #1 here has all the basic information you will need to make the best possible choices both in terms of suitability and in terms of quality and value.
The “aqua gel” is probably a name for gel memory foam but it’s always important to make sure you know both the type and quality of every layer or component in any mattress you are considering. Foam materials will either be polyfoam, memory foam (including gel memory foam) or latex although there may be hundreds of “proprietary names” or variations for each of them. With polyfoam and memory foam … density is the most important factor in its durability. with latex … the type and blend of the latex is the information you need (although almost all latex is a high quality and durable material).
This is “all latex” instead of a latex/polyfoam hybrid and since latex is a more costly material than polyfoam this will be reflected in the price. Once again though your own careful and objective testing will determine how suitable the mattress is for your needs and preferences. ILD or IFD (the firmness/softness of a foam material) is a “comfort spec” and not a 'quality spec" and is really not important information when you are testing mattresses locally because your body and your testing will tell you all you need to know about PPP.
The biggest issue wth a pillow top is not the pillowtop construction itself but the quality and durability of the materials in the pillowtop. The “weak link” of any mattress is almost always the quality of the materials in the top layers and if you have good quality materials in a pillowtop then it can be a very durable mattress. The problem is that most pillowtops (and most mainstream mattresses that aren’t pillowtops as well) is that they use too much lower density polyfoam in the upper layers which can soften and break down much too quickly.
Only your own testing or experience can tell you whether a mattress is suitable for your specific body type and sleeping positions (see post #2 here). Every person can be different even if they have a similar body type and sleeping positions. Your own careful and objective testing (following the testing guidelines) is the most effective way to know if a mattress is suitable for you regardless of how suitable it may be for anyone else or based on any “theory at a distance”.
While latex is the most durable type of foam … any mattress that is two sided will last longer than a similar mattress that is one sided. The tradeoff is that a one sided design is more limited because too much soft foam on the bottom of a mattress can affect support and alignment. A one sided mattress can put the firmest layer on the bottom and then use more progressively firmer layers of foam on top of the support layer which gives more design flexibility to create a wider range of comfort, support, and “feels” because the softer layers on top aren’t part of the bottom support layers of the mattress.
You certainly have some very good options in the Montreal area and a forum search on “Montreal” (you can just click this) will bring up more feedback as well.
Phoenix