I bought a Cal king Tempur-pedic Rhapsody Luxe (2014 model) with the Ergo adjustable base. To review this bed I will say that sleeping hot wasn’t an issue for me number one. However, this mattress has caused me back (upper/ middle and lower) problems, as well as neck problems. Maybe this mattress works for some people (like my 100lb girlfriend, but not for me (6’0" 250LBS). Unfortunately is spent 75% of my trial period working out of town sleeping soundly on every innerspring bed I slept on. (especially the pillow tops) When I finally got a good feel for the bed and decided it wasn’t going to work for me the trial was over. Ive been trying to “grin and bare it” but last night I decided to sleep on the 8 year old innerspring in the guest bedroom and just like that, the pain was all gone this morning.
I am now in the market for another bed. I went into Foam Sweet Foam based on Phoenix’s recommendations. I’ve called down to Escondido Mattress for inquiries on both latex and innerspring. I’ve been back to OCMattress in Laguna Hills where I bought the Tempur-pedic and I just visited Custom Comfort Mattress in Mission Viejo.
Foam Sweet Foam felt like a nice mattress. They are not meant to be flipped, and owner says his mattresses don’t require flipping. I found that I prefer all Talalay 12" (four 3" layers), and I really liked the X-FIrm, Firm, Med, Soft configuration. However, the owner is about my size and he advises against the soft for someone my size. He says he has the X-Firm, Firm, Med, Med all Talalay and he recommends I try that. The good thing is they allow you to change one layer within 30 or 60 days, I don’t recall. These mattresses are one sided and require a flat foundation. If needed, the 4 layers can be flipped around to change the feel. They have a trial period where you can return the mattress for a hefty restocking fee(don’t want to have to do that). Bed requires a platform that can be bought elsewhere as long as it has the require support.
I called Escondido Mattress Factory and a nice older gentlemen by the name of Randy(owner I assume) answered. He answered a lot of my questions. Their mattresses are only 6 or 9" I believe, but they are double sided and can be flipped which he highly recommends. He also said that all Mattresses should be on a box spring to increase the life of the mattress and make it more comfortable. No returns according to Randy, if you buy it, its yours. I couldn’t get an answer on warranty except we will take care of you. He did keep telling me that I could trust him because he’s an old man, and he’s from the “old school”. I told him thats not enough for me at this point.
OCMattress put me on an Aireloom innerspring with a stitched in latex “comfort layer”. The bed felt nice, but I don’t think I would buy anything from there again.
At Custom Comfort Mattress, I laid on two fully latex beds. I believe they were 8 or 9". They were flip-able like Escondidio. One was too firm IMO and the other was too soft. There was a week long gap between trying these beds and Foam Sweet Foam, but I feel like Foam Sweet Foam felt way better. I also tried many firm innerspring beds with comfort layers. They show you the inner workings of their beds with a display. They don’t use much foam layers in the mattress from what I saw, mainly a lot of tufted cotton. I tried some firm innersprings that came with one separate (unstitched) toppers made of mostly latex and a thin layer of soy foam above the latex in a “quilt looking” stitch pattern. These can be flipped on their own and replaced without replacing the innerspring mattress. The thicknesses ranged from 1" to 4" on the toppers from what I could see. The bed that felt the best to me was an innerspring, and had a latex/ soy foam pillow top approx 1-2" thick stitched into both sides of the mattress. The bed felt a lot better to me than the latex beds they had in store and the beds with the single separate pillow top. These beds all came with a wood platform. They do not accept returns from what I understand, but they have something called a 30 or 60 day (i can’t recall) comfort guarantee. If you don’t like it they will pick it up in the morning and modify it that day so you will have it back that evening. From what I hear from other consumers, this has never gone too well for them. You do have to pay extra if you add any material to your desired comfort. Material fees would be a good thing to ask about if I pursue these beds.
The Aireloom, Custom Comfort and FSF mattress (with a separate base purchase) are all pretty comparable in pricing. I am thinking about going and trying each bed again on sunday before I make a final purchase. I have a lot of questions I am asking myself and hopefully I can get a little insight here. I am definitely a WORRIED about foam period, even if it is latex. Will it support me as good as an innerspring? Will it last as long? Which is more likely to form body impressions? If I do well on innerspring in hotels should I just go with what’s proven? I’ve already had to go throughout the trouble of selling the memory foam bed and base and have taken a $2,000 hit in just 5 months on a bed I’ve spent little more than 2 months in. Too many choices and all I want is a good, pain free sleep. HELLLLLP!