Hi Miko,
It seems to me you are connecting with good manufacturers which is the most important part of your search. You are fortunate to have as many good options as you have.
This would seem to be in a reasonable budget range depending of course on the specifics of the mattresses.
It’s also possible that you need either a thicker comfort layer or softer latex. I don’t know the specifics of the mattresses you tested but I think that a lot of the latex mattresses in Quebec often use firmer latex (several manufacturers have told me that “firmer” is more popular there than softer which may be the opposite of what you need). Regardless of thickness or softness though … latex has a more “on the mattress” feel than memory foam which is more “in the mattress”.
The watergel foam is made by GommaGomma in Italy and is a gel polyfam (as opposed to a gel memory foam). Like all polyfoam it’s important to know the density of the material so you can make meaningful comparisons but it’s a good quality foam although as you know, “feel” is a subjective preference.
This is a “typical” online marketing article or “fluff” with some facts mixed in with lots of misinformation, partly true or misleading information, and “agenda”. It’s either an ad for Essentia or at best written by someone that didn’t do their homework and took everything they were told at face value.
I know you’ve read it but for the sake of those who haven’t the Essentia threads here and here have more information about Essentia but they stopped responding in the forum once they were asked more “pointed” questions or presented with information that contradicted their claims…
Phoenix