Hi Alimusa,
There is no such thing as the “best mattress” … there is only a mattress that is “best for you”, regardless of whether the same mattress may be “best” for anyone else. Every person may have different budget ranges, different needs and preferences, and different criteria that are important parts of their own personal value equation.
I would also reread these comments in my first reply in this topic which can help you with “how” to choose …
Assuming that the materials in a mattress you are considering are durable enough for your body type and meet the quality/durability guidelines here relative to your weight range … the choice between different types and combinations of materials and components or different types of mattresses are more of a preference and a budget choice than a “better/worse” choice (see this article). The best way to know which type of materials or which type of mattresses you tend to prefer in general terms will be based on your own testing and personal experience because different people can have very different preferences.
While other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular business can certainly be very helpful … I would always keep in mind that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and I would be cautious about about using anyone else’s suggestions, experiences or reviews on a specific mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you. In many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because a mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on (even if they are in a similar weight range). In other words … reviews or other people’s experiences in general won’t tell you much if anything about the suitability, quality, durability, or “value” of a mattress for any particular person (see post #13 here).
Assuming that you are referring to the Nest Bedding Love Bed and not one of their other mattresses … all of these except Dreamfoam are what I call “simplified choice” mattresses which is one of the online lists in the tutorial. There is more information about all of them (again except for Dreamfoam) along with many of the other “simplified choice” online mattresses in post #2 here in the simplified choice mattress topic. I would also make sure you read the first post in the same topic as well.
Dreamfoam isn’t a "simplified choice mattress because they make a wide range of mattresses … not just one … but they have a range of great quality/value choices. Nest Bedding also has more than one mattress that would be worth considering but their Love Bed is the one that is included on the simplified choice list.
Dreamfoam, Brooklyn Bedding, Nest Bedding, and Novosbed are all members of this site which means that I think highly of them and I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency. Having said that … the members here certainly aren’t the only source of good quality/value mattresses and Casper and Tuft & Needle are also worth considering if you believe that you would prefer either of them over the others and they also meet all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
The only way to know for certain which specific mattress you would like best will be based on your own side by side comparisons which of course isn’t possible with online choices.
When you can’t test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart and who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and “feel” of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc) and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
While again nobody can speak to how any specific mattress will “feel” for someone else or whether it will be a good “match” in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP because this is too subjective and relative to different body types, sleeping positions, and individual preferences, sensitivities, and circumstances and you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress … outside of PPP (which is the most important part of “value”), the next most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is durability which is all about how long you will sleep well on a mattress. This is the part of your research that you can’t see or “feel” and assessing the durability and useful life of a mattress depends on knowing the specifics of its construction and the type and quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer on the label (or how a mattress feels in a showroom or when it is relatively new) so again I would always make sure that you find out information listed here so you can compare the materials and components to the quality/durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase. I would certainly avoid any mattress that doesn’t meet the quality/durability guidelines relative to your weight range.
There is some information about sheets and bedding in post #7 here and the other posts and sources of information it links to that may be helpful.
A mattress protector is also important to protect your mattress from the body fluids and oils that we all release each night, to help reduce dust mite populations, to keep your sleeping surface in a clean and hygienic condition, and to protect against accidents and spills. It will also protect the warranty because mattress warranties are usually voided with even a small stain on the mattress. There is more about the pros and cons of the different types of mattress protectors and some examples of each of them in post #89 here.
Phoenix