I’m about ready to pull the trigger on a king size latex mattress from SleepEZ. Right now I live by myself but my boyfriend who I’ve been dating for 9 months now is likely to move in with me in December. I’m wondering if I should do the “split left and right sides” having split foam in the same cover in the mattress, and get the same material for both. I’m worried that I may feel the split underneath it. I’ve gotten a chance to try out 100% Savvy Rest latex mattresses in a local store and the only thing I could feel at the time was just the different firmness levels they had on display. I didn’t focus too much time on seeing if I can feel a difference.
My sleep style is I’m a tosser and turner. I can be asleep on my side/stomach on one side of the mattress and wake up on the other side. I also like to spread out and sleep in the middle. I’d be a bit worried that if they were split internally that they wouldn’t have the right support on the middle seam.
The pros would be IF he moves in, we could adjust his side if needed and save money. The only other pro I see is it makes it easier to move the mattress if we had to break it down and move it layer by layer.
I’m 225 lbs, 80% stomach 20% side sleeper. My boyfriend is 160lbs and mostly a back sleeper. Over the past two years I’ve lost 125 lbs and I’m confident I’ll reach a target weight of 160 lbs in a year. After talking with SleepEZ and testing on the Savvy Rest mattresses, their recommendation is the top to be med talalay, medium dunlop, and firm dunlop, as that would be suitable for side sleeping at my current weight and suitable for stomach sleeping when I’m 160lbs, saving money then. It may be suitable for stomach sleeping at my current weight and if not they think moving the firm up a layer will probably work. So I’m guessing likely my configuration would work good for my boyfriend too.
What is your thoughts? Thanks!
First of all congratulations on the weight loss and until Phoenix responds allow me to offer my experience and subjective opinion.
For the most part I sleep by myself in a queen size latex mattress from Sleep EZ, I went with medium talalay over firm dunlop over extra firm dunlop on one side and firm talalay over firm dunlop over extra firm dunlop on the other; this configuration is what they suggested over a phone call and what their website did as well.
On my previous mattress from Mattress Firm I woke up four to five times a night and while I wouldn’t go so far in saying that I was constantly tossing and turning it wasn’t too far off, I also had quite a bit of lower back pain.
Within the first five and a half weeks of owning my Sleep EZ 10000 mattress regardless of how I ordered the layers I slept like a baby and tossing and turning was negligible, my lower back pain was minimal but still present.
During this time period I swapped the order of the layers four times because my lower back pain was still present albeit minimal and finally started showing signs of going away when I did medium talalay over extra firm dunlop over extra firm dunlop.
Anyway, to actually answer your questions I would suggest getting a split mattress to narrow down what firmness/feel ends up being supportive and comfortable enough - if you also have concerns about saving money then after exchanging the equivalent of 1 layer (if split), shipping for each additional exchange must be paid in full, after trial period is over MSRP is paid for each layer. (Per my notes taken from their website, also price is $30 for the first exchange)
To address your other concern I was also concerned about the split but in my case the different firmness was what was noticeable instead.
This is of course my experience and your mileage may vary and all that.
Best of luck!
Hi ritaelyn,
You’ve already touched upon some of the pros/cons of split layers, but I go over these in much more detail in post #2 here, which you may find interesting.
If you had a concern, you may wish to go with the upper layer as a solid sheet (with your sleeping in the center), but in most instances, unless there is a larger discrepancy between the comfort of the layers on each side of the mattress, most people do not feel the area in the center of the mattress where the layers meet unless they are quite sensitive. A more substantial mattress encasement also assists with minimizing the ability to feel the center area where the layers meet.
Overall, and this isn’t to minimize the comfort of your boyfriend 
, I would recommend that you choose a configuration that works best for you, as it is your personal mattress. But having the layers split does allow for more flexibility as you mentioned.
Phoenix
Hi Aleatorius,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! 
Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed information about your experience with your new SleepEZ mattress and your opinion on split layers for ritaelyn - I appreciate it!
Phoenix
Hi ritaelyn
For what it is worth, my story is eerily similar in someways. I’m a very “active” sleeper flipping from side to side during the night and generally sleeping in the middle as I use another pillow as a body pillow essentially (just for my arms).
The short version is I would recommend a solid single top layer. My post, with pics of my “split” issue is here
Earlier this year I replaced my 17 year old innersprings mattress with a Savvy Rest. I chose a split layer for many of the same reasons you listed - easier to move, configurability, etc. I had a firm dunlop bottom layer, medium dunlop split layer in the middle, and medium talalay split layer on top.
My sleeping position and activity during the night caused a ridge in the middle. It was never uncomfortable but unsightly and bothered me to no end. During my trial period I also realized medium talalay top layer was just a bit too firm for my liking. So I used their 90 day exchange period to exchange my top layer out for a soft talalay single solid layer. Absolutely love it.
I chose Savvy Rest over SleepEZ because they are relatively “local” to me (same state) and it has never felt right to me to test out Savvy Rest and engage them for assistance on their product when simply using it as a proxy to order from somewhere else. I know it is commonplace and in the age of the internet, we’ve all done that same thing to all brick and mortar stores (hence many of them closing). Not a judgment just part of my PPP as Phoenix would call it!
Thanks Everyone! It’s giving me a lot to consider. Photocat, thank you for your post, what you went through is my biggest fear in ordering a split layer when I don’t need it. I’m glad you were able to resolve it with a solid top layer.
I would have wanted to support my local store too but I didn’t know about Savvy Rest’s no refund policy until the store said no, and they were quoting me $4,100 + sales tax when SleepEZ is $1,757 with this site’s discount and zero sales tax. I probably would have gone local if they were no more 10-20% over online competitors with an equal or better refund/exchange policy.
I still can’t decide right now which configuration to choose. I finally picked out a new frame though which will take about 3 weeks until I get it, so I have some time to consider.
Hi photocat,
Thanks for chiming in and linking to your previous thread about split layers for ritaelyn. Your experience helps outline one of the situations where a single top layer is preferred.
Phoenix
HI ritaelyn … my sleeping situation is quite similar to both yours and photocat’s. I recently purchased an all dunlop latex mattress (from Dormio in Canada) and it came with one full extra soft layer and three progressively firmer split layers.
My first configuration of (top to bottom) ES M S F resulted in a ridge issue similar to the one experienced by photocat, however in my case I didn’t see the difference (likely due to the solid top layer) but actually noticed a difference in feel between the sides when lying on the mattress. This configuration was actually too soft for me and the folks at Dormio suggested that might have been a contributing factor.
My current configuration of ES M F S seems to have addressed both the ridge and firmness issues … there is no noticeable difference from one side of the bed to the other anymore.
It’s true that having the split layers does give you the most options to try out in order to get the best configuration, but based on my experience, I would recommend getting at least one solid layer for the top. (If I do end up using my comfort exchange, I will likely request that the replacement layer not be split.)
Hi sleepymath,
Thank you as well for chiming in about split layers for ritaelyn!
Phoenix