I drove down to Denver on Thursday and spent some time at Sleep Nation⌠It was quite easy to find after a half hour detour when I took the wrong exit when first getting into Denver. The store sells 3 latex mattresses. It took a while to get clear information on the configurations, but as I understand it, one mattress is 6" of firm natural talalay with 5" of firm natural talalay on top. The mattress is 12" thick with the cover. The cover is an organic cotton cover. I spent 1 minute on that mattress and knew right away that it was much too firm! I canât imagine anyone sleeping on that mattress and being comfortable, but I am sure there are some people who love a firm mattress. I did not get info on the name of this mattress.
The second mattress I tried was called the Wazee Street mattress. This mattress has 6" of firm natural talalay with 5" of medium natural talalay on top. It was much more comfortable. It reminded me a lot of my tempurpedic mattress at first but I am not sure if spending hours on it would be as comfortable for me when sleeping on my side. My shoulders felt ok, but I could feel a little pressure on my hip bone.
The third mattress I tried was called the Wynkoop Street mattress. This mattress has 6" of firm natural talalay with a plush top. I was not able to get a clear answer on exactly what the make up of the 5" top layer was. I did see it unzipped and it had a 1" layer, then a 2" layer, and then another 2" layer all glued together. I think it could either all have been soft talalay, although some of that may have been a medium firm talalay. It was just called plush. I donât understand why there would be 3 layers all glued together to make the 5" top layer. I loved the feeling of the top layer. It didnât feel like I just sunk into it. it felt very luxurious. I could definitely feel a difference between the talalay soft layer and the dunlop soft layer that I experienced as a top layer when trying latex mattresses a few weeks ago.
I did experience a funny feeling in my lower back when on my stomach as if there was not enough support on both the medium and soft top mattresses. I think though it might have been partly because of the air mattress blow up bed that I have been sleeping on. My body is not used to sleeping on a mattress that gives at all. The funny thing is that I have no aches and pains in my back with the blow up mattress although I definitely can feel the pressure points on my shoulders and hips when on my side.
The medium mattress felt a lot like my tempurpedic mattress and I never experienced any back pain from that mattress. If it was lack of support, I should have only felt that feeling on the soft mattress. The salesperson said he did not see me making any indent in either mattress although I am not sure if that was to sell that mattress or a fact. He also said all three mattresses provide the exact same support. I am so grateful to this site because I feel that I am now much more knowledgeable than many mattress sales people and know that a soft, medium, and firm mattress will not all provide the exact same support.
When asked about the return policy, I was told that I could exchange it if I was not happy. I was also told that no one returns their mattresses because everyone is very happy with the mattress they purchase since the latex mattresses are high end mattresses. I also mentioned during my conversation that I was interested in a type of latex mattress with layers that can be rearranged. I was told that people donât like these kind of mattresses. They move all over the place and are too difficult to switch.
The sales person also had me try out a wool mattress topper. That made the soft mattress feel a little more supportive but the mattress still had a lot of give to it. It was very comfortable. I am wondering if that would have given me a glimpse at how the wool/cotton cover from SleepEZ would feel on top. I know it would not be the same but it was the only wool experience I have felt on a mattress.
After visiting the mattress store in Denver, I am pretty much set on ordering my mattress from SleepEZ and going with the talalay for at least 2 of the 3 layers. I like that fact that I will have the option to rearrange my layers just in case the original arrangement does not work out. I also donât think I want a 12" mattress which was the only option at Sleep Nation and the price is much better at SleepEZ. . The 12" mattress will just be heavier to deal with and I donât think I will need the extra 3". I also like the Sleep EZ policy of being able to swap a layer - both sides if split for $30.00 and even return the mattress if it does not work out for me instead of the only option being exchanging it
I did talk to someone at FloBeds the other day just to check out more options. He was extremely helpful and I had a very nice conversation with him. However, FloBeds charges $75 for each split layer to swap, so to get an entire layer exchanged, it would cost $150. I also was not sure about the 2" convoluted top layer. If I had to rearrange a layer, that layer probably would not work out so well as a middle layer if I ended up liking the M, S, F combo instead of a S, M, F combo. The options for FloBeds would be a 9" mattress - 8" of latex with a 1" wool/cotton cover or a 12" mattress - 11" of latex with a 1" wool/cotton cover. There is no 10" mattress option.
I like the swap a layer policy better at SleepEZ. I also like the solid layer option better than the convoluted layer. I am pretty much set ordering my mattress from SleepEZ at this point. I just need a shipping date on my platform bed frame first since I donât have a lot of room in my place and need to set up my bed before receiving boxes of latex.
My big decisions now are:
- 9" or 10" mattress (1 " being the cover). After trying out the latex mattresses in Denver, I am pretty much leaning towards the 10" mattress. The 5" of soft talalay - IF that was what it was, felt nice so I think a 3" layer of soft talalay would work fine⌠although I am still not 100% set on a soft top layerâŚ
- S, M, F or M, M, F - I am leaning heavily towards the S, M. F combo - Both the S & M or M & M layers will be talalay. At least I have made that decision!
- Firm layer - Talalay or Dunlop? - leaning towards all talalay but this one is still a toss up!
- Cotton stretch cover (think thatâs what it is called) or the cotton/wool cover - leaning towards the cotton/wool cover. I think only if I decided on the M, M, F combo would I consider the stretch cover.
I canât wait to finally get my new mattress! It was 38 degress early this morning. My new down comforter is sitting in a box waiting for my new bed. I am so ready for a nice comfy bed to sleep on!.
Thanks again for all of your help! If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.
I will definitely report back once I receive my new mattress and try it out.