Hi Adam,
The Simmons W Hotels is basically a Simmons Beautyrest with pocket coils padded with unknown quality polyfoam with a thin layer of unknown quality memory foam added to the mix. This is the very type of construction that I would avoid at all costs and IMO has poor value, especially at the prices charged by major brands. If I was to purchase a mattress that included more than an inch of polyfoam … it would only be from a local manufacturer who was an expert in the different types of polyfoam, who used higher quality and more durable foams, good construction methods, and could give you an accurate indication of how long it would last.
Keetsa is one of many Zinus / Sleep Revolution brands that are made in China and their pocket coils and mattresses are designed to be compressed for shipping and storage. I would be cautious about the long term durability of a mattress that was compressed over long periods of time on its journey from China, stored in a warehouse, and then shipped to a customer before being decompressed (see post #6 here).
Keetsa lists the different layering of their mattresses on their sites but they don’t list the quality/density of the polyfoam or the memory foam they use and since most Zinus mattresses tend to use lower quality and less durable materials (particularly memory foam) I would make sure that you find out the information listed in this article before purchasing any Keetsa mattress. Without knowing the specific quality/density of all the layers in any of their mattresses you are considering so you can confirm that there aren’t any lower quality materials or weak links in the mattress (see the foam quality/density guidelines here) I would avoid them.
While Keetsa is “factory direct” … the factory is in China and I believe there is better quality and value and less risk and uncertainty in factory direct manufacturers who are privately or family owned and are based in North America.
While I also recognize that many manufacturers are anxious to be perceived as being part of the green movement and that some foam pourers are making some small incremental steps in this direction, Keetsa’s emphasis on this when it uses mostly polyfoam and memory foam in its mattresses which is anything but green is questionable and exaggerated at best … even if a small percentage of the petrochemicals in their foams are replaced with plant oils. There is more about so called “plant based foams” in post #2 here. There is also more about “green” mattresses and claims in post #4 here.
Overall I would be very cautious about purchasing a Keetsa mattress unless you have confirmed that the specific mattress you are purchasing doesn’t contain any lower quality materials that would be a weak link in the mattress and I certainly wouldn’t purchase them based on the fact that they are a “green” manufacturer when most of their mattresses use polyfoam and memory foam in their design.
There is a list of independent factory direct outlets in your area in post #2 here (which I’m guessing you have seen). While I don’t know your budget range … if I was to narrow these down I would probably focus on the 4 I listed in post #166 here.
Phoenix