Mattress for spare room

Katmandoo

I need to a double for the spare room to use on a slatted base bed.

After visiting a couple of shops we stumbled across the Harrisons brand of mattresses, a brand I've never heard of but who seem to supply John Lewis and have natural materials of what seems good quality. The factory creates lots of brands that are all very similar, Parkers looks to be exactly the same as Harrisons. They also make a range called Somnus.

For the spare room I'm hesitating between the Somnus Majestic pocket spring which is apparently made for slatted bases. However the regular tension felt very soft and I really don't know if the padding will flatten down and make the bed firmer, or if the softness is due to the type of springs of which I think I read there are 3,000.

Alternatively there is the lower end of the Harrison 'Bed Tailor' range called the Quartz, (Parkers brand calls it the Midhurst). This one has 2,000 springs (the revolution system uses springs within springs so actually 1,000 springs across the bed).

The question is, which one should we go for? The one with more springs? Does that help the longevity? Is there such a thing as a pocket spring designed with slatted bases in mind?

Thank you

Tim_Deegan

Katmandoo wrote: »

I need to a double for the spare room to use on a slatted base bed.

After visiting a couple of shops we stumbled across the Harrisons brand of mattresses, a brand I've never heard of but who seem to supply John Lewis and have natural materials of what seems good quality. The factory creates lots of brands that are all very similar, Parkers looks to be exactly the same as Harrisons. They also make a range called Somnus.

For the spare room I'm hesitating between the Somnus Majestic pocket spring which is apparently made for slatted bases. However the regular tension felt very soft and I really don't know if the padding will flatten down and make the bed firmer, or if the softness is due to the type of springs of which I think I read there are 3,000.

Alternatively there is the lower end of the Harrison 'Bed Tailor' range called the Quartz, (Parkers brand calls it the Midhurst). This one has 2,000 springs (the revolution system uses springs within springs so actually 1,000 springs across the bed).

The question is, which one should we go for? The one with more springs? Does that help the longevity? Is there such a thing as a pocket spring designed with slatted bases in mind?

Thank you

Please don't be taken in by all the gimmicks that you have described.

For a guest bed I would get a good quality top of the range open coil sprung mattress.

Katmandoo

Thanks, sounds like good advice. Its so hard to avoid all the marketing gimmicks, are there any that particularly accompany open coil models? I would not go for anything with a layer of memory foam or latex on one side, and do not want a non-turn mattress.

The reason I was drawn to Harrison/Parkers is due to their natural fillers. Do you know of a makes that offers high quality natural fillers along with a decent coil spring system?

Sorry, one more question - do you know roughly how much a top of the range coil mattress can cost?

Thanks again

Tim_Deegan

Katmandoo wrote: »

Thanks, sounds like good advice. Its so hard to avoid all the marketing gimmicks, are there any that particularly accompany open coil models? I would not go for anything with a layer of memory foam or latex on one side, and do not want a non-turn mattress.

The reason I was drawn to Harrison/Parkers is due to their natural fillers. Do you know of a makes that offers high quality natural fillers along with a decent coil spring system?

Sorry, one more question - do you know roughly how much a top of the range coil mattress can cost?

Thanks again

There are gimmicks with all types of mattresses I'm afraid.

Synthetic fillings usually work better than natural fillings, as they are specially made for use in beds. Also dust mites and bed bugs prefer natural fillings.

I'm afraid I can't recommend anything on MSE, as it could be viewed as advertising.

You shouldn't be paying much more than £200 for a top of the range open coil sprung mattress.