A luxurious duvet - which one (of these two)?

jellybubble

I want to get a luxurious at least 80% down duvet that is machine washable for a good price.

After lots of searching (and not paying any attention to supposed RRPs rather than advertised price)

I was going to get the super king, wash & dry me snuggledown 10.5 tog, 90% duck down/10% feather from here for £100.

http://www.yorkshirelinen.com/snuggledown-of-norway/snuggledown-duck-down-105-tog-duvet

(you can get it £10 cheaper elsewhere but with something else I might buy too Yorkshire Linen makes sense).

I hesitated because there are some mixed reviews on Amazon. Most people really liked these duvets - BUT there were some comments from people who ended up with poor quality products. eg stitching came loose after a few months. It sounds like quality control might be an issue and the variable reviews date from 2007 to 2012 so I'm not sure they got it sorted!

Looking elsewhere I came across this £120 10.5 tog 80% goose down/20% feather duvet. I'm tempted because even though it's got a higher feather content it is goose down which is supposed to be better in general than duck down.

http://www.theduvetstore.co.uk/index.php/Hungarian-White-Goose-Down-13.5-Tog-Duvets-*Sale-Now-On*/Hungarian-White-Goose-Down-Superking-13.5-Tog-Duvet/flypage_images.tpl.htm

However there aren't reviews here - just testimonals and the company would only put positive ones up. But it is guaranteed for 5 years which is drawing me towards it (the snuggledown doesn't mention a guarantee). Mind you I've never hear heard of the duvet store so who is to say they won't go bust?

It's a lot of money to me and I want to invest in a luxurious down duvet that will last a long time.

I'd also probably want to get a 4.5 tog duvet for summer - but I wouldn't mind getting a cheaper synthetic one for that.

Although I could get an all seasons (9 tog plus 4.5 tog) snuggledown duck duvet for £150 (same kind as the first one I linked too.) which could be nice.

Anyway...

Any thoughts gratefully received

Thanks

Haffiana

If you want duck down, then this John Lewis one will knock the socks off the Yorkshire Linen one, and is only £10 more. http://www.johnlewis.com/119150/Product.aspx

Slinky_Malinky

If you want real luxury I would highly recommend a silk duvet. Might cost a bot more than your budget though.

abwsco

Consider a wool duvet. No need to swap duvets depending on time of year. We got a Fogarty one from Just Linen. Wouldn't go back to a down one now for love nor money.

jellybubble

Thanks all for your replies. The problem with the john lewis is it's not machine washable. I thought about silk (even though it's more expensive) but decided I'd prefer down - again I want to be able to machine wash if nescarry. And then I thought I'd like to keep it cheaper anyway!

Not sure about wool. What kind of down duvet did you have that you find wool better than?

jellybubble

Having looked at wool I am tempted! Not sure which one yet though.

Just a bit concerned it might be heavier and not so good a drape as down.

abwsco

jellybubble wrote: »

Having looked at wool I am tempted! Not sure which one yet though.

Just a bit concerned it might be heavier and not so good a drape as down.

Sorry, not had chance to reply until now as I've been at work.

Now, I should say that the wool duvet is odd. It's thin so doesn't have the bouncy fullness that down has. Think thickness of a couple of blankets at most. However, it's kept us warm in winter and cool in summer. Was really dubious as I have a DH who has a personal radiator set to hot only at night time and some nights you'd have sworn he was having hot flushes! His sweats are now a thing of the past. We have been so impressed that we bought a wool mattress protector and also wool pillow protectors. No more sweaty head. Don't I paint a lovely picture of him:rotfl:I'm also approaching the age for my own hot flushes and they are recommended if you suffer from those.

Re down duvets, I've spent a fortune in the past on 100% goose down before and never thought I'd change from them but needed a new one and spotted the wool ones. I bought the Fogarty one when it was on offer so wasn't too much money to waste if we didn't get on with it.

HTH:)

jellybubble

Sounds good, thanks.

Haffiana

jellybubble wrote: »

Thanks all for your replies. The problem with the john lewis is it's not machine washable. I thought about silk (even though it's more expensive) but decided I'd prefer down - again I want to be able to machine wash if nescarry. And then I thought I'd like to keep it cheaper anyway!

Re machine washing - all down duvets are washable, although it needs doing carefully so as not to damage the down. The problem is in the size of them - a superking will not fit in a domestic machine such that it could be washed, and would probably be a bit over-crushed in a laundrette sized machine as well.

Personally I don't wash them ever - I hang them outside for a couple of days (or longer) twice a year when I change from winter to summer warmth duvet and back again. I used to wash the kids ones if and when they had accidents when they were little, but they were singles, so no problem in the machine. If I wanted to wash a very large duvet I would consider taking it to a cleaners.

abwsco

Forgot to say the wool duvet is washable as well. We've had ours a couple of years and I've washed it in my standard machine.

jellybubble

I have a large capacity machine (9kg and so a lot of space)- it can certainly wash a double duvet but I agree a superking might be a bit of a stretch. I wouldn't want ot wash it often but I do like to know it's an option (especially when I had an incontinent cat...)

abwsco - do you have to wash the fogarty duvet on a wool cycle? I was beginning to go off the idea of a wool one because a lot of the ones I've looked at say wool cycle only - and although my machine can do 9kg cotton/7.5kg synthetics it can do a maximum 3kg load for delicate or wool.