Bamboo 12" Inch Certified Independently & Individually Wrapped Pocketed Encased Coil Pocket Spring Contour Mattress - Queen, Plush

First and foremost, I find some of the negative reviews hilarious. No mattress under a thousand dollars will be expand, to the nearest eighth of an inch, exactly the advertised height advertised. This mattress, although advertised at 12 inch, in real life, will expand to about 10-11 inches. I am not sure what is people's obcession with the exact height of the mattress (I understand that it doesn't meet the advertised height, and that can be annoying). But I think those people are missing the whole freaking point of this mattress. Simply, It's a really affordable, well built and firm to very firm spring mattress, which is really good for heavyset people. I don't expect the springs or the mattress to develop the dreaded "pit" from me, 250lb guy, laying in the same spot every night anytime soon. I was actually looking at a bunch of those "hybrid" mattresses, which are basically a spring mattress and a memory foam topper all rolled into one. They were so expensive, and all seemed like they used such a soft spring mattress layer, that they wouldn't hold well for me. Enter the DIY version. Just get a nice and firm or very firm spring mattress of your own, like this one, and boy does this one work. Add a 2-3 inch thick memory foam mattress pad to it, and maybe a quilted mattress cover/pad to hold it all together, and for less than $500 (depending on pricing), you have a "hybrid" mattress that can rival just about anything up to $2k. You get a nice, reliable, and supportive firmness from this spring mattress, and with you memory foam, a soft, contouring layer, that's not so thick that you feel like you're laying on warm sticky honey. After 8 months of this combination, I can say that, for me and my SO (120lb girl), that it's the best sleep we've ever had, and likely one of the most comfortable beds ever (and I've slept on tempurpedics, which all seem to feel like you're sinking into hot sand). I am a back and sometimes side sleeper. She is a side and sometimes stomach sleeper. I think this combo accommodates all positions reasonably well, but especially for side sleepers, who need firm support, with some give.

This mattress does not sleep hot; I wouldn't say that it is actively cooling (but so far I have yet to find an actual mattress or pillow that is, although I do have a water mat that is), but it doesn't retain much heat at all, and sleeps so much cooler than any of my memory foam mattresses. I purchased it hoping that the inner springs would allow for a cooler sleep, and I'm very pleased with the lack of heat retention; I've had this mattress 5 days, and I haven't once woken up needing to move to a different spot from the heat, which I was doing many times every night with memory foam mattresses, if I didn't have my cooling water mat on top. I haven't yet needed the mat on this, as the warmth it retains is pretty minimal and non-invasive. I would consider this medium firm at most, but it's pretty supportive and comfortable, and I don't wake up sore in my knees or back. The edges aren't super solid but, unlike other reviewers, I don't have a problem sitting on the edge.

UPDATE: I’m starting to hate this mattress. It’s TOO firm. at first i thought it was okay it was comfortable. I wasn’t sleeping too well at first but i thought that was due to my old pillows i had. Well i bought some new ones and it didn’t help. And my quality of sleep got worse. I toss and turn all throughout the night. It’s like sleeping on a futon. There’s no contouring. It’s just flat. If you’re looking for an extra firm mattress, this is for you. Otherwise look elsewhere. Very disappointed... I wanted to write a review for people like me whos first time it is buying a mattress or just looking for any new cheap mattress. I have never bought a new mattress before and was confused on where to start or what to look for it. I came across this mattress on random hybrid mattress Google search and saw the reviews for it were pretty good. The only thing that kind of turned me off from it were the reviews that were stating how firm this bed is. I received the bed fairly quickly and set up was easy. I did wait for the full 72 hours to sleep on it to make sure that it was fully expanded. I personally didn’t notice much of a smell but it did smell like how you would imagine a new mattress smells just plasticy. so let’s just get right into it.. yes this mattress is firm. But I would consider it medium firm. It has the softness from the pattern on top that doesn’t make it too firm. I slept on it for the first time last night and it was very comfortable. this is definitely an upgrade from my all spring mattress that I’ve had for the past 10 years. The support is there a comfort is there the mattress does not get hot. my only complaint would be I do kind of sink but the support is still there if that makes sense it’s a little weird. also it didn’t expand to the full 12 inches I definitely recommend this mattress for someone who was looking for a medium from supportive mattress. Don’t expect anything too soft to come from this mattress. like I said it is not too firm but you are definitely able to put a mattress pad on top and get away with it. I know this is long sorry I wanted to be thorough for anyone who was like me and was lost on what mattress to get. I will update in a few weeks to see if my mattress still holds up to the first couple nights.