I am considering their all cotton mattress, any thoughts ?

Ok,  so I found a dealer in my are who had the royal pedic all cotton mattress in stock, and my wife and I went to try it out.

 

Here are my initial reactions :

1. It appears to be extremely well crafted , looks and feels like a handmade work of art.

2. very firm and comfortable.

3. Very expensive.

4. Dealer said Royal pedic would not honor the warranty if I did not buy the box springs

 

I am still researching beds , but if not for the price I would buy it right now !  Just not sure if I can justify the the expense

 

 

Yes, I just searched prices, and they are even more expensive than I thought.  Some quote just the price of the mattress, but when you add a box spring a queen goes for over $3600.  It is possible they will negotiate with you some, but hard to say how much.

To a certain extent you get what you pay for.  If you buy an S brand you will get lower quality and may never be satisfied with it.

Not sure what the middle ground is.  Possibly a local mattress maker can make you a quality product,  if you can find one.  If you are willing to go all latex, then you have some quality options for less money.

You'd think that Original Mattress Factory is "not the quality" but seriously, I have a male friend who has weighed over 400# for years and is now down to 300-something where he can actually get weighted on a scale.   He has an OMF mattress and box spring, and he has used it for at least 5-6 years now, maybe even longer.   It's either a Regency or an Orthopedic, but he is too lazy to go look at the tag for me.  If it can stand up to 6'3" and 400+ pounds for over 5 years, it can't be too weak of a product.    Even if it is, the Orthos are $669.   If it lasts only 6 years and then you have to throw it out, it cost only $100 - $112 per year.   There is a good review of a Legacy in this forum, I believe.

I'd probalby opt for an Orthopedic since I am going for very firm and very long lasting.  But I'll also try the Regency. I also don't want a skyscraper bed, because my frame for that brass bed is already 12" off the floor without the mattress set on it.

budgy wrote:

Hi Budgy

when you say the construction is top notch, are you speaking from experience with royal pedic , or just guessing

Thanks !

I'd say educated "guess".  I have seen how they make their mattresses, traditional tufting techniques, options for hand tieing the base, tufting straps used in the mattress, as well as just the materials they use (which I have felt samples of).  There are only about 2 handfuls of companies worldwide that still make mattresses this way.  Whether they are worth the cost is relative to your own needs and your comfort preference. 

budgy wrote:

Budgy, I have noted you have mentioned the tufting methods before.  Does that have a significant impact on comfort or is it a longevity thing?  Same question for hand tieing.
 

Hand tieing the base is a comfort thing primarily, gives a more bouyant feeling to the foundation.  The tufting techniques are for comfort as well as preventing the fibre fills from shifting.  Its mostly done for durability.  As without it you might get a lumpy mattress some day. 

I tried a bunch more mattresses and decided to buy the the Royal Pedic All cotton mattress and separate  3 inch pillowtop pad.

I found a local dealer who beat every other price I can find by 300.00, so I ordered from him .

Hope it works out , will let you know

 

Thanks for all the great help on this forum

Congrats on your purchase.  You are one of the few (only one that I can think of) on here that bought one of these upper end innersprings.  Let us know how it works out.   I would love to be able to sleep on one to see if the extra investment is worth it.

How did it  compare/contrast to other things you tried?

Thanks

I tried alot of S brand types , and the royal pedic just seemed much firmer and better built.

I tried the tempupedic which were too mushy for me

I tried a few other high end types like :

http://www.hypnos.ltd.uk/UnitedStates/USA.htm

 

which were really nice , but very expensive and was worried about all the built in padding

 

in the end I liked the idea that the royal pedic is high quality and very firm , and the the removeable pilow top pads can be replaced if they sink in. It was a very expensive purchase but I am hopefull it will last a long time