I recently purchased a latex mattress from Sleepez online. I did some VERY extensive research on the mattress options, and determined that the 100% natural latex pads sounded like the most logical choice. (I read a lot of these reviews, too!) I then visited local furniture stores to look at them- only to find that their latex mattresses were made of maybe 1 layer of natural latex and several layers of synthetic foams - nowhere near as durable- but in the $2000 range nonetheless. I finally found a local distributor of the natural latex mattress, so I visited her to test the real product. I was sold- but she is a 'middle man' and Sleepez had the better price by a few hundred dollars, even with shipping.
I decided on this type of mattress because 1) it is biodegradable, organic, not treated w/ chemicals 2) no gimmicky air bladders or pumps to have issues with. My dad likes his Select Comfort air bed, but he does have to 'refill' it to proper level regularly and still has back pain, tho less. 3) Latex is not temperature sensitive like memory foam which may make you sleep too hot & I didn't even want to chance that. 4) very long lifespan noted in all the testimonials 5) price was competitive with all the other 'quality' mattresses I looked at.
I am 52, 5'10" and 200 lbs. I have always had low back pain in the morning. Also, I sleep on my side and woke up every hour or so to turn over because that side would hurt so much- pressure point I guessed.
I purchased the Queen 1300, 4 layers, firm med, med, soft - what a dream bed! My husband made the box foundation for about $130. From the 1st night on - NO morning backach, NO tossing from side to side to relieve pressure pains. I believe I could have gotten the same benefit with just a 3 layer bed also, but I feel like a queen in this big bed. The latex is soft, but very dense & supportive. The purchase was completely hassle-free.
The perfect bed turned out to be the simplest, plainest, most healthy one.