The striking thing about the bed was its feel and its support. Before I bought the bed, I tried out Nature's Rest, Beauty Rest, Chaten & Wells, Sealy, Serta, and various other latex, memory foam which feel like a rock that sucks you down and makes it hard to move about in the bed (temperpedic - hot/uncomfortable feel) beds as part or all of the bed. The difference with the four seasons was a very plush yet supportive feel that made you feel like you we're sleeping on a very expensive, high quality, very supportive and well made bed. Its like a dream when you lie down. Your whole body wants to enjoy the experience and never get out. I've now had my mattress for 1 month. At first, getting used to plush support in an all latex mattress from my former bed which was very firm and no latex foam was an adjustment. In a very firm bed, you roll to the side in a second. With a plush bed, you lift up from the bed slightly and turn to the side slower. Its an adjustment until you get used to it. Then it becomes normal . Now, it has the feeling of very plush but very supportive and I can sleep my full 8 hours. Before, my firm mattress would not allow me to sleep past 7 hours before it gave me lower back discomfort and my arm getting tingly on the side I was sleeping on which caused me to reposition myself several times during the night and multiple wake cycles. Now, no more numbness or tingliness. No more lower back pain from sleeping on one side the majority of the night. No more waking up and adjusting my position many times. No hammock feel because the mattress is made very well and supportive. It also is made so that the sides of the bed never go down when sitting on the edge. It maintains its support equally on the edge. I can't imagine a more quality made bed