Bought the adjustable base bed. In the store the model was very comfortable. I was told that Latex did not need a "break in period" like the the Tempurpedic brand. Went to bed on Friday night, expecting what I felt in the store, couldn't sleep well all night, dozed hourly. Bed felt incredibly hard, yet I also felt stuck in my position, and I woke up feeling very hot. Got up the next morning with incredible soreness between the shoulder blades and back aching. So much so that we put our old mattress back on immediately. Called the store the salesperson said, oh to "soften" it up have your husband walk on it several times to break it in. Well if I remember they said this kind of bed didn't need a break in. Was aching so much on Saturday and Sunday from sleeping one night on this bed that I had to go to the chiropractor on Monday. I'm extremely disappointed. What is with all this "break in" period stuff nowadays. Years before you bought a mattress and it felt like what you tested in the store. Now you've got these beds you're suppose to walk all over for several days to "break it in" Absolutely ridiculous.

After sleeping on a Sealy Posturepedic and waking up with horrible low back pain my wife and I opted for a latex mattress and settled on the Nature's Rest Paradise Isle (king). Were it not for the noticeable body depressions on each side and the hump in the middle I would have to say the mattress has lived up to it's cause. We called the dealer we bought from and after an independent inspector did his thing we received a 100% store credit. My only problem is...now what do we buy? They (Sleep America) don't carry Nature's Rest and I'm back to researching innerspring vs. coil spring mattresses...all of which have complaints posted on various websites. Seems like people are anxious to post complaints while few spend the time to sing praises! I'm thinking about holding onto my Nature's Rest until something better is offered by the dealer.

The mattress I ordered was three 3" layers of 100% natural latex in the talalay format.

I'll start by saying that I hate buying items that UPS delivers. You have to be available from 8am to 7pm. I waited around all day for them but had to step out for a few minutes for an errand and, voila, the UPS man arrived and dropped of the package while was gone. It came as one package with all 3 mattress layers assembled within the cover. While that prevents the layers from getting separated and lost during shipping it makes it very difficult to receive in my circumstance.

It weighed 133 lbs. and I had to drag the package up stairs and into my condo. I wish it had come in 3 packages so each was managable to carry. I would suggest to FSF they reconsider their shipping approach.

I was able to get the package into my condo and unpackage it. I would caution people when doing this. In my opinion, the plastic bands that surround the package, compressing it, should be registered with the local police as a lethal weapon. Be careful as they spring out with reckless abandon when snipped. You could lose an eye. Next time I'd dress in a swat-team outfit with helmet and gortex protection.

I lifted the mattress onto the box spring and unzipped the cover pulling it back from the layers. The layers were all fairly clean with a dirt spot here or there. All-in-all in good condition. The layers came in the configuration ordered, soft-medium-firm, and were clearly marked. I adjusted the layers so they were on squarely on top of each other. There is a slight difference in size which surprised me as I don't know why they wouldn't be dead on. But that's not too important to me in the grand scheme of things.

I spoke with FSF and mentioned to them about the dirt spots and asked the best way to align the layers before having done so. They were very helpful and willing to give me whatever time I needed. Nice job.

I really like the 100% cotton cover and that there is little between me and the latex layers. When I hand compressed each layer I couldn't detect the difference between the soft and firm ones. I hope my body can.

The acid test was going to the first night's sleep and I was looking forward to it. I never sleep restfully and can count on one hand the number of mornings the past two years I've awakened feeling refreshed. Well this morning I did awaken to that feeling and it felt really good.

I would buy again from FSF but would ask them to ship in separate packages because unless you're an Olympic weight lifter or throw around hay bales in the barn you'll need at least one other person to easily move the single package you receive.

The latex experience is awesome so far. I would encourage anyone contemplating the purchase of a latex mattress to take the plunge.