Sommet 13-inch Full Bamboo Euro Top Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress
"Medium" has stopped meaning anything
Almost every mattress sold online is a medium. It's the safe answer, because medium offends nobody and a firmness rating you can't feel through a screen is hard to argue with. The result is a market full of beds that are nearly right for everyone and properly right for very few.
This one is firm. If you sleep on your back or your front, that's the point — your hips stay level with your shoulders instead of sinking into a hollow, which is what softer beds do to you and why you wake up with a sore lower back on them.
If you're a side sleeper who wants to feel the bed give under your shoulder, this is the wrong mattress and we'd rather say so now.
Against the usual bed in a box
Most of what's sold online at this price is foam all the way down, rated medium, and described in language designed not to rule anybody out. Here's where this one differs.
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Gel memory foam that contours |
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Delivered to your door |
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Pocketed coils under the foam, not an all-foam slab |
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Foam-encased edges you can sit on without rolling off |
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Firmness stated plainly instead of "suits everyone" |
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Height, weight and dimensions published up front |
Made from what grows back
Zaremora started with a simple question: what are the things you use every day actually made of? A mattress is the hardest version of that question, because almost none of it is visible once it's on the bed.
So here it is, plainly. The cover is a stretch fabric made with viscose derived from bamboo — that's the layer against your sheets, and it's the part that breathes. Underneath sits quilt foam, then a gel memory foam layer, then pocketed steel coils encased in foam around the perimeter.
The foam is a petroleum product. It doesn't break down, and no amount of bamboo in the cover changes that. We'd rather tell you which parts come from a plant and which don't than put a leaf on the label and let you assume.
Questions
How firm is it, really?
Firm. Not extra-firm like a hotel spare room, but well up the scale from the medium that most online mattresses land on. You'll feel the euro top give a little at the surface, and then it stops — the support underneath doesn't let you sink.
Who is this the wrong mattress for?
Dedicated side sleepers, mostly. On your side your shoulder and hip need somewhere to go, and a firm bed doesn't give them room — you'll feel pressure at both points. The same goes if you already know you like a plush or pillow-top feel. We'd rather lose the sale than have you wrestling a 63 lb mattress back out of the bedroom.
Will I feel my partner moving?
Much less than on a traditional sprung mattress. The coils are individually pocketed and foam-encased, so each one compresses on its own instead of transmitting movement across the bed through a connected spring unit. Add the memory foam layer above and most movement stays where it happens.
Can I sit on the edge without sliding off?
Yes. The coil unit is encased in foam all the way round the perimeter, which is the thing that stops the edge collapsing when you put your full weight on it to get dressed. All-foam mattresses are usually weakest exactly there.
Does it sleep hot?
Less than an all-foam mattress, for a structural reason: the coil layer is mostly air, so heat has somewhere to go instead of building up in a solid block underneath you. The gel in the memory foam and the bamboo-viscose cover both help at the surface. What we won't tell you is that it's a cooling mattress — if you run hot, a hybrid is a better bet than foam, but no mattress is air conditioning.
What do I need to put it on?
A solid platform, a slatted base with slats no more than about three inches apart, or an existing box spring in good condition. What it shouldn't go on is a sagging old base or widely spaced slats — the mattress will follow whatever shape it's sitting on, and that voids most warranties besides.
How does it arrive, and can I move it on my own?
It weighs 63 lb and stands 13 inches tall. That's manageable for two people and awkward for one, particularly on stairs or round a tight landing. Have someone with you on delivery day, and clear the route to the bedroom before it turns up.
Will there be a smell when it's new?
Possibly, for a few days. New foam carries an odour when it first comes out of its packaging — it's normal and it fades. Take the wrapping off, open a window, and give the room some air before you make the bed up. If it's still noticeable after a week, tell us.
How long before it feels right?
Give it a fortnight. A new mattress feels strange for the first few nights almost regardless of how good it is, because your body has adapted to the shape of the old one. Firm beds in particular take some getting used to. Judge it at two weeks, not at two nights.
What if it isn't right when it arrives?
Talk to us. Mattresses are the hardest thing in any shop to take back — they're heavy, they're bulky, and once one has been slept on it can't be resold — so we'd much rather spend five minutes with you before you order than deal with it afterwards. If you're uncertain about the firmness, or about which size fits your frame, ask us first and we'll give you a straight answer even if it's that this isn't the bed for you.