How to choose a natural mattress

Step 1: Start with how you sleep

Your main sleep position decides your firmness more than anything else.

Step 2: Factor in your body weight

Heavier people sink further into any mattress, so a firmer grade often feels like a lighter person's medium. Lighter people may find firm too hard and do better one step softer. Use step 1 as your starting point and adjust from there. Body shape matters too: if your hips are wider than your shoulders, or the other way round, a zoned core (Basic Z7, Classic Orthoform or Deluxe Regulus) supports each part of you differently.

Step 3: Sharing a bed? Decide together, or don't

If you and your partner like different firmness levels, you don't have to compromise. Our Partner Solution puts two single cores under one cover, so each side has its own firmness. It costs €115 extra.

For a couple, choose at least 140 cm wide. 160 or 180 cm is more comfortable.

Step 4: Choose the right size

Our mattresses are made in European sizes, from 80 to 200 cm wide and 200 cm long. The most popular are 90 × 200, 140 × 200, 160 × 200 and 180 × 200 cm. These are not the same as Irish sizes. A 140 × 200 is slightly bigger than an Irish 4'6" double. See our mattress size guide before you order, especially if you're keeping your current bed frame.

Step 5: Pick your cover

The cover is the part you touch, and it decides how you clean the mattress.

• Wool-quilted covers (organic cotton with virgin wool): warm, breathable and good at managing moisture. Dry-clean only.
• Washable covers (WB1, WB2 and Hemp Knit Washable): can be removed and washed at 60°C. A good choice if you have allergies, young children or pets, or prefer not to use wool.

Step 6: Don't forget what's underneath

A natural latex mattress needs to breathe from below, so we recommend a slatted base rather than a solid board or the floor. See all our slatted frames.

• Roll-up slats from €180 (90 × 200): simple and affordable.
• Sprung Basic S slatted base from €420 (90 × 200): flexible slats that work with the mattress.
• Solid wood beds from €1,010 (90 × 200): heartwood beech, oak, Swiss pine, cherry or walnut, made to the same sizes as the mattresses.

A good base can make a mattress feel noticeably different, so try the two together if you can.

Step 7: Set your budget, then compare ranges

All four ranges use 100% natural latex. As you go up, you get more latex, a deeper mattress and more cover choices.

Prices include VAT, delivery and assembly anywhere in Ireland. For larger sizes, get the full price list on the mattresses page.

For a baby or toddler, our HEIDI cot mattress has a coconut-fibre and natural latex core and a hemp cover you can wash at 60°C. It is certified to DIN EN 16890, the European safety standard for children's mattresses. From €375.

Before you buy: try it

Firmness is personal, and words only go so far. The best test is to lie on a mattress for ten minutes in your usual sleep position.

• Book a free consultation by phone or video and we'll guide you through the choice.
• Our new showroom in County Wexford is coming soon, where you'll be able to lie on the mattresses yourself.

Plan for the lead time

Every mattress is made to order in Heuchelheim, Germany. Allow 6–8 weeks from order to delivery. If you need it by a particular date, such as a move or Christmas, order early.