Westin Heavenly Bed by Simmons review

About four years ago my wife and I wanted to upgrade our run of the mill king size mattress so we went to our local mattress store and ended up buying a pillow top Sterns and Foster.  At the time I was having back  issues and I really wanted something that was going to help.  I got mixed advice about firm vs pillow top so decided to look around for myself.

One close friend highly recommended the Kingdown Mattress which is known for their very soft pillow tops.  He claimed that it helped his back problems and he liked sinking into it every night.  However, I could not find a local store and did not want to buy completely sight unseen, so we did not go in this direction. http://www.kingsdown.com/

We also went to our local Relax The Back Store and tried the Tempur Pedic.  They had a money back guarantee, so we tried it out for a week or so.  Both of us hated it.  It was too firm and not comfortable.  I know some people swear by it, but it was not for us.

I visited the local Duxiana store and tried out their super high end mattresses.  These start at $5,000 and go up, so this would have been a major investment.  The mattresses were comfortable enough, but the staff was so snobby and my wife thought I was crazy so I let it go.

So ultimately we bought the Sterns & Foster and within just a few months it developed these horrible peaks and valleys and just got worse and worse.  You could have rolled a bolder from one side of the bed to the other.   It was the bain of my existence. I became obsessed with mattresses. Every time I went to a hotel I would take off the sheets to see who made them.

But then inspiration struck!  I loved the "Heavenly Bed"  at The W hotels and found a site online and ordered one.   I think it was one of the better decisions I have ever made.  We have had the W Heavenly Bed for the last year.   It is very comfortable and has been quite durable.   I highly recommend it.  It is just right.  Not too soft, not too hard.

And at least compared to the super premium mattresses, its $1700 price is a steal.

8/15/08 - Update: This is my most frequently read review so I have come back to update just to tell you that we continue to be very happy with the Westin Heavenly Bed Mattress.  I continue to highly recommend it!