Mattresses-What Specs are most preferred?

[Jacquelynn8]

Hello Everyone,

I am looking to replace the mattress in my airbnb i have had both positive and a  not so good review from one client. One client said it's too firm i bought a mattress topper  client still said its too firm still even with the topper so i am just curious to find out personally i love an othorpedic mattress. I understand this is not the case for everyone what is the sweet spot what kind of mattress would you suggest works for everyone from your experience i am new to this so i will appreciate all the feedback i can get to make the right purchase.Thank you.:-)

[Elisa]

Hi @Jacquelynn8 😊, 

Thank you for asking this question here!

When are you planning to buy the new mattress?

I'm tagging hosts to see if they have any thoughts on this topic: @Mitzi40, @Kylee37, @Linsay7, @Mohamed-Fazal-Abid0, @Luxury-Stays-For-Business-Travelers0, @KImberli0 and @Marilynn15.

Thank you in advance!

Warm regards 🌻,

[Mitzi40]

Hello Jacquelyn 

Good question. If  it was only one guest , I wouldn’t worry about it. If a lot guest complain about, then you may want to consider some options. Just depends on the person/guest or your usual demographic. Some places may only have the traffic of seasoned people and some places will cater to maybe a younger crowd. Seasoned people tend to like firmer beds and younger crowds tend to like the foam mattress. We have a 4 bedroom and each room has a different level of firmness. I do have an extra foam topper that if guest want to remove it on one of the beds , I don’t mind. I hope that helps. 

[Jacquelynn8]

Spot on @Mitzi40! Yes the complaint was from a seasoned guest. She intimated she only gets firm mattresses. From my research looks like you need a pillow top if you will have a firm mattress that way the guests can request to have it turned to the soft side yes?

Thank you for responding i really do appreciate your input i didn't know there were so many type of mattresses until i googled which is why i asked you guys for your help.

Thank you!

[Jacquelynn8]

Thanks Elisa!! I appreciate you tagging the seasoned hosts to help with my inquiry 😊

[Alessandro2064]

Firm foam, 8" thick.  Not a single complaint, actually have had a few guests ask us for the brand and model.

[Jacquelynn8]

@Alessandro2064 Amazing looks like key word is Firm! I will definetly get a firm mattress and a better pillow top. Thank you Alessandro fyi when i called a few vendors most suggested a medium firm but i wasn;t sure since this is what i had before so it got me abit confused.

Thank you!!!

[Alessandro2064]

No problem.  

This issue with anything less than firm is that anyone larger than petite will sink too quickly and the mattress doesn't recover quickly enough. 

 A heavier guest actually rolled out of bed while sleeping because of the slope on the edge not recovering.   Luckily he laughed about it.