This section is just a bit of fun to show you what top of range mattresses are available from only the very best mattress manufacturers. If you know of one that should be on this page – please send me the link by email for inclusion. Note: The details below are the best available to hand but may contain slight specification and pricing errors. Image copyright is attributed to the appropriate company.
Vi-Spring: Majesty – £52.000 - 7ft Complete Set – Exclusive to Harrods
Made entirely by hand and filled with more springs and sumptuous natural fillings than any other Vi-Spring. 6,240 hand-nested springs (for 217cm x 215cm) in individual sewn calico pockets and topped with layers of silk, cashmere, blended lambswool and cotton, The Majesty mattress is partnered by the President divan.
Vi-Spring Monarch £24.275 – 6ft divan set – Exclusive to Harrods
3420 Pocket Springs. Fillings include lambswool, mohair, cashmere and, for the first time, exotic bamboo fibre for its silk-like qualities. Hand sewn finish. The divan base contains a further 1,598 hand nested springs in calico pockets, the timber frame made using wood sourced from renewable pine forests.
Vi-Spring Magnificance: £11.000 (average) Kingsize Mattress Only
2812 Pocket Springs – 1.32mm wire springs, 49mm in diameter, in individual sewn cotton calico pockets, hand formed into a honeycomb nest unit. Constructed with two layers of springs. Upholstered with 900 gsm blended lambswool and cotton then 1,650 gsm of hand-teased long-stranded black horsehair, lambswool, mohair and cashmere, enclosed in a hairproof cambric cover and overlaid with 1,200 gsm of lambswool and cotton. Hand tufted with hand-tied woollen tufts and twine. 5 rows hand side stitching. Border edges upholstered with coir.
Relyon Emperor: £3000 (average) Kingsize Mattress Only.
A top of range showpiece set. 3400 two tiered pocket springs. Upholstered with cashmere, silk, lambswool and mohair. 4 rows hand side stitching.
Hypnos Sandringham: £ Price not openly available: Kingsize Mattress Only
[Hypnos is a Royal warrant holder] 3700 pocket springs [Kingsize Mattress] Upholstered with; Hand teased white hair, Cashmere, Soft Pure Wool, Natural Cotton, Vertically lapped wool. 4 Rows hand side stitching.
Somnus Superior: £ Price not openly available (average) Kingsize Mattress Only
5500 Pocket Springs. Upholstered with Lambswool, Mohair, Silk, Egyptian Cotton, Horsehair, Hand Teased Horsehair. Cotton Rich. 4 rows hand side stitching.
Somnus Imperial: £ Price not openly available (average) Available only as a bed set.
6000 Pocket Springs in the mattress and 1800 in the sprung edge base. Unsurpassed luxury with the superior six tier spring system and the ultimate combination of filings including hand teased horsehair, double layered soft Egyptian white cotton, cashmere, mohair, lambswool and the finest silk. Four rows of hand side stitching.
Savoir Beds: No1. No2. No3. No4. £7000 – £11.000. (average)
The most famous bespoke bed company. Originally the in-house mattress manufacturer of The Savoy Hotel.
Hi, We have been researching buying a special bed, we have been looking at the Savoir no 4 and also the Hastens Luxuria, is there a real difference between the two (prices are similar), is it worth spending this kind of money? best regards.
Hi There. Firstly, as you will be aware, this is not my market at all although I do take a more than keen interest in handmade beds at this level of craftsmanship. So please feel free to post your findings and conclusions either on this page or to me via email.
From what I see, and I am unaware of the retail prices you have been quoted there are two main differences between Savoir and Hastens. These being UK and Swedish manufactured. I am also not privvy to any specifications as to the overall construction of these two mattresses – I trust you are. All I know is that many of the natural comonents contained in these mattresses are / may be imported from abroad – Horsehair is mainly imported from China / wool from various countries – New Zealand being a favourite for price and quantity and so on. Your decision will be who is best prepared to assemble the components and offer a finish to a standard that warrants this level of retail price. Incidentally, I am under the impression that Savoir will be tailor making the mattress to suit your each and every requirement (not particularly sure if Hastens do this).
Your final question was ‘Is it worth spending this kind of money? I personally could not justify it but again, I have never had the opportunity of sleeping in a hand made bed, When you spend this kind of money on a mattress you are looking at a 25 year lifespan under a repair or replace warranty. Your math should be working out whether it be best to replace every five years by spending a fifth of the retail price or blow the whole lot in one go – very difficult. Please keep me informed as to how your search/purchase progresses – extremely interesting. John.