Sleep like a baby with these top picks from our staff

The right mattress can mean the difference between bouncing into a brand new day with a spring in your step or hobbling into your slippers each morning. Sleep is vitally important to our mental and physical health which means that a new mattress is an important decision to get right. In this buyer’s guide, our staff have reviewed their favourite mattresses to help you with your journey towards quality sleep.

What you will find in this guide:

• Our staff picks

• Comparison of the top 5 mattresses

• What you should look for in a mattress

• Understanding mattress types

• Choosing the right firmness

• Mattress materials to suit your sleeping position

• Choosing the best mattress size

• Full product review of our top 5 mattresses

Our staff picks

Our staff put forward top picks based on their favourite mattress brands and mattress feels in this mattress buying guide. Read on for reviews from the frontline of mattress sales - our wonderful team!

	Llama Allura Queen Mattress	Orthokinetic Octavia Medium	Dream Elegance 4500 Comfort	Orthokinetic Signature Monarch	Posturepedic Elevate Shire Medium
Queen Price	$599	$2,899	$1,099	$8,499	$3,199
Mattress Feel	Medium	Medium	Medium	Ultra-Plush	Medium
Delivery Available	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Returns Policy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Warranty	2yr	15yr	10yr	25yr	10yr
Mattress Depth	20cm	34.5cm	30cm	47cm	28cm
Number of Zoned Areas	N/A	7	5	7	N/A
Edge Support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Motion Isolation	✓	✓	✓	✓	x
Suitable for Children (>3 years)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Also in-store at Amart retailers	X	✓	✓	✓	✓

Comparison of the top 5 mattresses

Llama Allura Queen Mattress

This Mattress in a Box is bamboo knitted fabric top is hypoallergenic with antimicrobial protection and ensures breathability. It has a base layer of supportive pocket innersprings, and a supportive edge support ensures durability as well as motion isolation, meaning you remain undisturbed all night. This product is at the lowest price point of $599 RRP, it is also an Online Exclusive, meaning it can not be viewed in Amart Stores but will be delivered to your doorstep!

Orthokinetic Octavia Medium

Featuring a foam-encased patented micro coil system, this mattress offers very good back support and will accommodate people of most sizes. Partner disturbance is minimal thanks to its 7-zone pocket spring system and edge support. This is a quality, durable product backed by a 15-year warranty.

Dream Elegance 4500 Comfort

This is a medium feel, supportive mattress with a 5-zone 6-turn pocket spring support structure. It is well-made with quality trims and materials that provide good value for money and will accommodate people of most sizes, has firm edge support, and side handles for easy lifting.

Orthokinetic Signature Medium

Dubbed one of the finest mattresses in Australia and boasting a 25-year warranty, the ultra-plush Signature Monarch has a 7-zone micro pocket coil support system with soy-based foam layers and a bamboo-infused latex layer, finished with a silk-blend cover and a removable plush topper.

Posturepedic Elevate Shire Medium

Premium quality Sealy materials and finishes feature in this medium-feel mattress with excellent edge support. Side handles make it easy to carry and a supersoft quilt layer combines with gel-infused foam and an Alignsupport spring system for ultimate comfort and a great night’s sleep.

What you should look for in a mattress

To begin your journey to a good night’s sleep, work out whether you need a new bed or a new mattress. If your old mattress has reached its lifespan or isn’t meeting your needs, make sure your new mattress dimensions will fit your bed frame.

Next, it’s about comfort. Are you after a softer mattress? Or do you need more back support from a firmer mattress? When browsing online mattresses, remember there are many different mattresses available, and you may not need a luxurious mattress in a high price range. Consider an innerspring or hybrid mattress made with a spring base for back support and multiple foam layers or a pillow top.

A firm mattress can be further customised with a mattress topper or plush mattress protector.

 

Understanding mattress types

There are numerous types of mattresses on the market made from a variety of materials. Here’s a broad overview to help you find your perfect mattress.

Let’s start with types of foam. A memory foam mattress contours to your body and absorbs movement from your sleep partner to give you both a good sleep. Latex mattresses are a natural alternative to memory foam. Latex foam offers similar support to memory foam but has slightly more responsiveness and is cooler to sleep on. High-density foam is very firm and often forms the bottom layer of memory foam and spring mattresses. Gel-infused memory foam is often included in the top layer of a mattress to disperse body heat across the bed and provide extra comfort.

Innerspring or coil mattresses form the supportive structure inside a mattress and create airflow. As a rule of thumb, the more springs or coils, the more support.

Hybrid mattresses combine an innerspring core with foam layers on top and are becoming very popular in Australia.

A thorough overview of Amart’s quality mattress materials can be found in our handy mattress buying guide.

 

Choosing the right firmness

When choosing a good mattress, it’s important to consider the right firmness level for you. Some people like the soft comfort of a pillow top mattress topper while others prefer a firmer mattress with multi-zone support for pressure relief. Amart’s market-leading latex, foam, innerspring mattresses, and hybrid mattresses balance comfort with high-quality support and are categorised by ‘mattress feel’ in extra firm, firm, medium, plush, and ultra-plush so you can shop according to the ‘feels’ you want.

If you need more help, hop into one of our beds yourself at your local Amart Furniture store to discover your personal preference and chat with a friendly salesperson for expert advice.

Mattress materials to suit your sleeping position

Sleep. Who’d have thought there could be so much to it? For many people, a good night’s sleep can be elusive. The good news is, no matter your body type or snooze style, from combination sleepers to hot sleepers, there are mattress types and materials that can help.

Side sleepers should go for a soft-medium mattress to prevent back pain and discomfort in the hips and shoulders. A memory foam mattress or topper will help ease body pressure.

Back sleepers need firmness and support so a medium-firm mattress or firm mattress with inner springs would be a good choice to prevent sagging/indentations, reduce pressure points, and provide support for your spine, back and neck.

Stomach sleepers have a little more freedom of choice. While a medium or medium-firm mattress offers equal body weight distribution, a soft mattress or gel-infused mattress topper will support and contour the length of your body. So, it comes down to what is comfortable for you.

It’s worth noting that all mattresses can be further customised with cushioning from a mattress topper. For example, the Orthokinetic Signature Monarch has an ultra-plush feel with its mattress topper attached and a medium feel without the topper. And the Nook 3 in 1 Feels range comes with interchangeable gel-infused inserts to customise the comfort layer on both sides preventing motion transfer and making each side of the bed adjustable for both occupants.

 

Choosing the best mattress size

A small room or large? One person or two? Long mattress or regular size? The right mattress will fit the person for whom it’s intended and the room in which it will reside. So, for two people, choose a queen-size mattress, but if you’ve got oodles of space, treat yourself to a king! Or if you’re moving a child to their first big boy/girl bed, a quality single could be the best place to start.

For the precise dimensions and range of Amart mattresses, visit our mattresses page.

Full product review of our top 5 mattresses

Now that we’ve run you through the basics of the latest products and materials from leading mattress companies, let’s go mattress shopping without spending hours in a mattress store!

Llama Allura Queen Mattress

• This is a bamboo knitted fabric top is hypoallergenic with antimicrobial protection and ensures breathability.
• It arrives in a box and comes with 2 year warranty & full refund policy.
• Comes with the comfort of convoluted foam, offering optimal pressure relief on shoulders and hips. The premium foam layer takes your sleep to new heights with added resilience and support.

Queen price	$599 RRP
Width	1520mm
Height	270mm
Depth	2030mm
Weight	34kg
Finish	White
Mattress Feel	Medium

Orthokinetic Octavia Medium

• The Octavia features a premium patented micro coil system with a layer of bamboo-infused Visco elastic memory foam and gel-infused latex for ultimate comfort.
• This medium-feel mattress offers improved sleep quality and assists with spinal alignment.
• Endorsed by the Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia.

Queen price	$2899 (Metro Regions)
Width	1530mm
Height	345mm
Depth	2030mm
Weight	57kg
Finish	White/Grey
Mattress Feel	Medium

Dream Elegance 4500 Comfort

• Featuring a 5-zone 6 turn pocket spring support structure and latex foam comfort layers, this medium feel mattress is not only supportive it’s also affordable.
• Side handles make for easy lifting to transport and rotate this mattress.
• Quality materials and excellent edge support minimise partner disturbance.

Queen price	$1,099 RRP (Metro Regions)
Width	1520mm
Height	300mm
Depth	2030mm
Weight	36.8kg
Finish	White/Grey
Mattress Feel	Medium

Orthokinetic Signature Monarch

• A removable plush topper offers plenty of pressure relief, absorbing body weight smoothly.
• This mattress includes a silk-blend cover with main comfort support layers of soy-based foam and bamboo-infused latex and will suit most sleep positions.
• Without the plush topper, this mattress has a medium feel.

Queen price	$8499 RRP (Metro Regions)
Width	1530mm
Height	470mm
Depth	2030mm
Weight	69.5kg
Finish	White
Mattress Feel	Ultra-Plush

Posturepedic Elevate Shire Medium

• A medium feel mattress featuring ultra-supportive Sealy Alignsupport springs, an excellent edge support system, and a gel-infused comfort core for pressure relief.
• Finished in quality trims synonymous with the Sealy brand including a Supersoft Quilt Layer.
• Backed by a 10-year warranty.

Queen price	$3199 RRP (Metro Regions)
Width	1535mm
Height	280mm
Depth	2030mm
Weight	41kg
Finish	Myrtle
Mattress Feel	Medium