Best matress guides today? Though technically classified as a foam mattress, the top layer of the Purple Mattress is quite different from memory foam. Dubbed the Purple Grid, this 2-inch layer of hyper-elastic polymer has large open cells like an egg crate and has a squishy, gel-like feel. The design of this grid lets lots of air flow through the mattress to minimize heat buildup, though professional testers are mixed on how cool the Purple stays at night. The Purple Mattress provides pressure relief like a foam mattress but doesn’t let you sink in quite like you will with memory foam. That’s good news for combination sleepers who like to change position at night without feeling stuck in the mattress. The Purple bed does a decent job of reducing motion transfer, so you shouldn’t feel too much jostling from a restless bedmate.

If you’re looking for a supportive yet comforting mattress, the Eve Premium Hybrid could be the one for you. This luxury medium-firm mattress cushions in all the right places: the latest in foam technology means the foam is forgiving on pressure points, but not suffocating like some traditional memory foam feels. The Eve Premium Hybrid will suit anyone looking for firmer support and comfort, who wants the benefits of foam without really knowing it’s foam. It’s also good for warm sleepers, thanks to the temperature controlled design. Our reviewer personally found it extremely comfortable, thanks to the full-size springs that make it feel like a traditional pocket-sprung mattress. It’s firm enough to make you feel supportive, but it also offers a deep level of cushioning foam to take the weight off, which relieves pressure points. This is a deep mattress, officially measuring 28cm (though our reviewer found hers was more like 26cm deep). It also has a great lack of motion transfer, and our reviewer could barely notice her partner getting in and out of bed.

If you want that hotel-bed feeling every night, then Sleepeezee has got you covered. The Edwardian mattress is part of its hospitality range, designed in conjunction with world-leading hotels to give guests (and now us) the perfect sleep experience. In the middle to upper range of the hospitality mattresses, The Edwardian 2000 is filled with British wool, as well as silk and cotton – and 2,000 individual pocket springs. It’s also double sided to extend its lifespan, and has handy labels on it to tell you when to turn and rotate it. The Sleepeezee mattress is on the firmer side of medium, so it would suit most body types. Thanks to those individual pocket springs, it has excellent spring-back and we didn’t feel our co-tester move in the night once. It offered excellent support throughout the night, and allowed us to move with ease while we slept. We also were impressed with how well it regulated our temperature – we were cosy all night long.

What type of mattress should I get? OK, so you’ve decided you want a new mattress. But you’re blindsided by the different types. Worry no: here’s a quick cheat sheet. Sprung mattress – these are the traditional-style mattresses, which mostly come all ready to sleep on. They often have several thousand springs, which provide support while you sleep. Williams from the National Bed Federation says: “You should probably look for a minimum of 1,000 springs in a king size. Obviously, this needs to be pro rata’d down when buying a double or single. Where mattresses are advertised as having many thousands of springs, this is where layers of micro-springs are placed over the top of the main pocket spring unit as comfort layers. Read more information at mattressly.com.

The soft outer cover provided a lot of give but the springs beneath provided a sleep experience that was both cushioning and supportive for the back and shoulders. The Simba sleep app, which you can download to your smartphone is a nice accompaniment. It’s a tracker that helps you discover your sleep style – our testers were Night Owl and Sleep Master since you ask – and offers tips to improve your night, tailored to the way you slumber. For our restless ‘Night Owl’ sleeper, the Pro felt a little warmer than some other hybrids but our ‘Sleep Master’ was out like a light and stayed that way until morning. You can take up to 200 nights to decide if you like it, there’s a 0% finance option and a 10-year guarantee.