The Smith Mattress: enjoy boutique hotel comfort at home
You may be thinking that a mattress isn’t particularly beautiful (nor colourful). But as one who gets extremely cranky when not sleeping well, then I would argue that a supremely comfortable and truly refreshing night’s sleep is a very beautiful thing indeed. It’s one of life’s great luxuries, and the essential ingredient is an excellent mattress. Doesn’t matter how luxe the rest of the room is if the mattress is saggy and soggy or stiff as a board.
We bought a new mattress and bed frame just a few months ago. And at the end of the process we realised that we’d probably spent longer choosing the mattress than we did viewing our house before buying it.
So I would never really have thought about buying a mattress online. But reading about the new Smith Mattress from Swoon Editions got me thinking again. If you don’t have the time, or inclination, to mattress shop in-store then the pedigree of the Smith mattress would give you an awful lot of confidence. (Not to mention their 100 night trial – more about that later).
The story behind Swoon’s Smith Mattress is pretty clever – who better for them to team up with than luxury hotel and travel brand Mr & Mrs Smith? If anybody knows about comfortable beds and luxury in the bedroom it’ll definitely be them. Debbie Williamson, Co-founder of Swoon Editions explains:
I wanted our customers to have the feeling of waking up in their very own boutique hotel. I personally tested over 100 mattresses but none came close to the one I had been sleeping on for the past ten years.
I asked James Lohan, founder of Mr & Mrs Smith, to single out the hotel where he experienced his best ever night’s sleep. As sheer coincidence would have it, the mattress in the hotel he picked out was made by the same mattress maker as mine. It was meant to be!
The Smith Mattress is made by a family-run firm in Hampshire which has hand-crafted premium mattresses for nearly 70 years. Offering medium-firm support it’s filled with locally-sourced Hampshire wool along with cashmere, silk and cotton and covered with luxury Egyptian cotton. Swoon say:
Eight individual layers combine to offer the perfect balance between firmness and sumptuous comfort.
2,000 individual pocket springs provide the optimum level of support, while wool, cashmere and silk, plus a comfort layer of pure cotton, contour to your shape.
The luxury touches continue with the service on offer too – free delivery and disposal of your old mattress at no extra charge, plus the delivery team will unpack your new mattress and put it right onto your bed for you. (I wonder if there’s any chance they’ll also make the bed up and put a chocolate on the pillow? That would be perfect).
Most important, though, is the 100-night trial that’s on offer. If after giving the Smith Mattress a serious trial (it’s important to give your body time to adjust) and you’re not happy with your new mattress then it’ll be collected free of charge and you’ll get a full refund.
Definitely nothing to lose sleep over.
See more about the Smith Mattress and the boutique hotel sleep experience in your own home at www.swooneditions.com.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Swoon Editions have kindly offered our readers a 7% discount of all mattresses with this code – CBTSWOON591 (it’s valid until 29th February 2016 and can’t be used in conjunction with other offers).
2 Comments
I am looking for an all natural, non toxic, non foam mattress made in Britain and if treated with fire retardant it must have passed a safety test for toxicity. Can Swoon supply such a mattress, please?
Hi Ruth, so sorry for the delayed reply, your comment seems to have got mislaid in the system somehow! I’m not sure about the details of the materials used for the Smith mattress, nor any treatment for fire, but if you contact Swoon Editions directly I’m sure they will be able to give you the information you’re looking for.