The Dunlopillo range: pocket springs, foam cores and latex pillows
Dunlopillo's website lists Elite, Core and Pure collections, but doesn't explain their construction differences on its range page. The useful distinction when shopping is between the latex-and-pocket-spring beds at Mattress Online and Bensons' Latex Superior mattresses, which use Talalay latex over a VENTRA Core aerated foam core. Bensons lists no spring unit.
Latex is rubber-tree sap whipped into foam. You get quick push-back under your body, with a buoyant feel instead of memory foam's slow sink. A trampoline against quicksand, if we're comparing sensations. I find latex cooler than foam that holds you closely, too. Talalay latex is lighter and airier. Dunlop latex is denser and firmer, and Bensons' Latex Superior range uses Talalay.
At Mattress Online, the Elite Luxury 1750, Kareena 1500 and Meya 1050 combine latex with pocket springs. That's the construction I'd buy: responsive cushioning over springs that compress separately under your weight.
Bensons lists latex thicknesses of 25mm for Latex Superior Firmrest, 50mm for Latex Superior Sovereign, 75mm for Latex Superior Millennium and 100mm for Latex Superior Diamond. The graphite infusion is a modest extra. Pay for latex thickness.
Dunlopillo sells both latex-core pillows and pillows filled with hollowfibre inside a latex outer layer, and they're different things to sleep on. For a wider comparison of the material, browse our latex mattresses, then compare the fillings and support in each bed.
Buy the latex-core pillows and skip the Hybrids
The Super Comfort and Serenity Comfort give you a latex core, while the Bensons-exclusive Hybrid pillows contain polyester hollowfibre inside a honeycomb latex outer layer. Both latex-core pillows have firm support and a zipped, washable cover.
The deep-profile Super Comfort pillow suits side sleeping, which is how I sleep. Your shoulder leaves a gap between your head and the mattress, and the pillow has to fill it without lifting your head too far. The slimmer Serenity Comfort pillow is intended for back and front sleepers. Our side-sleeper pillows give you other shapes to compare.
Many Super Comfort owners describe supportive comfort, and returning Dunlopillo buyers are another theme. Several found it too high and firm, and a few received something harder than the shop sample. Serenity owners are mostly happy, though one found the comfort disappointing.
An owner reported that a pair developed mould, and another found the cover stiff and noisy at first. I'd choose by sleeping position. The pillow tried on a shop mattress can feel different on your own bed.
For the Hybrid pillows, the complaint that keeps coming up is a delivered pillow much harder and higher than the sample, followed by Bensons refusing a return or exchange. With these pillows, some owners describe a harder, taller stranger arriving home in the bag. I'd skip both versions despite the handful who got on with theirs. You went shopping for the pillow you tried, not its taller understudy. Buy it somewhere that will take it back; the Hybrid owners who couldn't are the reason.
Pocket springs make the Mattress Online beds my first stop
The Bensons range suits someone who wants that latex feel across the bed and is happy to pay for a thicker layer. My money goes towards pocket springs.
Repeat buying runs through the sprung-bed owner accounts, including someone replacing a long-used Dunlopillo and another buying their third. Owners of older Dunlopillo models describe supportive comfort, with mixed experiences of warmth. An Elite Luxury owner reports sweating under the synthetic cover. On the Bensons side, a Firmrest owner reports sagging within weeks, so read the settlement and dipping terms before choosing it.
With the older models, weight is the usual grumble, and some reviews mention missing handles. One owner found theirs far too firm, reported a lingering smell and added a topper.
Elite Luxury 1750 is my first stop for side sleepers
For side sleepers who need more give at the shoulder and hip, I'd send you to the medium-feel Elite Luxury 1750. It also combines latex and wool. I usually take a side sleeper slightly softer than a back sleeper of similar weight, so this is where I'd begin that comparison.
The Meya 1050 offers latex over a lower-count pocket-spring unit. It's a lighter count than I'd normally look at, and still a pocket-sprung bed, which is the part I'd pay for. An owner describes firm support with some give and finds it well suited to side or back sleeping. Keep its medium-to-firm feel in mind if you're a light side sleeper.
The Kareena 1500 is another latex-and-pocket-spring option. The Kareena and Meya also need some practical planning: they're 34cm and 32cm deep respectively, so use deep fitted sheets. Add that depth to your base before you order sheets.
