The SleepSoul Comfort 800 Pocket Mattress packs 800 pocket springs into a rolled 22cm mattress, and that's a better specification than I'd expect at the budget end of the market. This is a single sided mattress with a medium firm feel and an extra layer of reflex foam to provide pressure relief. The cover is a fairly basic knitted one, not that thick quilted, hotel-style top, and owners who mention it call the surface soft and smooth, though a few grumble that the bright trim round the edge shows through pale sheets. The Pocket Spring System provides enhanced support and bounce back to prevent you from getting too far into the bed, and with only 2cm of reflex foam over the springs I'd expect them to push back quickly rather than give you that slow sink you get with memory foam. A handful of owners say that layer is thin enough to feel the springs through. The mattress is designed for the ultimate in comfort and support all night long, but it is still a fairly simple build so I would not expect a luxury, floaty top.
The medium firmness tension is great for the average person with a typical BMI, though plenty of owners find it firmer than the medium label suggests, and one called it 'definitely on the firm side'. A smaller group found it too soft, so the label is only a rough guide. That firmer surface should keep a back sleeper's hips level instead of letting them hammock, and a good number of owners with bad backs say they wake without the ache, though a few found it hard enough to make theirs worse. Side sleeping is more hit and miss in the reviews: some side sleepers love it and say they no longer wake with sore shoulders, while one who weighs ten stone found it 'too firm for me as a side sleeper', so if you're lighter or properly curvy you might want something a bit softer on top. The Pocket Springs give you a good mix of support and pressure relief, and because each one sits in its own pocket they should respond individually rather than the whole surface moving at once. A few owners say they can't feel a partner moving, while one was woken every time the person next to them turned, so I wouldn't call it the most motion-isolating mattress at this price. The other complaint owners keep coming back to is the edge: the sides are soft, and one wrote 'Collapses if you sit on the edge of the mattress'. Sit well back, and look elsewhere if you need a firm edge to push up from. The Reflex Foam gives you a comfortable feel, although it has that slightly springy, 'push back' sensation that not everyone loves, and it can feel a bit warmer than you'd expect if you tend to run hot. The Hypoallergenic Covering makes sure that you are protected from dust mites and other allergens, but do keep in mind it's single sided, so you cannot flip it, and that means you will need to stay on top of rotating it to keep it feeling even.
How we reviewed the SleepSoul Comfort 800 Pocket Mattress
1,360 reviews in Mattress Online's feed10+ years in the mattress industryBenchmarked against 346 pocket-sprung mattresses32-point spec check4 buyer questions read644 price checks since Apr 2020
Drawing on over 10 years in the mattress industry, our team assessed the construction, materials and firmness of the SleepSoul Comfort 800 Pocket Mattress from its 32-point specification in Mattress Online's listing, and benchmarked it against 346 other pocket-sprung mattresses we track. 1,360 reviews in Mattress Online's own feed sit behind its owner rating. We have checked its price 644 times since April 2020. How we review