Some people come to Bensons knowing exactly what they want: a bed that barely gives, because that's how their back likes it, with something nicer than foam on top of the springs. If that's you, I'm glad you've found your way to latex, because it's the best material most people never try. The Restore Eco Latex Ortho 2000 is the very firm end of the Eco Latex family from Staples and Co, an old British bedmaking name that now lives at Bensons, and it's sold nowhere else. Under a Tencel cover sits a layer of latex, and under that 2,000 pocket springs, all in a 32cm mattress made in Britain. The rest of the family is graded Firm or softer, so this rung exists for the buyer who wants it harder than that. Lie on your back and you stay right on top of it, hips level with your shoulders, with a little bounce from the latex and almost no sink. I tried it on my side, my back and my front in a Bensons store in October 2026, and only my side said no.
I'm a side sleeper at 61kg, a long way from the person this bed is built for. On my back it was comfortable and supportive, and lying on my front felt just as good. On my side the extra firm springs pressed hard into my shoulder, too hard for me, with no give for a body my size to settle into. The latex stayed cool the whole time I lay on it, which is exactly what I'd expect of latex.
The shop model's edge was the surprise
Down each long side Bensons builds two rows of extra-firm wire pocket springs, which it calls Posture Perimeter Plus, so you can sleep right out to the edge and sit there to tie your shoes. On the shop model I tried, the edge gave far more than that build would lead you to expect, a good deal softer than the rock-steady middle. Edges are the first thing I look at on a sprung bed below king size: once the border gives, two people end up sharing the middle of a double. Sit on the edge of the one in your local Bensons for a full minute before you buy, and if you share a double, lie on your side right out at the border too.
Heavier back sleepers who run warm are the buyers
The person I'd send to this bed sleeps on their back, sits on the heavier side of 13 stone and wakes up warm. My rule is weight first, then position. The more of you there is, the further you press into an extra firm unit, and at that weight the latex finally has enough load on it to shape round your hips instead of sitting under you like a board. It's also one of the few beds at Bensons I'd put in front of an eco-minded buyer whose back has been told to go very firm, since it gives you latex and Tencel without asking you to give up the grade.
Anyone under about 13 stone should skip it, side sleepers most of all. At a lighter weight you never get past the top of it, and your shoulder takes the pressure all night. Keep it out of the guest room as well. Extra firm is a specialist spec, and a spare bed needs a firmness that suits whoever turns up.
Latex is the material I'd point any warm sleeper towards. It's springy and you lie on it, not in it, which is a big part of why it stays cool, and the Tencel cover is a smooth, dry wood-pulp fibre that's nicer against your skin than a polyester knit. Owners back that up: one called it a "nice cool bed".
The only Extra Firm rung in the Eco Latex family
Look across the family and the Restore is the odd one out. The Staples and Co Renew Eco Latex Pocket 2300, Refresh Eco Latex Pocket 3000 and Revitalise Eco Latex Pocket 3800 all build on the same 1,500 full-size pocket springs and add nano springs to reach their headline counts. The Restore is the only rung sold in Extra Firm, and it's shallower than the Renew and the Refresh.
The latex and the Tencel are good-quality materials. What lets it down for most people is how hard it's set. I rate Staples as a rule, well made and fair for the money, which is why it's a shame this one didn't win me over: the tension is so high that anyone of average weight never gets to feel what the latex is there for. Around this money, I'd sooner point most people at the iGel beds in the same shop. If you're the heavy back sleeper above, ignore all of that and buy it. You're paying for decent latex and a Tencel cover over 2,000 pocket springs, and that's a fair deal for you.
Owners rate the support, and it's heavy to live with
Owners who chose extra firm on purpose are delighted with it, and the story they keep telling is a bad back that eased on a bed that doesn't let them sink ("back pain massively improved since purchase", as one put it). Some found it too hard, and one bought a topper to soften it, which is the right fix for too firm. The complaint I'd take most seriously comes from owners who report dips where they sleep, a few of them within weeks, and rotating didn't put it right for them. Ask Bensons, before you order, what depth of dip its guarantee treats as a fault. Guarantees generally pay out only beyond a stated depth, and I'd want this bed's figure in writing.
It's one-sided, so rotating it head to toe every few months is the only maintenance it asks for. I prefer a mattress you can turn, but rotating properly from the first month is the next best thing. It's heavy, and owners who rotate it alone say so, so get a second pair of hands each time. Standard fitted sheets struggle with a 32cm mattress. Go for deep-pocket ones; an owner reported a 35cm sheet fitting it perfectly. If eco materials are why you're here, ask the store which latex it uses and for its certificate, since "eco" on a label tells you little until you see the paperwork. Bensons' 40 Night Comfort Guarantee is an exchange with charges, so lie on it on your back in store for ten minutes before you order.
What to buy instead
Stay at Bensons. Side sleepers, and anyone under about 13 stone, should head for the iGel NanoTech 5000i Plushtop. It's deep graphene foam under a plushtop over pocket springs, with a cool surface and proper give at the shoulder, and of the iGel beds it's the one to buy. It costs more, and for a side sleeper the difference is worth paying. If that stretches you too far, the iGel NanoTech 3000i uses the same graphene idea with much shallower foam, and an average-weight side sleeper who catches it in a sale will do well on it. If you love the idea of this family's latex and Tencel but want something kinder at the shoulder, the Refresh Eco Latex Pocket 3000 above is graded Firm, a step down from Extra Firm.
