If you've ever yearned for a night of unbroken, refreshing sleep, your search has a serious candidate. Enter the TEMPUR Pro Air SmartCool™ Plus Medium Mattress, a product that has advanced features, competitive warranty guarantees and brand exclusivities. Not only is this mattress from TEMPUR® designed for extra comfort and support, but it also claims to offer temperature regulations that can put an end to torturous nights of overheating. When I first lay on it, I could feel that slow, moulding TEMPUR ‘hug' straight away. Let's stretch out and explore the different aspects of this mattress.
How we tested
Our testing process is rigorous, spanning over two weeks. During this time, we examine every detail carefully, taking into account many factors such as how well the mattress absorbs movements and regulates body temperature, and most crucially, its overall comfort level. Testing through warm and cooler nights, we also assess the design and features of the mattress, ensuring they all align to provide the best possible sleeping experience. I also sat right on the edge a few times, and while it held up decently, it does compress more than a traditional pocket sprung edge. Based on these tests, we form an assessment of how the mattress performs in different conditions, which ultimately helps us evaluate its effectiveness.
Design and Features
The TEMPUR Pro Air SmartCool™ Plus Medium Mattress comes with an abundance of premium features. The standout feature has to be the Pro Air SmartCool™ cover designed to reduce heat throughout the night, keeping your body at the ideal temperature for a serene sleep. The cover felt cool and smooth under my hand, but like most foam mattresses it can still sleep a touch warmer than a good pocket sprung option if you run hot. The mattress also offers an exclusive TEMPUR® material designed with the help of NASA technology, offering advanced pressure relief and motion absorption.
With a generous 25cm depth, the mattress is medium grade, providing a balanced support that caters to various sleep positions. The mattress cover is conveniently machine washable at 40 degrees - something that those who value ease of maintenance will appreciate. The mattress is exclusive to Dreams, and backed by their 100-Night Comfort Guarantee and a reassuring 10-year guarantee, although at this price I'd still love to see a longer guarantee as standard.
Mattress Comfort
As our testing progressed, the TEMPUR Pro Air SmartCool™ Plus Medium Mattress lived up to its claims of providing a harmonised balance of support and comfort. The use of NASA-developed material layered beneath a cooling cover offers unique body cushioning capabilities. This functionality helps redistribute body weight, reducing pressure on your joints during sleep. Our testers found this balance particularly pleasing - finding that the mattress offered just the right support necessary while also enabling sufficient sinking for that perfect ‘hug'.
Suitability
This mattress exhibits a medium level of tension that makes it an excellent choice for both back and side sleepers. It excels particularly well in catering to those who sleep on their side, providing a level of comfort that is apt for the average-sized sleeper, although lighter side sleepers might find it a bit too ‘sink-in' around the shoulder. With regards to individuals who sleep on their backs, they might want to consider a marginally firmer option for even greater contouring and support.
What Customers Thought
Comfort and support come up in the reviews more than anything else, and a lot of owners say back and hip aches eased once they'd settled in. One wrote "The aches in my hips and back from my old mattress disappeared within a few days". It isn't instant for everyone. Plenty of owners found it firm or odd for the first few days or weeks, with one describing it as "Quite comfortable after an initial few days of it being too hard".
Owners are split on the cooling. More of them say it keeps them cool than not, but a fair few found it warm. One said it was "Not hot at all even in this very hot weather", while another wrote "I would just ignore the cooling part".
The other complaints are fewer. Some owners found the mattress that arrived didn't feel like the one they'd tried in the shop, usually firmer, and a few side sleepers couldn't get comfortable on it. One of them woke "with hip and leg pain" and exchanged it for a sprung mattress. The edge gets a mention too: "if you're looking for something to support you whilst you sit on the edge of bed to get dressed, this isn't it", one owner wrote. Sheets sliding about on the cover, a smell that takes a week or two to clear and the sheer weight of the thing when you need to move it are the practical gripes.
The verdict
Incorporating our observations, it's clear that the TEMPUR Pro Air SmartCool™ Plus Medium Mattress lives up to its claims. Its SmartCool cover coupled with its exclusive material makes the mattress a wonderful selection for all seasons. Although it's still up for debate how well the mattress holds up in the long term, the 10-year guarantee inspires confidence in the product. Mainly recommended for side sleepers, back sleepers will also enjoy the moderate firmness level of the mattress. Therefore, considering all factors, it can be said that the TEMPUR Pro Air SmartCool™ Plus Medium Mattress is indeed, a strong contender in comfort and restful sleep.
