Best Emperor Mattress UK | 2025

There is a multitude of mattress materials available, but some of the most common ones include:

• Standard foam mattresses
• Memory foam mattresses
• Latex foam mattresses
• Innerspring mattresses
• Pocket sprung mattresses
• Hybrid mattresses

There is no right or wrong when it comes to mattress materials, but these materials do have different properties that ought to be taken into consideration.

When choosing an emperor bed, we'd recommend opting for a pocket sprung or hybrid mattress, but we'd urge you to click over to our articles detailing these materials in more depth.

While choosing high-quality materials is important, you also need to pay attention to the density of the mattress.

This would refer to either the density of the foams used or the number of springs used in the mattress.

The higher the density or spring count, the higher the quality of the mattress and the more durable it will be.

Firmness and stability are not necessarily the same.

A firmer mattress can offer more stability and may, for example, be better suited to heavier-weight sleepers, but a high-quality, softer mattress can also offer sufficient stability and support.

Support is a non-negotiable.

Any mattress you choose must offer you sufficient stability and support to keep your spine in a healthy alignment.

This prevents back, neck, and shoulder pains and ensures you get the most comfortable night's sleep.

Firmness, however, is largely a matter of preference.

While factors such as build, age, body weight, and preferred sleeping positions do play a part, you ultimately need to choose a firmness level that you're comfortable with.

This can be difficult to navigate, which is why we've developed the Sleep Hero firmness scale to guide you.

We'd recommend that any brand you purchase from fulfils the following delivery criteria:

• Free delivery within the UK
• Room-of-choice or two-man delivery is preferable
• A risk-free trial period of a minimum of 100 nights
• Free returns with pick-up organised by the brand

There are some smaller negotiables here.

For example, you may choose a brand that doesn't offer room-of-choice delivery because you have family or friends who can help you carry the mattress.

Or, you may choose to go for a brand that charges a small fee for the returns but still organises the actual pick-up.

Either way, the delivery conditions of the brand you end up choosing should make the process as easy as possible and allow you the freedom to trial the mattress and return it if you're not satisfied.

Don't forget that it may take 3 - 4 weeks to get used to the feel of a new mattress, particularly if the materials of your new mattress are very different to what you slept on previously.