Beauty and wellness editor Laura Mulley put one of Simba’s popular mattress toppers to the test to see if it would give her a better night’s sleep – here’s her verdict
Anyone who knows me will probably be sick of hearing me moan about my bed. Despite having relatively new furniture and bedding, I find both my pillows and my mattress give me an uncomfortable sleep most nights, and I’m always dreaming of replicating the level of comfort I seem (impractically) to only ever me able to find in luxury hotels.
Despite investing in a fairly expensive mattress a few years ago, I now don’t find it very comfy at all; I often wake up in the night with aches in my back, neck or hips. However, I was keen to avoid having to splash out on a whole new mattress (and lugging my old superking-sized one down our narrow stairs) so I thought I’d give Simba’s higly rated Hybrid Topper a go first, to see if it could improve my sleep for less money.
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Pros
- Quick delivery and conveniently packaged
- Really comfortable – neither too firm nor too soft
- Can be rolled back up and stored in the box if not required
- Could save you from buying a whole new mattress
- Has a removable washable cover
Cons
- More expensive than some
- You may also need to buy new extra-deep sheets to fit over it and the mattress
- Has a slight smell at first (this goes after a few days)
Simba Hybrid Topper review
First up, ordering it and delivery was as easy as anything, with sizes from single to superking and prices starting from £299. It arrived within days; I have a superking bed and I thought that it might be huge and awkward to get in the house, but it was very neatly packed inside a box that easily fitted through the doorway, much like Simba’s famous mattresses.
Unlike the mattresses, however, the topper isn’t tightly vacuum-packed, which means it doesn’t need time to ‘unfurl’, and can be rolled neatly back together and stored back in the box if not required.
It’s super easy to attach on top of your mattress, and in bed that night, once everything was in place, I could immediately notice a difference. The mattress topper felt supportive but not too firm (it’s made up of foam and ‘aerocoil spring support’ layers), and evened out the dips that had begun to form in my old mattress. It felt quite breathable too, and didn’t get too hot.
After sleeping on it for about a week, however, the most important plus is the improvement it has made to my quality of sleep. I’m no longer tossing and turning so much in the night, and I’m having less aches and pains come the morning too.
The one minor downside is that is does mean my sheets don’t fit quite so well over the top. My mattress was already quite deep, but with this on top it’s a good couple of inches deeper, so I’ll probably have to buy some new extra-deep sheets for the perfect fit.
All in all, though, I’m thrilled with how much I’ve benefitted from it, and I think it’s worth the money (and certainly cheaper than buying a whole new mattress).
If you’re looking to spend a little less money, Simba also does a slightly more basic ‘essential’ mattress topper, starting at £249 instead of £299.
Here at The Mirror we’ve also seen shoppers rave about Dunelm’s bedding recently, and it has just introduced a Gel Fusion Mattress Topper starting from £115, while if you’re after warmth over supper, its Teddy Mattress Topper looks super snuggly and start from £18.
