Sealy Response Premium Mattress Review

Most of my time is spent reviewing cheaper bed-in-a-box style mattresses which, while sometimes very high quality, often pale into insignificance alongside the legacy brands like Sealy.

To put it simply, sleeping on the Sealy Response Premium is like sleeping in a cloud. Pretty much perfect in every way.

Wonderfully plush on top, it reminded me of staying in a luxurious hotel when you don’t want to get out of bed at all. Thankfully, it’s also got a huge amount of well-constructed support below so you don’t have any of the normal aches and pains that sometimes come when sleeping on a softer mattress.

Speaking of support, this mattress has it in spades.

There’s a reason why it’s so popular with people who suffer from back problems — it’s groundbreaking in its construction. Underneath the layer of gel memory foam is the Posturepedic Support that Sealy are best known for. This ensures that the heaviest parts of your body are properly aligned and supported all through the night, no matter what position you’ve slept in.

Sealy have designed this with the help of orthopedic specialists and it shows.

In line with the above, the Sealy Response Premium is also a great mattress to choose if you’re heavier and need a more specialist supporting mattress than your usual bed-in-a-box.

We’ve been over what makes it so supportive, but you should definitely rest easy if you’re worried that your weight might affect both your night’s sleep and the longevity of your mattress.

With all of the experience backing this Sealy mattress, it’s no wonder it has a few tricks up its sleeve. With the special cover you’ll find bedbug-related allergies have a harder time of getting to you.

And, if you’re concerned about all the moisture that science says is creeping inside your mattress every day, there’s no need to worry.

This is a great note for warm sleepers, or those living in hot climates. We all know how hard is to sleep when our room and our mattress is just too hot for comfort.

Thanks to the ventilating capacities of this mattress, you’ll find that moisture is quickly taken care of, leaving you to sweet dreams.

Who hasn’t almost fallen out of bed after rolling over once and finding it was downhill after that? The edges of a mattress are often the saggiest and it doesn’t improve with age.

With the Duraflex Edge System of the Sealy Response Premium Mattress, however, your new bed is firm in all the right places, saving you a nasty tumble and fall after a sweet dream.

If you’re the type to use the side of your bed as a place to put on your shoes, or the spot where you slowly awaken from your slumber, this mattress won’t let you down. Toss and sit to your pleasure.

I have to admit that I was skeptical that a 16 inch thick mattress would sleep cool just by warrant of some gel memory foam on top.

But, color me surprised, I’ve had a number of cool nights’ sleep on the Sealy Response Premium despite living in a warmer climate.

I’ve put ‘reasonably cool’ as it’s not the coolest bed I’ve slept on and I can imagine that in some circumstances — scorching temperatures, no air con and a partner — it may start to get a little warm.

A small detail, but side handles really do make it all the easier to move this mattress should the need arise.

When it comes time to flip or move your bed, having handles on your mattress takes away some of the huffing and lugging out of the process.

At 16 inches thick, this is a big beast of a mattress. We need all the help we can get!

My only real potential negative of the Sealy Response Premium is the fact that it’s not quite as plush as I expected.

I don’t actually think that’s a bad thing — it’s still very soft and luxurious, but it doesn’t have that sinking envelopment that you expect with the softest mattresses.

But Sealy have advertised it as very plush — if that’s what you’re expecting, I’d revise your expectations a little.

There’s a tendency to assume that all mattresses sold online come delivered in a nice, neat box straight to your door.

Not so with the Sealy Response Premium.

Well, it does come direct to your door, it’s just that it’s in a box the size of the mattress. Not compressed and rolled up. That means you’ll be expecting a large package, especially if you’ve gone for one of the larger sizes.

I doubt this is a dealbreaker, but it’s definitely something to consider if you live in a smaller building or you need to take the mattress up a flight of stairs.