This premium mattress comes with a chunky price tag. Here’s what impressed me – and what could be better

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I put in months of hard sleep to test Simba’s flagship “bed-in-a-box” mattress, and for the most part, I found it so comfortable that I told everyone it was the best mattress I’d ever reviewed. It ultimately lost that crown to the Otty Original Hybrid but, goodness me, it gave me some glorious sleep along the way.

As with other hybrid mattresses, the Simba Hybrid Pro combines pocket springs with various types of memory foam to offer a balance of support and softness. Its outstanding motion isolation makes it a particularly fine choice for couples who need some peace from each other’s nocturnal fidgeting.