
A good mattress prevents the body from looking for a more comfortable, supportive, or cooler position throughout the night, thus resulting in more productive rest. That’s not an issue for Hästens products, which are breathable due to the innerspring system and heat- and waterproof materials like horsehair and wool, keeping you cool during warm nights and toasty during the cooler ones.Īfter two good nights, I was mourning the fact I was returning home to my current mattress situation, yet glad I got the opportunity to test a top-tier sleep system.

Basically, once a foam mattress absorbs the heat from the body, it is not easy for it to escape. Memory foam is notorious for its heat retention because of its density as a material, which lessens the airflow throughout the product. On the Hästens, I realized I had never stirred, trying to cool down and kick off the duvet. I’m one of those sleepers who tends to wake up because I sweat the bed, so to speak. The Hästens blue-check pattern that has become synonymous with the brand. Thanks to the Herlewing, I was able to get comfortable on my back and stay there, the healthiest sleep position to snooze in. I had none of my usual back pain or shoulder aches, which are quite common for me. I never noticed that I spent the night with my laptop because I never woke up-sleeping the whole night in one supported position. I woke up the next morning feeling as if I had cleared my sleep debt and struggled to get out of bed, not because I was tired but because I wanted to luxuriate in the sweet materials a little longer. This engineering also benefits sleeping with a partner as the springs react individually so two people are essentially lying in their own separate spheres, not disturbing the other with their movements. When the bed is being manufactured, stronger springs are also placed in the corners to further enhance edge support and maintain the structure. Contrary to the mattress-in-a-box revolution, Hästens beds are made of hand-placed springs instead of synthetic foam, creating a product that feels personalized for the sleeper, which is claimed to allow the body to actually relax into a natural posture and repair itself.Ĭomfort and support are some of the most common reasons for disturbed slumber, and the way Hästens’ supportive beds are structured with a network of interworking springs makes it feel like turning in your sleep requires much less effort (versus a memory foam mattress, which needs to react to your every movement). I was skeptical about how much better this could be.
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The Herlewing model has three interacting spring systems plus 35 crafted layers of natural materials, including layers of horsetail hair hand-teased in their factory in Köping, Sweden, a far cry from the uncomfortable first mattress I bought post college that retailed for a hundredth of this price. Let me be clear: This is not your run-of-the-mill mattress. Hästens is a complete sleep system, composed of a bed, box spring, and mattress topper.

I was given the opportunity to spend two nights sleeping on a $30,000 Hästens Herlewing bed at the Hästens Sleep Spa and CBR Hotel in Coimbra, Portugal. It is completely cleaned and then spun into coils to create a naturally springy material that is hand-tucked between the other layers of material. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.The horsetail hair is the foundation of all Hästens mattresses.

