Sofa bed mattresses have never been known for their comfort. They’re too thin, too short and quite honestly too uncomfortable to have a good night’s rest on. There are lots of sofa beds on the market with incredibly slim mattresses. Some are only 8cm thick (so really thin).
Furl’s sofa beds are designed to be used every day as your main bed. We have three thick sofa bed mattresses that you absolutely must try – and by thick, we mean 14cm! Almost double what most other places are offering.
Thick sofa bed mattresses for everyday use
Here is a little bit more information about the thick sofa bed mattresses we offer.
All of our sofa bed mattresses can actually be used to sleep on every single night of the week so that they can be used as your main bed. This is down to the thickness of the mattresses and the fact that they are all two metres long.
Each of our mattress options is different though, so here I’ll explain the hows and the whys.
1. Pocket sprung
Our pocket-sprung sofa bed mattresses are made in the traditional way. The springs are held within individual wool pockets that spread support across the full length and width of the mattress. As a medium/firm mattress, it will give you great support, and the pocket springs will give you that little bounce.
This mattress costs £145*.
2. Reflex 45
Slightly firmer than our pocket sprung mattress, Reflex foam is a hi-tech foam that does not have the heat retaining properties of memory foam or the bounce of springs. It is again 14cm thick and can be used on a regular basis.
This mattress costs £195*.
3. Memory foam
If you like memory foam, you’ll love this mattress. It offers exceptional pressure-relieving properties for a comfortable night’s sleep. However, it is likened to marmite! You will either love it or hate it and for this reason, we don’t recommend this mattress if your sofa bed is for guest use.
This mattress costs £245*.
How thick should a sofa bed mattress be?
The average sofa bed mattress is only 8-9 cm thick and 180 cm long. This might be okay for one or two nights, but if you plan to sleep on your sofa bed regularly, you’ll need something thicker.
Some new sofa beds can fit a regular-sized mattress. At Furl, our thick sofa bed mattresses are 14 centimetres thick and two metres long (6’6”).
If you’ve got an old sofa bed with a thin mattress, consider adding a topper to make it thicker. At two inches thick, sofa bed mattress toppers add a layer of comfort to hard, thin mattresses.
Learn how to make your old sofa bed more comfortable in this article.
Are sofa beds comfortable?
Sofa bed design has come a long way in recent years, and it’s now possible to buy a sofa bed you can sleep on every night. With longer, thicker mattresses and sturdier bed frames, today’s sofa beds are comfortable.
If you’re looking for a sofa bed with a thick mattress, our Metro range has the deepest, most luxurious mattress ever seen on a sofa bed. This contemporary sofa comes in five sizes with four different arm options and hundreds of colours.
You can choose from a pocket sprung, reflex foam, or memory foam mattress up to 18cm thick. And because this sofa bed is the same height as a standard bed, it feels suitable to use every night.
Visit us in our London showroom
You can try our thick sofa bed mattresses out for yourself at one of our three showrooms in London. Picking a mattress comes down to personal preference, and only you will know which is the right one for you.
Remember that price doesn’t determine which one is the best, just the cost of the materials used to make the mattress.
*Prices correct at the time of publication