Emma Premium Mattress Review UK (2024)

The Emma Premium mattress is soft and comfortable but also offers excellent support and stability. 💪

This is largely due to its unique composition, which is comprised of memory foam, pocket springs, and Airgocell technology.

Maximum comfort

The upper comfort layers provide much of that sleeping-on-a-cloud feeling you also experience on the Emma Original.

Both Airgocell and memory foam are highly adaptable foams that conform to your body shape.

This provides body-hugging comfort. 🤗

Meanwhile, the supportive spring layer prevents motion disturbance and promotes optimal spinal alignment.

Side sleeping

The Emma Premium was very comfortable when testing the side sleeping position. 😴

It provided enough sinkage for side sleepers, allowing heavier body parts to sink in more deeply.

Moreover, we felt supported by the layers, with the body remaining lifted and the spine neutrally aligned.

See how the mattress contours around the body in the side position:

However, it might feel a bit too firm for lightweight side sleepers who may not sink as deeply.

Experiencing aches in the joints or back might indicate you need a softer mattress.

Back sleeping

The Emma Premium is most comfortable for back sleepers. 👍

The back remained straight for both male and female testers, while foam layer contoured around the pelvis, providing pressure relief in this area.

This makes the Emma Premium an excellent mattress for orthopaedic concerns and ensures you won't wake up with lower back pain or tension.

See how the mattress contours around the hips:

As a medium-firm mattress, the Emma Premium provides the perfect balance of support and comfort in this position.

Stomach sleeping

The Emma Premium is a suitable choice for lightweight stomach sleepers.

However, our testers experienced some discomfort when sleeping in this position.

You can see a very slight bend in the lower back:

The Emma Premium mattress might not be suitable if you feel neck or back pain.

We'd recommend the Origin Hybrid mattress for stomach sleepers looking for firmer support. 🧱

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The Emma Premium mattress is designed to enhance breathability. 🌬️

This design includes:

• An UltraDry cover with moisture-wicking technology
• Point Elastic Airgocell technology for temperature regulation
• AeroFlex spring technology that promotes airflow

Memory foam generally retains more heat than other types of foam, making it unsuitable for people who prefer a cooler sleep.

But the hybrid design promotes air circulation, making this a cooler option than all-foam mattresses.

How does the Emma Premium match up?

We used a thermographic camera to see how well the Emma Premium regulated our temperature. 🌡️

One tester pointed the thermographic camera at our sleeping tester in the morning before they woke up.

Our bodies naturally cool down during the night and return to normal in the morning, so this gave us a good indication of the warmest the Emma Premium would feel during sleep.

Take a look at our results:

Our male sleeper, who typically sleeps hot, experienced results of 32.1°C, while our cooler female tester averaged a temperature of 25.7°C.

These results are significantly higher than the recommended sleeping temperature of 18.3°C (65°F).

Both testers agreed they felt reasonably warmer on the Emma Premium than on other hybrid mattresses like the Simba Hybrid.

Therefore, we'd recommend hot sleepers opt for a cooler mattress option.

However, other factors are at play that can contribute to how hot or cold you feel during sleep.

We considered these variables:

• The room temperature was 21°C on the thermostat
• Our testers were using an 8.0 tog duck-down duvet
• Our tester's sheets were 90% polyester, 10% cotton

These factors seem minimal but can make a big difference in your overall temperature.

If you sleep hot, we recommend keeping the room cool and opting for a lighter tog duvet and natural sheets, which are much more breathable. ❄️

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The Emma Premium is a five-layer luxury mattress that combines various high-quality foams with a core of 12.5 cm (4.9 inches) pocket springs.

The result?

One of Emma's most advanced and innovative mattresses. 🥳

This is a no-turn mattress with a specific right way up, but you still need to rotate the mattress regularly.

Regularly turning your mattress can prevent it from dipping and creating an uneven surface, enhancing its lifespan and overall comfort.

The foam layers, from top to bottom:

• A top comfort layer of breathable Halo memory foam.
• A layer of Airgocell foam.
• A secondary layer of Airgocell memory foam.
• A spring layer of 12.5 cm (4.9 inches) individually wrapped pocket springs.
• Sturdy base layer.

Emma Premium mattress layers

1. Top comfort layer of Halo memory foam

Emma's trademarked Halo foam forms the top comfort layer of the Emma Premium mattress.

This layer is pressure-relieving and body-contouring, providing superior comfort and that "sleeping on a cloud" feeling you can expect from Emma mattresses.

As you can see in the image above, the edges of the foam didn't expand fully.

Typically, a fully-expanded mattress will take on a completely rectangular shape, but with the mattress cover on, this feature was hardly noticeable.

2. Airgocell foam

Visco-elastic memory foam forms the next layer.

Memory foam is often recommended for orthopaedic mattresses as it adapts to the body's shape and relieves pressure well.

This makes the mattress suitable for those struggling with back problems.

The memory foam has been specifically positioned towards the top of the mattress to allow heat to escape. ♨️

One downfall of memory foam is that it retains heat quite well, so it needs to be combined with more breathable materials to reduce the temperature.

The memory foam also provides a final layer of cushioning before the sturdier cold foam and pocket springs.

3. Second layer of Airgocell memory foam

This is an additional cooling layer underneath the memory foam, allowing heat to escape through the bottom of the mattress.

4. Spring layer core with zoned pocket springs

The zoned pocket sprung layer forms the core of the mattress. 💪

In contrast to some other hybrids like the Emma Hybrid or the Simba Hybrid, which feature mini springs, the Emma Premium features a layer of full-sized pocket springs with a height of 12.5 cm (4.9 inches).

This pocket-sprung layer enhances breathability and support.

Each spring is individually wrapped, meaning it can respond to isolated movements, enhancing point elasticity, pressure relief capabilities, and motion isolation.

The pocket spring core is encased by foam walls, allowing for greater stability across the surface of the mattress and enabling edge-to-edge support without the feeling that you'll roll off the mattress if you sleep too far on the side.

5. Base foam layer

The lower foam layer acts as a final supportive and solid base for the mattress.

It has HRX (High Resiliency Extra) for extra stability and support for the spine.

Emma Premium mattresses are available in most of the standard UK sizes. 🇬🇧

These include:

• Emma Premium single mattress: 90 x 190 cm (3’ x 6’3”)
• Emma Premium small double mattress: 120 x 190 cm (4' x 6'3")
• Emma Premium mattress double: 135 x 190 cm (4’6” x 6’3”)
• Emma Premium mattress king size: 150 x 200 cm (5’ x 6’6”)
• Emma Premium super-king-size mattresses: 180 x 200 cm (6’ x 6’6”)

Height of the Emma Premium

The pocket springs measure 12.5 cm (4.9 inches), and the bottom foam layer averages around 5.5 cm (5.5 inches).

The top foam layers are much thinner.

The standard depth/height of the Emma Premium is 25 cm (10").

However, our mattress measured a few centimetres short of this at 20 cm (7.87").

We measured the mattress again a few weeks later, but the height remained unchanged.

A 20 cm (10") depth is fairly low for a mattress - in fact, you can typically find mattresses of this height to be amongst cheap, low-quality options.

For such a premium, costly mattress, it wasn't very reassuring to see that the Emma Premium did not reach its promised height.

Thankfully, a 2 cm (0.7") difference in height is covered by the 10-year guarantee.

If you encounter this problem, contact the Emma customer service team, who will be able to arrange a replacement. ☎️

All Emma mattresses come with a risk-free 200-night trial period.

Your trial period begins with delivery. ⏱️

Trial periods are common for bed-in-a-box mattresses bought online to compensate for the fact that you can't try out the mattress before you buy it.

If you've slept on your new mattress for a few weeks and you don't find it comfortable, you can return the Emma Premium - free of charge - and receive a full refund.

All you need to do is head to the returns portal on the Emma UK website and complete the process.

Yes, if you have the budget available, then the Emma Premium mattress is an excellent choice. 🥳

As our Emma Premium review has hopefully shown, this is an exceptionally comfortable mattress that offers excellent support and stability.

We can highly recommend this mattress to all types of sleepers.

We think it's best suited to:

• Side & back sleepers looking for a combination of comfort and support.
• Fans of medium-firm mattresses who don't want to sink into a mattress too deeply.
• Couples & restless sleepers prioritising a mattress with zero disturbance.
• Allergy sufferers and sweaty sleepers who may benefit from the washable cover.
• Budget buyers and indecisive shoppers who have the advantage of a 200-night trial before committing to a decision.

We always recommend making use of the trial period to see if the mattress is perfect for you.

You're likely to fall in love with it, but if you don't, you can return it - free of charge - for a full refund. 💰