The Casper Essential starts at a reasonable £275 for a single, rising to £400 for a double and £450 for a king. This has four carry-handles that make moving and rotating the mattress easier Casper recommends doing this every six months or so but there’s no need to flip it.Ĭasper Essential mattress review: Price and competition To help keep things fresh and hygienic, the Essential is encapsulated in a polyester cover that’s machine washable at 60 degrees. Compared with the 240mm Casper original, the Essential is only 170mm thick There are no transition layers as you find in many bed-in-a-box mattresses and this also makes for a mattress that’s much thinner than its stablemates. This base has contour cuts that enable it to offer softer support around the shoulders than the hips but, otherwise, the construction is as simple as it sounds. On top, there’s 60mm of breathable open-cell foam and below this, there’s a 110mm durable support foam foundation.

Where the Casper original has four distinct layers, the Essential is made from two. To make those savings, Casper has essentially cut away two layers of foam. Although it is evidently more basic in its construction than its pricier counterparts, my experience of Casper’s cheapest offering has been a largely positive one.Ĭasper Essential mattress review: What you need to knowīefore going into more detail about what I like, let’s take a look at how the Essential differs from its stablemates. In fact, at a mere £450 for a king-size mattress, Casper’s budget option is one of the cheapest mattresses you can buy that arrives rolled up, vacuum packed and boxed at your door with a 100-night trial. The Essential offers its “most streamlined design with a slightly firmer level of support” and, crucially, it’ll save you up to £250 compared to the brand’s most popular model. Since its UK launch in 2016, Casper has expanded its range of mattresses to include the Hybrid and the Essential alongside its original model. If you want to enjoy a guaranteed trial period, check out our Best Mattress roundup for more options. There are a still a limited number of Casper Essential mattresses on sale from retailers such as Amazon and Mattress Online, but we're not sure what effect the company's closure has on warranty and can't guarantee you a 100-night trial. You can find out more about what this means via the company's website. Update: Unfortunately, Casper mattresses are no longer available in the UK.

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