Brook + Wilde Ultima Mattress Review
Ten layers, 30 centimetres and around 6,000 springs is a serious specification. It is also 1,395 pounds from a company trading under its current entity since 2023.
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Verdict
Ten layers, 30 centimetres and around 6,000 springs, which is a serious specification by any measure. It is also 1,395 pounds from a company that has traded under its current legal entity since 2023, which is the tension running through everything Brook + Wilde sells.
Buy it if
You want a genuinely premium build, you have found it heavily discounted, and you are relying on statutory rights rather than the guarantee.
Avoid it if
The ten year guarantee is a material part of why you are paying premium prices.
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| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Hybrid, multi-layer |
| Depth | 30cm |
| Layers | 10 |
| Springs | Around 6,000 |
| Firmness | Selectable across the range |
| Price from | £1,395 |
| Company | Brook + Wilde Sleep Limited, number 15019544, following the 2023 liquidation |
The scores
Premium construction, discounted by a corporate history that affects what you are buying.
Origin's LumbarCloud gives 35cm and up to 8,000 springs for 797 pounds.
Thirty centimetres with around 6,000 springs across ten layers is a serious structure.
Depth and spring density handle heat well.
Reasonable. No specific reinforcement claimed at this price, which is a gap.
Six thousand pocketed springs. Very little transmits.
The 2023 liquidation is why this scores low despite generous stated terms.
What premium should buy at 1,395 pounds
At this price I expect three things, and the Ultima delivers two.
Construction. Delivered. Thirty centimetres, ten layers and around 6,000 springs is genuinely premium and not padded.
Materials. Delivered, broadly. The build uses better comfort materials than the Lux beneath it.
Institutional confidence. Not delivered, and this is the problem. At 1,395 pounds a significant part of what you are buying is the assurance that if something goes wrong in year six, somebody will fix it. The original entity was liquidated in 2023 and the current company has existed for a fraction of the guarantee period.
That is why a well built mattress scores 7.4 rather than 8.4. It is not a criticism of the product.
What else 1,395 pounds buys
| Mattress | Depth | Springs | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook + Wilde Ultima | 30cm | Around 6,000 | £1,395 |
| Origin LumbarCloud | 35cm | Up to 8,000 | £797 |
| Simba Hybrid Ultra, refurbished | 34cm | Up to 7,300 | Around £699 |
| Simba Hybrid Luxe | 31cm | Up to 5,700 | £1,249 |
The Ultima is the most expensive and the least specified of the four. That is the comparison it has to answer, and a discount is the only answer available.
A correction worth making
Commonly repeated, and wrong
Brook + Wilde continues to be reviewed as a long-established British premium brand and the corporate position changed materially in 2023, when the original entity was liquidated and the brand relaunched under company number 15019544. At premium prices a substantial part of what a buyer is paying for is institutional durability behind a long guarantee. Any review discussing the ten year terms without that context is describing a promise without describing who is making it.
Should you buy it?
On a substantial discount, yes. It is a well built mattress and the construction is not in question.
At list price, no. Origin and Simba's refurbished Ultra both give you more mattress for half the money or less.
Questions people ask
Is the Brook and Wilde Ultima worth 1,395 pounds?
The construction is genuinely premium. The problem is comparative and corporate: Origin's LumbarCloud gives 35cm and up to 8,000 springs for 797, and Simba's refurbished Ultra gives 34cm and up to 7,300 for around 699. On a substantial discount the Ultima becomes reasonable.
Why does the company history affect the score?
Because at premium prices a significant part of what you are buying is the assurance that if something fails in year six, somebody will fix it. The original entity was liquidated in 2023 and the current company has existed for a fraction of the guarantee period.