Emma Premium Mattress Review
Emma's upper range and the first point where the brand offers a genuine pocket spring core rather than foam.
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Verdict
Emma's upper range and the first point where the brand offers a genuine pocket spring core rather than foam or a comfort-layer spring. That makes it the Emma worth paying for, and it arrives at a price where Origin and Otty are giving you considerably more.
Buy it if
You want an Emma with real springs, and the 200 night trial and the company's scale matter to you.
Avoid it if
You are comparing construction per pound. At this price the gap to Origin and Otty is large.
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| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Hybrid with a pocket spring core |
| Position | Emma's upper range |
| Against the Original | Genuine springs rather than all foam |
| Trial | 200 nights, buying direct |
| Guarantee | 10 years |
The scores
The first Emma with a proper spring core, at a price where the competition is stronger.
Origin's Hybrid Pro at 374 pounds gives you 31cm and up to 5,700 springs.
A genuine pocket spring core, which is the point of this model.
A spring layer moves air properly, unlike the foam models below it.
Better than any foam Emma. Nothing exceptional for the price.
Pocketed springs with foam above.
200 nights from a company large enough to collect a mattress without a fuss.
This is where Emma starts having springs
Emma's range confuses people because the construction does not follow the price in the way the names suggest. Here is the order that actually matters.
| Model | From | Springs? |
|---|---|---|
| Original Lite | £199 | Yes, three-zone spring layer |
| Original Classic | £259 | No, all foam |
| Original | £369 | No, all foam |
| Original Pro | £529 | No, all foam |
| Premium | Upper range | Yes, pocket spring core |
Read down that column. The cheapest mattress in the range has springs, the next three do not, and springs return at the top. Nothing in the naming tells you this.
So the Premium is a genuinely different product from the models beneath it, not a better version of them, and that is worth knowing before you compare prices.
What the same money buys elsewhere
The Premium is a good mattress and the price band it sits in is the most competitive in Britain.
Origin Hybrid Pro at £374 gives you 31 centimetres and up to 5,700 springs. Otty Pure Pro at £539.99 gives you up to 3,000 springs on a 16 centimetre tall spring architecture. Rem-Fit 5000 Lux Elite at £629.99 gives you 5,000 springs.
What Emma gives you that they do not is scale: a 200 night trial from a company that will collect the mattress without an argument. For a nervous buyer that is worth real money, and it is the honest case for paying the difference.
A correction worth making
Commonly repeated, and wrong
Emma's range is presented as a price ladder in which more expensive models are better versions of cheaper ones. The construction does not follow that pattern. The Original Lite at 199 pounds contains a three-zone pocket spring layer; the Original Classic, Original and Original Pro above it are all foam; and springs return only in the Premium range. A buyer assuming a more expensive Emma is a more heavily sprung Emma will be wrong for most of the range.
Should you buy it?
Yes if you want an Emma with genuine springs and the trial matters to you. It is the best-constructed thing the brand sells and a reasonable mattress.
If construction per pound is the measure, every price point here is beaten. See the Emma range review for the full picture, and Origin for what the same money buys elsewhere.
Questions people ask
Does the Emma Premium have springs?
Yes, a genuine pocket spring core, which makes it a different product from the models beneath it rather than a better version of them. The Original Lite at 199 also has springs; the Classic, Original and Original Pro between them are all foam.
Is the Emma Premium worth it?
It is the best-constructed thing Emma sells. At its price Origin's Hybrid Pro gives you 31cm and up to 5,700 springs for 374 pounds, and Otty's Pure Pro gives you 3,000 springs on a 16cm spring architecture. What Emma adds is scale and a 200 night trial.