Nectar Premier Hybrid Mattress Review
The only Nectar I would put in a main bedroom. Encapsulated pocket springs with reinforced edges at 28cm, wrapped in the longest trial in the UK.
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Verdict
The only Nectar I would put in a main bedroom. Encapsulated pocket springs with reinforced edges at 28 centimetres, wrapped in the longest trial in the UK. If the reason you are looking at Nectar is the 365 nights, this is the model that deserves them.
Buy it if
You want the year-long trial and you are not willing to accept a foam support core to get it.
Avoid it if
You are buying on construction alone. Otty and Origin give you more spring for less money, with shorter trials.
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| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Hybrid with encapsulated pocket springs |
| Depth | 28cm |
| Layers | 8 |
| Springs | Encapsulated pocket springs with reinforced edge support |
| Firmness | Medium firm, 7 out of 10 stated |
| Trial | 365 nights |
| Guarantee | Advertised as lifetime |
| Price from | £549 |
| Against the Classic Hybrid | Pocket springs rather than micro-springs |
Micro-springs and pocket springs are not the same thing
This is the single most important thing to understand about Nectar's range, and the brand does not make it obvious.
Nectar sells two hybrids. The Classic Hybrid at 299 pounds uses micro-springs, which sit within the comfort layers and add responsiveness. The Premier Hybrid at 549 pounds uses encapsulated pocket springs with reinforced edges, which form a support core.
Those are different components doing different jobs. A micro-spring layer improves surface feel and airflow. A pocket spring core holds your spine up, resists compression set over years, and supports the perimeter of the mattress.
If you want the things people associate with hybrids, which is better edge support, better airflow and longer life under load, only the Premier Hybrid delivers them. The 250 pound gap between the two is the most meaningful step in Nectar's range.
Worth knowing about Nectar and DreamCloud
Both brands are run by the same company in the UK. Nectar Sleep Ltd trades as DreamCloud, which is why the two ranges share trial lengths, guarantee structures and promotional calendars, and why cross-brand sales tend to land at the same time. If you are comparing a Nectar against a DreamCloud, you are comparing two ranges from one manufacturer rather than two independent options.
The scores
A properly built hybrid attached to the best trial in the UK. Priced a little above its peers.
Otty's Original Hybrid is 50 pounds cheaper with taller springs. You are paying for the trial.
Encapsulated pocket springs at 28cm. A genuine support core, unlike the rest of the range.
Springs move air, and 28cm of build above them still traps some. Better than any Nectar foam model.
Reinforced edges, stated by Nectar. The clearest upgrade over the Classic Hybrid.
Pocketed springs do the job. Less absolute isolation than Nectar's foam models.
365 nights is the longest in the UK mainstream. Nothing else comes close.
What a year is actually worth in money
The Premier Hybrid costs around 50 pounds more than an Otty Original Hybrid, which has taller springs and a longer UK track record. So why would anyone buy this?
Because Otty gives you 100 nights and Nectar gives you 365.
Work out what that is worth to you specifically. If you have owned three mattresses, know exactly what firmness suits you and are confident in the decision, the extra 265 nights is worth nothing and you should buy the Otty. If you are replacing a mattress you have slept on for a decade, have no idea what you actually like, and the thought of getting it wrong is what has stopped you buying for six months, then a year to decide is worth considerably more than 50 pounds.
That is the honest way to think about trial length, and almost nobody frames it that way.
Who it suits
Anyone genuinely uncertain
The primary case. A year covers a full cycle of seasons and the entire adjustment period from your old mattress.
Anyone who sits on the edge
The reinforced edge is the practical upgrade over everything else Nectar sells, and it is the difference between losing usable width on a double and not.
Couples of different weights
Pocket springs respond independently, so one of you sinking does not pull the other across. Foam mattresses handle this worse.
Should you buy it?
Yes if the trial is the reason you are here. This is the only Nectar with a genuine spring support core, and buying a foam Nectar for the trial and then discovering the support is not there would be the wrong outcome.
No if you are choosing purely on construction. The Otty Original at around 500 has 16 centimetre springs and the Origin Hybrid Pro at 374 has 31 centimetres and up to 5,700. Both beat this on paper. Neither gives you a year.
Full range in the Nectar review.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between the Nectar Classic Hybrid and the Premier Hybrid?
Different components doing different jobs. The Classic Hybrid uses micro-springs that sit within the comfort layers and add responsiveness. The Premier Hybrid uses encapsulated pocket springs with reinforced edges, which form an actual support core.
Is the Nectar Premier Hybrid worth 549 pounds?
On construction alone, no: Otty's Original Hybrid is around 50 pounds cheaper with taller springs. What you are paying the difference for is 265 extra nights of trial. If you genuinely do not know what firmness suits you, that is worth more than 50 pounds.
Are Nectar and DreamCloud the same company?
In the UK, yes. Nectar Sleep Ltd also trades as DreamCloud, which is why the two ranges share trial lengths, guarantee structures and promotional calendars. Comparing one against the other is comparing two product lines from one manufacturer.