Mattress toppers provide extra comfort and support for your bed, improving sleep quality. Hespo offers a wide range of premium-quality toppers tailored to different needs and preferences. Our toppers can extend the lifespan of your mattress, reduce body pressure, and ensure proper spinal alignment. Available in various materials, including memory foam, latex, and other high-quality options. Explore our mattress topper selection and find the one that provides the comfort and support for a peaceful and healthy sleep every night. Download the Hespo mattress topper catalog
Sometimes, you don't need to replace your entire bed to feel a difference in sleep quality. Mattress toppers are an incredibly practical, economical, and effective accessory placed over an existing mattress to improve comfort, adjust firmness, and protect the base bed. Whether you are sleeping on an older mattress that has lost its original softness or you want to upgrade the comfort of a bed in a rental apartment, our best mattress toppers provide an instant solution for calmer and healthier nights.
Buying the ideal model depends on exactly what you want to achieve:
• If you need more softness: Choose memory foam models that will gently cradle your body.
• Looking for extra elasticity and breathability? Models made of cold-molded (HR) foam or latex will provide more dynamic support.
• Size matters: It is crucial to choose the right dimension that perfectly fits your bed – from single bed options like the 90x200 cm topper, through medium sizes like 140x200 cm, up to large double formats like 160x200 cm and 180x200 cm.
This is a fundamental distinction to understand before purchasing. A mattress is the core of your bed – it provides deep support, stability, and weight-bearing capacity thanks to its springs or thick foam layers. On the other hand, a mattress topper is a thinner, additional layer (usually a few centimeters thick) whose primary function is to modify the surface feel of comfort. It cannot replace the support of the main mattress, but it can drastically change the sensation of how you sleep.
Absolutely! This is, in fact, its most common and important function. If you bought a new bed that turned out to be too firm for your taste, or if your sleeping habits have changed and you experience pain in your shoulders and hips, memory foam or soft HR foam toppers are the ideal solution. They add a luxurious, soft "cloud" to the surface of your bed, reducing pressure points and allowing joints to relax, while the main mattress underneath continues to provide proper spinal alignment.
The choice of material is key to the overall feel:
• Foam toppers: Most commonly refers to memory foam and HR (high-resilience) foam. Memory foam reacts to body heat and weight, contouring perfectly to your shape and creating a gentle "sinking-in" feel. HR foam is more elastic, returns to its original shape faster, and does not retain heat as much.
• Latex toppers: Latex is a material of natural origin that is extremely elastic, breathable, and durable. It doesn't create the "trapped" feeling sometimes associated with memory foam; instead, it provides gentle but bouncy support and is naturally resistant to dust mites and bacteria.
The thickness usually varies between 3 and 7 centimeters:
• Thinner models (3 to 4 cm): Great for minor firmness corrections and extra surface softness.
• Thicker models (5 to 7 cm): Recommended when you want to significantly change the feel of the bed, when you need deeper pressure relief for aching joints, or when equipping a firm sofa bed.
For an aching back and spine, pressure relief combined with proper body alignment is key. We recommend models made of high-resilience (HR) foam or high-density memory foam at least 5 cm thick. They will fill the gaps between your body and the bed (especially in the lumbar region) and reduce the pressure that causes pain.
The short answer is: no. While toppers perfectly soften a firm surface, they lack the structural rigidity to bridge deep indentations. If your old mattress has sagged, has protruding springs, or a "dip" in the middle, the topper will simply follow that uneven shape. In this case, the only real solution is buying a new base mattress.
Yes, this is one of the most popular uses! A topper is perfect for guest beds as it successfully masks uncomfortable transitions, joints, and firm parts of the sofa. When guests leave, you simply roll it up and store it away. For two-seaters and three-seaters, dimensions like 120x200 cm or 140x200 cm are most common.
Those sensitive to allergens should choose materials where dust mites find it hard to thrive, such as latex or high-quality foams. The most important factor is the cover – always choose a model with a removable cover that can be machine-washed at 60°C to ensure maximum hygiene.
If you sweat a lot, avoid thick layers of classic memory foam as it tends to retain body heat. Instead, choose latex toppers or breathable HR foam, preferably with covers enriched with fibers that help regulate temperature and wick away moisture.
Individuals with higher body mass need better support so they don't "bottom out" and feel the hard mattress underneath. We recommend a thicker model (5 to 7 cm) made of high-density HR foam or latex, rather than overly soft memory foam.
Maintenance is very simple. Regularly ventilate the bedroom and air out the topper itself occasionally. If the model has a washable cover, remove and wash it according to the instructions on the label (usually every 2 to 3 months). Never wash the foam core with water and do not expose it to direct sunlight.
Depending on the quality of the material and frequency of use, toppers last between 3 and 5 years on average. Signs it's time for a replacement include visible indentations that don't bounce back, crumbling foam, or a decrease in the comfort level for which you originally bought it.
To prevent unwanted movement during the night, most high-quality toppers come with practical elastic straps on all four corners that easily hook onto the mattress below. If your model doesn't have them, the simplest solution is using a deep-pocket fitted sheet that securely holds both the topper and the mattress together. You can also place a thin non-slip pad between them.
The best choice primarily depends on dimensions, with the absolute favorites being 160x200 cm and 180x200 cm. However, a topper is especially useful if you and your partner sleep on two separate mattresses in the same frame (e.g., two 90x200 cm mattresses) and the gap in the middle bothers you. In that case, one large 180x200 cm topper will perfectly bridge the gap, connecting the beds into one unit and ensuring undisturbed comfort for both.
