Our first Royal Pedic bed was the Royal Latex with an additional 3 inch pillowtop for that floating on air kind of feeling. The manufacturer had recommended that we add the pillowtop as it would wear out sooner than the bed itself and could be replaced easily and more cheaply than the entire mattress. We are now ten years and counting with still no visible signs of wear on the bed. When my husband first climbed into the bed, which incidentally he had not been in favor of buying because of the expense and because he “knew all about” mattresses and had bought the old one, he exclaimed that I was spoiling him and he would never want to get out of bed again. So one must assume he noticed the difference! The only drawback to buying a mattress of this quality is that it makes you cranky when you travel, as suddenly you will have an aching back in the mornings when you get out of the hotel bed. A latex mattress is very kind to ones back and aching joints, and for an arthritis sufferer it helps a great deal to lessen that early morning stiffness. Since I have long been a fan of Royal Pedic mattresses when a customer of ours canceled a custom order a couple of years back to upgrade to a more expensive model, I nobly said I would take this mattress into my own home for our guest room. When I first felt the Royal Pedic quilt top mattress, which is the most popular in the Royal Pedic line, I worried that it might be too hard given I was used to the pillowtop version. I confess to being pleasantly surprised. I gave the mattress a test run on my aching back and was transported to mattress heaven. I could feel that whichever way I moved on the mattress it was immediately responsive and if I turned over, the latex immediately regained its original shape. I decided it was the perfect place to do my stretching exercises instead of the floor and you will not be surprised to learn that after stretching I fell deeply asleep until my husband found me several hours later. Right now I have changed to sleeping on the quilt top instead of the pillowtop just so I can do my morning exercises in bed! I am always amazed why people rush to buy new cars every three years but keep their mattresses until it has ruts, lumps and bumps and they wake up feeling bruised in the morning. I can recommend this brand of mattresses without hesitation; sleeping well gives you a whole new attitude to life and these latex mattresses will do it for you. I cannot recommend them more highly! (by Mercia Tapping, CEO/President)