Firm Feel Mattress

Firm is the least yielding of the five feel levels Betalife grades mattresses on, sitting at 1 to 3.9 on a 1 to 10 scale where 10 is the softest. A firm mattress has shallower comfort layers above the support core, so the body settles less into the surface. Firm ratings appear across constructions: zoned pocket spring, high-density foam and four-sided flippable builds all sit at this level. Firmness is separate from support and from mattress height, so a firm mattress is not necessarily thinner and a thicker mattress is not necessarily softer. Every New Zealand standard size is represented.