Ikea Vingelen Mattress Review

IKEA mattresses are known for their affordability and accessibility, providing various options for different sleep preferences and budgets. From basic foam models to more advanced hybrids, IKEA caters to customers prioritizing functionality and cost-effectiveness. While they may lack the premium features found in high-end brands, IKEA mattresses offer practical solutions for a comfortable night’s sleep.

The VINGELEN Eurotop Hybrid Mattress stands out in IKEA’s lineup with its plush feel and dual-layer pocket spring system. Designed with 7 comfort zones, it adapts to the body, providing targeted support for a more restful sleep experience. Perfect for those who enjoy a softer mattress, VINGELEN combines comfort, breathability, and support in a well-rounded design.

In this review, we will test the Ikea VINGELEN Mattress regarding:

• Pros and cons.
• Unboxing experience.
• Feel and comfort.
• Construction and design.
• Performance test results.
• Warranty policies, company policies, and all the FAQs you might want to know.

Ikea Vingelen Overview

Pros

• Double Layer of Pocket Springs for Enhanced Support: The VINGELEN features a double-layered pocket spring system that adapts to body movements and supports spinal alignment. This unique design also helps relieve pressure points, especially in the hips, shoulders, and back, for a more restful sleep.
• 7 Comfort Zones for Customized Support: Designed with seven targeted comfort zones, this mattress provides varying levels of support across different areas of the body. These zones are particularly beneficial for people with specific pressure points, as they adjust to offer softer support where needed and firmer support for back and core alignment.
• Edge Support: Reinforced edges make it easy to sit or sleep near the edge of the bed without feeling like you’ll slide off, adding stability and durability. This is especially helpful for couples who want to utilize the full mattress surface without feeling any instability.
• Breathability and Air Circulation: The pocket springs and breathable materials allow for good airflow, which helps regulate temperature and prevent heat buildup. This is a great feature for hot sleepers or those living in warmer climates who need a mattress that doesn’t trap heat.

Cons

• May Be Too Soft for Stomach Sleepers: Due to its plush design, the VINGELEN might not provide enough firmness for stomach sleepers, who typically need a harder surface to prevent the hips from sinking, which could misalign the spine.
• Heavy and Difficult to Move: Weighing around 110 pounds, this mattress can be challenging to move, rotate, or lift, especially for one person. Its weight might make setup and maintenance more difficult, especially without assistance.
• Potential Off-Gassing Odor: Upon unboxing, the VINGELEN may emit a chemical smell due to off-gassing, which is common with foam and hybrid mattresses. Some users may find the odor unpleasant, and it can take a few days of airing out to fully dissipate.
• Higher Price Point for an IKEA Mattress: At $699, the VINGELEN is pricier than many of IKEA’s other mattress options. While it does offer advanced features, budget-conscious shoppers might feel they could find similar options from other brands with comparable features.

Who we Recommend the Ikea Vingelen for

• Back Sleepers Seeking Balanced Support and Softness: The VINGELEN provides excellent back support while maintaining a plush top layer, making it ideal for back sleepers who want a mattress that supports their spine without feeling too hard.
• Side Sleepers Looking for Pressure Relief: The seven comfort zones and soft foam toppers make this mattress a good match for side sleepers who need relief at the shoulders and hips. The pocket spring design ensures that these areas get softer support, helping reduce pressure points.
• People Who Value Edge-to-Edge Support: If you like to use the full width of your mattress or tend to sit on the edge, the VINGELEN’s reinforced edges provide added stability. This feature is particularly useful for couples who need more usable surface area and want to avoid the risk of rolling off.
• Hot Sleepers Who Need Airflow: The VINGELEN’s pocket spring layers and breathable cover help promote airflow, making it a good option for those who sleep hot or live in warmer climates. Unlike some foam mattresses, it doesn’t trap as much heat, allowing for a cooler sleep experience.
• Those Looking for a Mid-Range Hybrid with Longevity: For those who are willing to invest a bit more in a mattress but don’t want to splurge on luxury brands, the VINGELEN offers a balanced combination of comfort, durability, and features. Its quality materials and 10-year warranty make it a solid choice for long-term use without a premium price tag.

Unboxing the Ikea Vingelen

Unboxing the IKEA VINGELEN mattress was a manageable experience thanks to its roll-packed design. It arrived in a large, tightly compressed package. Since it weighs about 110 pounds, we’d recommend having a second person help you carry it.

Once we had it where we wanted it, we started to unroll the mattress. As soon as we cut open the outer plastic wrap, the mattress began to expand. While it started to expand right away, IKEA recommends allowing up to 72 hours for it to fully reach its size and regain its plushness, so we knew we wouldn’t get the complete feel of the mattress right away.

A noticeable part of the unboxing experience was the initial smell, a faint chemical odor due to off-gassing, which is common with foam and hybrid mattresses. By the next day, it looked close to its full size, although we were still giving it extra time to reach full thickness.

Firmness, Feel, and Comfort For Ikea Vingelen

Ikea Vingelen Firmness

On a firmness scale of 1 to 10, the VINGELEN mattress falls around a 4, placing it in the plush range. This level of firmness offers a feel that combines plush comfort with supportive stability, making it soft enough for most side sleepers to allow for a comfortable sink-in feel on the surface, while the dual-layer pocket springs prevent excessive sagging, maintaining proper alignment for back and side sleepers.

Ikea Vingelen Feel

Lying on the VINGELEN mattress, the first thing you notice is the cozy, plush feel of the top foam layer, which gently cushions your body and allows you to sink in slightly.

There’s a pleasant softness on the surface that immediately feels inviting, almost like being cradled, but without the overly “sinking” sensation that memory foam can sometimes give.

Under the softness, you can feel the support from the pocket springs; they push back slightly, keeping your spine aligned and providing a stable, even feel that prevents you from feeling “stuck” in one position.

Ikea Vingelen Comfort

In the test, we have our reviewers of different weights and sleeping positions test the mattress, to see how well it performs regarding each sleeping position.

In terms of overall comfort, the VINGELEN mattress feels luxurious for an IKEA model, thanks to the combination of plush foam and pocket springs. It’s supportive enough to prevent back pain but soft enough to provide comfort throughout the night.

However, for stomach sleepers or those who prefer a very firm mattress, the VINGELEN might feel a bit too soft. But for side and back sleepers looking for a balanced plush yet supportive feel, it’s a comfortable choice that provides a cozy, stable sleeping experience. A better mattress for stomach sleepers would be the PlushBeds Savvy Bliss.

Here's a summary of how the mattress performs across different sleeper types:

Constructions, Materials, and Design

Materials and Design

The VINGELEN Eurotop Hybrid Mattress combines plush comfort and supportive structure through a thoughtful mix of high-quality materials. It features a soft, quilted Eurotop layer made from recycled polyester and plush foam, resting on two layers of pocket springs that provide adaptive support.

The design incorporates 7 targeted comfort zones and reinforced edge support, ensuring comfort, durability, and optimal alignment for various sleep positions.

Layers

1. Quilted Eurotop Cover: Made from a blend of recycled polyester and viscose, the Eurotop cover adds an extra layer of softness and breathability. The quilted design provides a cozy surface and allows the plush foam layer beneath to contour gently to your body.
2. Plush Polyurethane Foam: This plush foam layer offers an initial cushioning effect, allowing sleepers to sink slightly into the mattress for pressure relief. It enhances the cozy, soft feel of the Eurotop, particularly beneficial for side sleepers needing gentle support.
3. High-Resilience Cold Foam: Beneath the plush foam is a high-resilience cold foam layer designed to add durability and support. This layer helps distribute body weight evenly and prevents excessive sinking, supporting overall alignment and increasing the mattress’s longevity.
4. Pocket Springs with S-Core Technology: This layer of pocket springs, arranged in a wave shape (S-core), provides targeted support with 7 comfort zones, adjusting firmness levels in different areas of the body. This zoning helps relieve pressure on the shoulders and hips while supporting the lower back and spine for optimal comfort.
5. Polyester Fiber Wadding: Positioned as the bottom layer, the polyester fiber wadding provides a stable foundation for the mattress, adding durability and structure. While it doesn’t directly impact the feel when lying on the mattress, it reinforces the overall design, helping to maintain the shape and integrity of the layers above.

Performance of Ikea Vingelen

Cooling

The VINGELEN mattress incorporates materials and design features that promote airflow and help with cooling. The double layers of pocket springs allow for significant air circulation within the mattress, which prevents heat buildup.

We tested the mattress's ability to retain heat by lying on it for 20 minutes and monitoring its temperature. Following the test, we discovered that the mattress maintained a somewhat neutral temperature. For excellent cooling, we would recommend the Brooklyn Bedding Spartan Mattress.

Our reviewer didn't experience any discomfort when they woke up, despite the mattress retaining some heat, especially in areas where there was direct body contact. The advanced cooling features seen in more expensive mattresses, including gel-infused foam or specialty cooling coverings, are missing from this one.

Consequently, we gave the mattress a cooling rating of 3.8/5.

Responsiveness

The VINGELEN mattress provides good responsiveness, thanks to its pocket spring system and plush foam layers. The pocket springs adjust individually to movement, making it easy to change positions without feeling “stuck” in one place.

We tested the Ikea Vingelen's responsiveness by placing a 20-pound weight on it, taking it off, and timing how quickly the mattress bounced back.

The mattress performed rather well in this test. The mattress showed good responsiveness, particularly for its price range, returning to its initial shape in about 0.9 seconds. But compared to some more expensive hybrid mattresses, which usually provide better motion isolation and quicker recovery times, it wasn't as smooth or quick.

The plush foam top layer adds a gentle cushioning effect, but it doesn’t hinder the spring layer’s ability to respond to shifts in weight, making the mattress suitable for combination sleepers who move frequently during the night.

Based on this, we give the Ikea Vingelen 3/5 for responsiveness.

Motion Isolation

With its dual-layer pocket spring construction, the VINGELEN offers decent motion isolation compared to traditional innerspring mattresses. The individual wrapping of each spring helps to absorb movement and prevent it from traveling across the mattress.

While some minor motion transfer may still be noticeable, especially compared to all-foam mattresses, the VINGELEN’s pocket springs do a good job of minimizing disturbances caused by a partner’s movements.

By setting a glass of water on one side of the mattress and dropping a 20-pound weight on the other, we were able to test motion isolation. The water showed some slight movement when we lowered the weight, suggesting that the springs absorbed some of the motion but not all of it.

We also had one reviewer lie motionless on one side of the bed for the second test. For light sleepers who are sensitive to movement, this method is less effective because when one person rolls around on one side of the bed, the other person experiences some minor motion transfer.

The mattress has a 4/5 for motion isolation. For a budget-friendly mattress, it works fairly well, but it might not be able to satisfy couples that prefer peaceful sleep.

Edge Support

The reinforced edge support of the VINGELEN mattress provides stability along its perimeter. When sitting or lying near the edge, you won’t feel as though you’re sliding off, thanks to the supportive structure around the mattress’s borders.

This feature is especially beneficial for couples or individuals who like to spread out, as it maximizes the usable sleeping surface without compromising stability near the edges.

In the initial test, we applied firm pressure to the edges and saw minimal to no sagging, especially when applying pressure to the mattress's side.

Sitting and lying on the mattress's edge in our second test showed no sinking, which may be comfortable for people who like to sit on their beds.

Overall, the mattress provides fair edge support, scoring 4/5.

Noise

One of the advantages of the VINGELEN’s hybrid design is its low noise profile. The individually wrapped pocket springs help reduce creaking and squeaking noises that can be typical with interconnected innerspring mattresses. Combined with the plush foam and fiber layers, this quiet construction makes the mattress a good option for light sleepers who are easily disturbed by sound.

We tested the mattress's noise level by placing a 20-pound weight on it and using sensitive microphones to listen for any squeaks or other noises.

The Vingelen did fairly well in our noise test. During regular use, there were no excessive squeaks or creaks from the pocket spring system. Anyone who moves around a lot at night, even couples, will benefit from this.

For noise, we gave the Vingelen a 4.8/5.

Sex

The VINGELEN mattress performs well for sexual activity, thanks to its responsiveness, edge support, and low noise. The double-pocket spring layers provide some bounce, making it easier to move without feeling too “sunken” into the mattress.

The reinforced edges allow couples to utilize the entire surface. Additionally, the quiet design ensures discretion, adding to the mattress’s overall suitability for intimate activities.

The Ikea Vingelen scores 4.5/5 for sex performance.

Pressure Relief

The VINGELEN mattress offers targeted pressure relief with its plush Eurotop layer and seven comfort zones. The zones allow the mattress to adjust to different areas of the body, providing softer support for the shoulders and hips, which is especially beneficial for side sleepers. The pocket springs contour to the body, helping to reduce pressure points and create a more comfortable, pain-free sleep experience for a variety of sleeping positions.

We measured the even distribution of weight across the mattress, especially around the hips, shoulders, and back, using a pressure mapping tool.

Here are the results of the pressure relief test:

The Vingelen's comfort zones technology, which is visible in the green sections of the map, offers moderate pressure relief, particularly for side sleepers who benefit from its plush support.

However, lighter-weight back sleepers might need a more firm mattress to be able to decrease the pressure on their lumbar areas, as shown by the slight orange area on the map.

The orange and yellow portions of the map also show that the mattress could not be firm enough for stomach sleepers.

We gave the mattress a 3.5/5 rating for our pressure relief test. It might not be the greatest choice for stomach sleepers, but it's great for side sleepers.

Ikea Warranty and Company Policies

Warranty

The Ikea Vingelen mattress comes with a 10-year limited warranty covering material and workmanship flaws.

Trial

IKEA policy is that you can determine whether the Vingelen mattress is a good fit by using the 90-day trial period. If you decide it's not a good fit, you can return the mattress for a different one once within 90 days.

However, IKEA recommends that you sample the mattress for at least four weeks before making a decision because it often takes time for your body and the mattress to adjust to one another.

Returns

IKEA has a flexible return policy for its products. You can return new, unopened items with your proof of purchase for a full refund within 365 days if you're not completely happy. IKEA accepts returns for opened items within 180 days as long as you have the receipt.

Shipping

Ikea ships the mattress, though the price varies depending on where you live. It comes roll-packed, simplifying handling and transportation. It is also available for in-store pickup.

Pricing

Depending on the size, the Vingelen Mattress costs between $699 and $899, making it an affordable choice. For those looking for a good mattress at a reasonable price, this makes it an accessible option.

It's crucial to keep in mind, though, that the reduced cost can come with certain compromises in terms of comfort and long-term durability.

The VINGELEN mattress offers solid value for its price by combining plush comfort, a dual-layer pocket spring system, and targeted support zones, making it a good choice for back and side sleepers. Its Eurotop design provides a cozy, cushioned feel that's hard to find at this price point in IKEA's lineup.

However, other brands in the same price range often include advanced features like cooling gels, memory foam layers, and reinforced edge support, which enhance durability and comfort. While VINGELEN is well-suited for those seeking a basic, comfortable hybrid, it may lack the extra perks that similarly priced mattresses from specialized brands offer.

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FAQs about Ikea Vingelen

Can the VINGELEN mattress be flipped?

No, the layered construction of the VINGELEN mattress limits its use to one side. However, rotating it 180 degrees every few months can help maintain its shape and comfort.

Is the VINGELEN suitable for adjustable bed bases?

While the hybrid structure of the VINGELEN may not flex as smoothly as foam-only options, it is compatible with most standard slatted or solid mattress bases.

Is the VINGELEN mattress hypoallergenic?

Although the VINGELEN is not advertised as hypoallergenic, it does feature a breathable cover and materials that help prevent moisture buildup, which can lessen allergens like dust mites.

What type of sheets fit the VINGELEN’s Eurotop design best?

For the VINGELEN's 12 5/8-inch thickness, we recommend deep-pocket fitted sheets to ensure they stay in place over the plush Eurotop layer. Check out our Bed Sheet Buying Guide.