Mancini's Sleepworld Berkeley — Hotel in Berkeley

After having poor experiences with a few of the newer mattress in a box options, I wanted to purchase a more traditional mattress. I did a bunch of research online and came to the conclusion that it would be best to visit a store to try out mattresses on my own.

A mattress can be quite the investment and I wanted to make sure I was making a good decision. I was able to try out a bunch of mattresses from different brands and they even had a few of the newer brands (Helix, Avocado, etc.).

Jerry and Sorosh were very kind and didn't make me pressured to buy anything. I mostly worked with Jerry who helped me with choosing a mattress by starting off with questions about budget, preferred firmness, etc. He took the time to answer any and all questions I had and suggested additional considerations that helped me with narrowing things down. When I read some conflicting information online about the layers in a mattress I was looking at, they took the time to double-check things on their end before providing a final answer. I can be somewhat annoyingly thorough when asking questions and I sincerely appreciated how they took the time to provide me with thoughtful and knowledgeable answers. They also offered drinks (and even some of the food they had from a nearby restaurant, haha) while I was there.

I was able to purchase a mattress that I'm excited about at a great price and left feeling happy about purchasing from a local store from people that I genuinely liked.

The mattress I purchased was available for delivery the next day and the delivery process was super smooth! I was able to choose a delivery timeframe (I think it was morning-noon?) when purchasing. I received a text the day before delivery with a 2-hour timeframe for delivery with the option to either accept or reschedule delivery. An hourish before my timeframe, I was able to call and immediately get in touch with someone who was able to tell me how far the delivery truck was and approximately when my mattress would be arriving. I was able to have my existing, sad mattress removed by Mancini's too!

And there's easy parking at...

Mancini's store IS the place to be if you have a back pain, have too many sleepless nights, or need to improve your posture. I feel buying a new mattress is very helpful. However, in order to choose a good one , it takes time, some knowledge and patience. There are soft, medium and firm mattresses made with memory foam, latex, innerspring and hybrid(innerspring +foam). The Firm is for back, stomach sleepers or large people. Also, it is good with people with mobility issues because it is easier to change position without being stuck inside the mattress. The soft mattress is good for the side sleepers. The medium mattress is good for the people that have some back pain. Firm mattresses last longer than soft, although firm mattresses get softer overtime. If not dedicated to any sleep position, the medium is the best choice. This store has soft, medium and firm versions of all foam, innerspring, latex or hybrid mattresses. The memory foam is less expensive, latex is more expensive, innerspring is with simple design, hybrid is more expensive. Your old mattress can be recycled. Around 80 percent of most mattress components can be recycled. Donate your old mattress to Habitat to Humanity non profit Organization, list it as free on craigslist or let Mancini's store to pickup it when they deliver you a new mattress. The process to buy a mattress is relatively slow. It is better to take a time to choose the right one. In store, representatives allow customers to lie on the bed to see how you feel. There is no pushing or rushing of any kind. Some mattresses have huge discounts. Best one is probably a hybrid mattress but it is more expensive. It takes around 3 weeks for mattress to adjust to your body, min. 21 nights, so that your new mattress can get to know you. The prices for mattresses are from about $300 to up to $25000. Remember this: you spend 33 percent of your entire life sleeping on the mattress you just about to purchase. Also, people can survive longer without food(about 8 weeks) than without sleep ( only 8 to 11 days). Good luck in you purchase....

This review is almost entirely about Jerry of Mancini’s Berkeley store. He is a true jewel.

My wife and I have a close relative who was discharged from the hospital the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Although she has her own home and family, she needed to come stay with us for a while. We’d rented an uncomfortable hospital bed (are there any hospital beds that are “comfortable”?), but on that Saturday we decided we wanted a really good mattress topper for her. And it was very timely because she was coming to stay with us the next day.

So, we called Mancini’s.

Jerry picked up the phone. Even though I assume it was a very busy shopping weekend for Mancini’s, Jerry took lots of time to discuss the options for us. He was very kind, honest, and compassionate. Eventually, it became clear we were going to buy a mattress topper elsewhere and that Jerry was not going to get a sale. Nevertheless, he continued talking to us for quite a while and gave us more advice based on his experience with his elderly grandmother.

We very much appreciate the kind advice Jerry gave us. He really helped us solve our dilemma. We highly, highly recommend him.

FYI, this is consistent with our past experience with Mancini’s in Berkeley. Some years ago, we went shopping for a really good memory foam queen size mattress. That sales person (I can’t remember his name) also took a lot of time with us, showing us a number of different mattresses, and going into the pros and cons of each. He was kind and patient and helped us try out a number of mattresses at the store. It wasn’t just a sale; he really wanted to help us get what we needed. He guided us to a Tempur-pedic queen-sized mattress we’ve been happy with ever since.

My wife and I highly recommend Mancini's Sleepworld...