The Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress is a foam and spring mattress sold at Dreams. When we tested it, it was being sold for £799 as a single mattress with a double costing £1199 (or £400 extra). The king size version was £1,399 and the super king version was £1,499. 

Our first impressions of the Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress  

When we first began our testing we couldn’t help but notice that this is a pretty deep. Generally speaking, deeper mattresses cost more in the foam mattress market, but there are exceptions to this. This one uses a combination of springs and foam, but it’s worth mentioning that the springs are mini springs, so most of the work is done by the foam. 

Firmness rating on the Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress 

My personal rating for firmness on this mattress is a 7/10, where 1/10 is very very soft and 10/10 is rock solid. 

Dreams describe it as a ‘firm’ mattress. 

It can sometimes be a bit tricky to put your finger on the exact firmness of a memory foam mattress as the initial feeling changes a little when you sink into the mattress. 

For what it’s worth, I will tell you how it felt with my weight and build, but that may not translate for you, if you weigh half as much or twice as much as I do (I’m about 13 stone and about 6 ft tall).

For me personally, this mattress felt a good level of firmness when I was lying on my back and on my front but was too firm for me laying on my side. 

I tested the firmness by putting my hand underneath my back whilst lying down. This Spine Test is something that we always do during a mattress test and on this occasion we found that it was neither too hard nor too easy to get our hand underneath. 

This is a good sign, as if it’s very easy to get your hand underneath then you aren’t really getting adequately supported. Equally, if it’s a real effort to wrestle your hand underneath then it shows that you’ve sunk in too much and your back isn’t getting the support it needs. 

I usually sleep in my front so I would say this mattresses would be about right for me. If I was being pushed, I might ask for it to be perhaps 5% softer. 

Overall feel of the Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress 

The general feel of this mattress is quite similar to the Tempur range of mattresses. Tempur is the more famous brand and it can lay claim to be something of a pioneer in the foam mattress field (read our full Tempur guide).

Edge firmness of the Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress  

After carrying out the spine test I went ahead with the Edge Test. This is where I shuffle to the very edge of the mattress and lie on my side. If I end up in a heap on the floor then it shows that the mattress doesn’t have great edge support. 

That didn’t happen in this case and I found that the edge support was slightly above average. That’s impressive because a lot of foam mattresses do struggle with this compared to traditionally made pocket sprung mattresses with fancy features such as something called ‘hand side stitching’. 

I then went for what I call the Custard Slice Test. This isn’t quite as delicious as it sounds but is where I sit on the edge of the mattress and see if it flattens like a custard slice or maintains its shape. 

In this instance, it sank a fair amount more than it did when I was lying on my side. This doesn’t surprise me, to be honest, as foam is designed to react to the weight that’s being put upon it so that it gives you a good level of support. 

It might be a small issue if you always sit on the edge of your bed to put your socks on, but it’s not a deal-breaker for me. 

The Wibble Wobble test on the Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress 

Next up is what I call the Wibble Wobble Test, but what most people call a motion transfer test. You could also call this the grumpy spouse test, as it’s a test of how much you can feel each other move. 

Some carry out tests by putting items on beds and seeing if they fall over, but I prefer to do more of a real life test with two people. 

One of us will lie on the mattress whilst the other one gets up and down. We then give feedback to say how much we felt the movement. 

The Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress had an excellent performance in this category. Firmer foam mattresses do tend to perform well on motion transfer. Sprung mattresses tend to have a little bit more sideways movement, but the small springs are a fairly small part of this mattress so I wasn’t surprised that it performed well. 

What about the Handle Test?

We always like to look at a mattress’s handles to see how easy it is to manoeuvre. I was surprised to find this mattress doesn’t have handles at all. You don’t need to turn this mattress over, but you should still rotate it round from time to time. Given its considerable size I think these would be Tuseful. 

Final thoughts on the Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress 

This Hyde and Sleep Hybrid Ice Mattress has a lot going for it and provides good competition for big name brand Tempur. The firmness level was right for me, but it’s important to check how it reacts to your body shape and weight. It also rated well for motion transfer and for how well it supports you at the edge. It was a little less effective when I was sat on the bed (the Custard Slice Test), but that’s quite a common issue with foam mattresses and isn’t really a big deal. I think the lack of handles is a shame, but foam mattresses don’t tend to be as heavy as a pocket sprung mattress of a similar price so I could live with it.