How to Choose the Right Colunex Mattress for Your Sleep Style

If you’ve ever stayed in a true 5-star hotel in places like Monte Carlo or Cannes and thought “why doesn’t my bed feel like this at home?” - you’ve likely already experienced Colunex, without realising it.

Colunex is the sleep system used in some of Europe’s most prestigious hotels, designed not just for comfort, but for consistent, engineered sleep performance across thousands of nightly uses.

At Milola, we don’t believe choosing the right mattress is a decision to make from a screen. These systems are highly technical, and the right mattress depends on your body, your sleep temperature, and often your partner’s preferences too.

That’s why we always recommend a personal consultation in our showroom. Here we can guide you through the different mattresses and you can experience a Colunex model in-person - feeling the construction, breathability and support.

What Makes Colunex Mattresses Different?

1. Hotel-grade engineering built for long-term performance

Colunex is designed for continuous use in luxury hospitality environments - including five-star hotels across Portugal, Cannes and Monte Carlo.

This means:

• consistent comfort night after night
• structural durability under heavy daily use
• reliable support for all body types

It is not a “retail mattress made for showrooms” - it is a hospitality-engineered system.

2. Foam encasement = full usable sleep surface (no wasted edges)

Every Colunex mattress uses a foam encasement system running around the entire perimeter rather than traditional steel wires. This is a key engineering difference.

It means:

• no steel wire edge collapse over time
• no sagging at the sides
• full edge-to-edge usability

In traditional mattresses with metal edge support, you often lose 10-15cm of usable width on each side of the mattress because you naturally avoid the edge.

With Colunex, a 160cm mattress is actually a 160cm usable sleep surface.

You can sleep right to the edge without any “roll-off” effect. This is particularly noticeable when couples share the bed.

3. Individually pocketed springs (zero motion transfer)

Each spring is independently housed and pre-compressed inside the system.

Key benefits:

• near-zero partner disturbance
• improved spinal alignment
• instant responsiveness (no “delayed bounce”)

The springs are also engineered in-house in Portugal using different wire tensions depending on comfort level. This is not off-the-shelf spring technology - Colunex calibrates:

• softer spring structures for comfort zones
• firmer spring structures for support zones

Comfort is therefore a combination of spring tension and foam density working together.

4. True dual-comfort systems (ideal for couples)

One of the most important Colunex engineering advantages is dual comfort configuration within the same mattress.

Depending on the model:

• one side can be softer
• the other firmer
• or both calibrated differently per sleeper

This is achieved by combining:

• different spring tensions
• different foam densities

This is particularly valuable for couples where one prefers softer comfort and the other prefers firmer support. Instead of compromise, each person effectively gets their preferred sleep surface within the same mattress.

5. Natural cooling and breathable material architecture

Colunex focuses heavily on temperature regulation through multiple layers of engineering:

• natural viscose or bamboo viscose covers
• Tencel (eucalyptus-based fibre) for cooling touch
• silk layers for temperature and moisture control (also naturally antibacterial)
• wool and linen quilting for insulation and humidity balance
• open-cell foam structures for airflow
• non-glued construction allowing ventilation between layers

A key design principle:

The mattress must breathe - not trap heat or humidity.

Some of our Favourite Colunex Mattresses

BETA – Essential Colunex Entry Point

Best for: guest rooms, first luxury upgrade, second homes, lower height Italian beds

• hotel-grade pocket springs
• foam encasement system
• natural viscose breathable cover (cool to touch)
• durable, simple construction
• non-flip, which is great for those who are less mobile
• At only 24cm in height, this works well when you need a more slimline aesthetic for headboards that are lower down.

A discreet, high-quality entry into Colunex engineering.

CAP-FERRAT - The Balanced Hotel Mattress

Best for: everyday main bedroom use, couples

This uses more sustainable fibres and can be flipped, unlike BETA.

Key features:

• dual-sided comfort (personalised to your preference)
• bamboo viscose cover (naturally breathable and cooling)
• flippable structure for long-term performance
• excellent airflow and temperature balance
  

BEST PLUS G - Advanced Performance System

Best for: maximum cooling and engineered luxury sleep

Includes:

• graphene-infused memory foam (extreme heat dispersion capability)
• water-gel foam layer for cooling comfort
• silk, linen and wool quilting layers
• advanced airflow and multi-density foam architecture
• 32cm full luxury build height

If you have high heat sensitivity and are a luxury seeker, the BEST PLUS G Mattress is a fantastic option and is the best seller worldwide.

Cannes - Cooling Luxury Upgrade

Best for: hot sleepers, premium comfort seekers

• Tencel eucalyptus fibre cover (very cool to touch)
• multi-layer progressive foam system
• improved moisture and heat regulation
• more responsive comfort feel
• flippable structure
• 33cm height

This is closer to a high-end international hotel experience.

Firm vs Soft: How Colunex Really Works

Comfort in a Colunex mattress is not defined by a single material choice - it is a calibrated system combining spring tension and foam density.

A firmer or softer feel is achieved through two engineered variables:

• Firmer comfort = higher spring tension combined with higher-density foams 
• Softer comfort = lower spring tension combined with more adaptive foam layers 

What makes this system unique is that both the springs and foams are engineered to work together, not independently.

Inside some of the mattresses, comfort also behaves progressively:

• lighter pressure engages the upper comfort layers first
• deeper compression activates lower support layers
• body weight and sleeping position influence how the system responds in real time

This creates a comfort experience that is not static, but adaptive and layered, rather than simply “soft” or “firm”.

This is why Colunex does not feel like a conventional mattress - it responds like a structured sleep system rather than a single surface.

Mattress Height and Design Intent

• BETA: 24cm
• CAP-FERRAT: 32 cm
• CANNES / BEST PLUS G: 33cm

It isn't solely about the functional benefits of your mattress, but the aesthetic style within your bedroom. You need to consider the visual proportion of your mattress with your chosen bed frame. If you've chosen a style with a low Italian headboard, for example, you'll be better with a BETA mattress that only sits at 24cm high. If you're instead going for a higher, more impactful bed frame, and want a luxury presence to match, then the other models with more depth may be more suitable.

The Milola Difference - Why Consultation Matters

With Colunex, each mattress builds upon the last with additional features such as comfort feel, temperature behaviour and material layering. The key insight is that most clients only truly understand the right mattress for them when they've spoken to us about their space and the way they sleep.

That’s why at Milola we don’t just present options - we guide you through them.

We help you understand:

• how your body interacts with each system
• whether you sleep hot or neutral
• whether you need softer pressure relief or firmer support
• whether your partner has different requirements
• what style of bed the mattress is being paired with

And from there, we can recommend the right configuration personalised to you.

Final Thought

Colunex is not a mattress range in the traditional sense - it is a modular sleep engineering system built around hotels, longevity, and personalised comfort.

The real value is not in choosing a model. It’s in choosing the correct sleep configuration for your body and lifestyle. And that is exactly where Milola’s expertise comes in.