10 Best Family-Size Beds in the Philippines 2024 | Buying Guide Reviewed by Interior Designer

The measurement of a queen-size bed is 60 inches by 80 inches. It has enough room for a couple, more so with our average body frame. Due to our smaller frame than our Western counterparts, a queen size bed has enough room to share it with one kid, with ample space to move whilst sleeping.

For families that have two kids, going for a bigger bed such as a king size bed will make life much easier. With its measurement of 76 inches by 80 inches, it has enough space to lounge around if you have a kid or more.

For families that are tight-knit and would like to sleep together longer than some, going for the biggest available bed sizing would be the right choice— a California king size bed measures around 72 inches by 84 inches.

It is the biggest available commercially produced bed. It has the capacity for two parents with up to 3-4 kids or 2 pre-teens if they still want to sleep with their parents.

A soft mattress ranks in the 3-5/10 range in terms of firmness. What makes this type of mattress unique is it gives you the feeling of being sucked in instead of sleeping on it. The feeling is made possible by materials such as memory foam, which contours to the body, able to hug your form whilst providing adequate support.

This type of mattress is usually good for couples or families that co-sleep because the soft material makes it so that if one person flops around all night, the other won't feel a thing.

Going up the firmness scale, there are medium-firm beds. They rank in the 6-7/10 range, possibly due to a combination of soft and dense materials. They are micro-adjusted during the manufacturing process to give you the right feeling of suppleness and support. The combination gives pressure relief on some parts of the body while helping align the spine correctly.

At the higher end of the firmness scale, we have the firm mattress. Ranging from 8-10/10, these beds use the densest materials available to provide maximum support while using a top layer of soft foam for comfort. You’ll feel like you’re sleeping on top of it, making it the sturdiest of the three types.

For people who sleep facing the ceiling, they are called back sleepers. They experience tension in the neck whilst sleeping and thus, need a mattress that can help their spine go back to natural alignment. Medium firmness is needed since having a too-soft mattress can cause unnecessary strain on their back and neck due to sagging.

For side sleepers, their shoulders and hips get the most tension. Due to the position, the common contact points are the side of the shoulders and hips, making them rotate. As they are rotated, it puts the spine out of alignment, making the muscles work to keep everything aligned.

A bed with a soft to medium firmness is perfect for side sleepers. It is also important that it contours to the body to keep everything aligned. This prevents any uncomfortable cramping or loss of blood flow on the arms as well.

Due to the positioning, sleeping on your stomach requires a different type of mattress. The point of contact is at your head, stomach, and hips. To have your spine aligned properly, the mattress needs to prevent your upper body from sagging down.

A firm bed works best for this type of sleeper as it keeps the whole body in a straight line while providing ample support to all parts of the body. Your mattress does not have to be extremely hard. You will have to search for a bed with sufficient support to keep your spinal alignment intact while also making it comfortable for you to sleep.

Some people shift to different positions while in bed. For those types of sleepers, a medium-firm mattress will give them the right amount of sleep support for the position they’re in. Having a medium-firm mattress will have enough firmness if they switched to a stomach position while having enough suppleness should they sleep sideways.

One of the most popular materials used for mattress construction is memory foam. It is touted for its superb softness with controlled support. The material contours to your body, providing more support in areas experiencing more pressure. This gives the user a hug-like feeling liked by most patrons.

Due to its properties, memory foam is a good material to alleviate pressure experienced in parts of the body. It provides a soft feel, good for side sleepers. However, it traps heat more than other mattresses, so proper ventilation and air conditioning are needed to fully utilize it.

Latex is a natural product derived from rubber sap. It is then processed and shaped into the foam while also being organic. One of its special properties is its responsiveness with a noticeable bounce when you put and withdraw pressure from it. It also provides adequate ventilation, very crucial when you’re in the Philippines. Eco-friendly shoppers would fall for this one.

Most of us must have encountered an innerspring mattress once in our life. It is noticeable from all the sound the springs make as pressure is applied to them. 

Kids love it for its bouncy characteristic, often a source of fun and excitement. In addition, it is supportive and firm, a good pairing for people who like to sleep on their stomachs.

If you aren’t sure what type of firmness works for you, going for an airbed is a safe bet. They are made with chambers where you can regulate the amount of air inside. This controls the firmness of the bed, perfect for any type of sleeper. They are built with automated pumps, controllable with a remote or through an app, to modulate the air.

Although they're much expensive due to the additional electronics, the airbed is touted for its versatility. There are also sections of the bed where you can control the firmness, perfect for couples who have different sleeping styles. Just take note that the bed has many moving parts, and servicing them takes more effort than the other mattresses.

The ability to mix and match different materials results in a fine-tuned sleeping experience. A hybrid mattress is just a combination of different materials, usually a foam top layer and a spring or coil support layer, to offer adequate stiffness and comfort to the user. This gives you a well-rounded sleeping experience not found in a single-mattress construction.