Ikea Hovag Medium Firm

Poor mattress – I only have this mattress less than a year and it’s already starting to sag in the middle. It’s not the best comfort wise. I suffer from back pain and this mattress hasn’t helped things. I wouldn’t recommend. Show details

Medium Firm- Perfect support and comfort – I have bought 3. They are the perfect mattress to team up with the Tussoy Mattress pad, giving perfect support and comfort. I have been running a Bed and Breakfast now for 4 and a half years (1438 guests) and have these in the guest rooms as well as for my own bed. The MEDIUM is the perfect firmness when teamed up with the Tussoy pad. Adding the… Read more

pad means making the bed is easy as you only have to tuck the bedding under the pad not the bigger mattress. Many of my guest have commented on the comfort of the bed combination and ask what mattress I use. My only annoyance is that I can not buy these in Australia any more or at least not at the moment. I have been trying for a couple of years to buy one more and they are only stocking the "Firm" in Australia, although I saw on the internet the Medium is still available in the UK. (I have tried the "Firm" twice but have had to return it both times as it is TOO firm, even with the Tussoy pad on top). I have contacted IKEA about this but have had no response so far.

Terrible mattress – Started sagging within months, got rid after 2 years, caused me SO much back/hip/shoulder/neck pain. Ikea refunded me ater inspecting it. I now have a different mattress and sleeping pain free again DONT BUY IT Show details

LOVE! – We bought this mattress with a Tussoy mattress pad for our spare room and have opted to sleep in there ourselves! We have slept well and actually woken up in the morning without the aches and pains we normally have (even despite changing our own bed and mattress a couple of time - and if we’ve been away). All our visitors have commented on how… Read more

comfortable it is, and my daughter and son in law now opt to sleep in the spare room when they visit, rather than her old room. Please bring back the medium/firm mattress ikea - we want to buy more!

Thank you IKEA my chronic lower back pain gone! – This mattress is very comfortable and supportive, I had lower back pain for years and with this mattress I am waking up every morning with little to no back pain at all. There is a smell from when you lay out the mattress however I found the smell to have gone in about 3 days. At this point I feel that the mattress is durable and can last me some… Read more

years even with a little investment every year changing the mattress once every year does not equate to how much major retailers market similar mattresses at beyond prices. I highly recommend this mattress give it a try !

Best mattress ever – We purchased this mattress and a Tussoy mattress pad to go with it as our old mattress had hollows on each side and we didnt have a great budget. On unpacking it, it had a strong chemical smell which we were warned about by the sales person prior to purchase. This smell went away after about 3 weeks. My husband and I are both between 75 - 85kg and… Read more

are totally happy with the mattress and topper. I suffer from chronic back pain and tend to wake several times a night in pain and wake with sore hips each morning. Since we started sleeping on this mattress and topper I get into bed, go to sleep and tend to wake up 6-7 hours later in the same position I laid down in with no sore hips. For many years we have searched for a bed where he wouldnt wake me every hour through the night as he's a very restless sleeper. We have both commented that neither of us are disturbed by movement from the other side of the bed. Would definitely buy this mattress again. Considering the price, even if it only lasts a couple of years, its good value for money considering our last bed cost thousands and started to become uncomfortable after about six months. I day not understand why there are so many negative reviews about this mattress.

I think i could have done better – I have had this mattress for 6 months now. When i first got it it smelled terrible. I felt sick and dizzy when laying on it at first despite airing it daily with no sheets or doona on it. I vacuumed it frequently and even hauled it outside twice to air all day but STILL the smell stayed.It finally left after about 3 months. The mattress itself is… Read more

ok and was comfortable at first but it feels as if i am bottoming out a bit now. Mind you i am 5ft7 and 85kg so maybe i am too heavy for it? I am mostly a side sleeper so have put a fluffy topper on it or else it feels too firm if i lay on my side even though i have the medium firm. I really dont think its made well and has cheap springs and thin fillings in it. Im currently saving up to get another mattress and think i will spend around the $1000 dollar mark next time. To each their own and i say make your own choice but beware of the smell (VERY strong) and if your a bigger person then Ikea probably isn't the mattress for you.

July 30th 2019 Update: Update to previous review

For anyone who is interested i forgot to mention that the cover on this mattress is rather thin. Please be careful when /if moving it and i reccomend a FULL waterproof cover as if you do have to exchange it or need it replaced in the future Ikea will not do this unless the mattress is spotless.

Poor quality with a great deal of back pain! – My partner and I are polar opposites with our taste in mattresses so to find a middle ground we thought getting the hövåg would be a good idea as it's on the medium side. While he doesn't mind it, asoft bed lover like me can't handle it. Even with the extra purchase of the top layer to make it more comfortable, it is so firm I wake up with a sore… Read more

back and headache every night. This is not helped by the fact in the two months of owning it, the mattress has dipped and is on it's way to completely sinking according to other reviews on either side where my partner and I sleep during the night. So disappointed to have this outcome after only 2 months. Offers no support at all. Not worth the back pain.

LOVE!! Much better than Eve – I previously had a memeory foam eve which cost well over £400. Disgusting mattress so sent back straight away. Got this Ikea Hovag mattress and I’ve been impressed ever since. I love how the mattress is cheap and also really durable. I feel like it will last a long time as long as I turn it.  Show details

Do not get this mattress!!! – This mattress made me REALLY SICK for over 2 months without me knowing! I thought it was mould in my room the whole time, and even had the council over. I believe the chemicals they use to spray it (they do this as an anti flammable effect) were making me very sick. I woke up with bad headaches, earaches and sinus tension for 2 months and had… Read more

to take time off work and everything. Literally paid $380 NZD just to get ill for months! The smell doesn't go away either. Don't get this mattress. I am now terrified of anything from IKEA. It is truly terrifying that they can sell these products to the public.

all round a horrible experience.

Good starter mattress – Bought this 2wks ago for my 13yo. She says it's the best mattress ever. It comes rolled up in plastic and settles into shape within 48hrs. Nice and thick with a lightweight pillow top. I added an extra mattress topper to make it more lush but it's not a necessity. This is a good starter mattress. I'm not expecting huge things from it... if it… Read more

lasts a long time that's great but if it fails after a few years, then you get what you pay for and in a market where double mattresses generally start at $700, I only paid $349.

August 14th 2019 Update: Good enough for growing teens

Have bought two of these mattresses for our kids over the past 5 years. They always have a comfy night's sleep and have never complained about a smell or being uncomfortable. Can highly recommend this mattress although it's on the pricey side and Ikea still charges for delivery.

Not so Good Mattress – We purchased it a few months ago and not really satisfied with it. We thought that it would be firm enough (we ordered medium firmness), but it turned out to be too soft for us. Overall, it is just okay and not that comfortable.  Show details

A smell that may outlast religion – Hi Ikea person the mattress seems to be comfortable enough. I have 2 different Aldi mattress toppers on it, and the smell is improving each day. It's a little too late to put the "stink" warning in the instructions, and it's going to be inconvenient returning it to the store now that it is a double bed mattress unrolled. If Ikea is going to… Read more

sell "stinky" mattresses, they should come

with a pre-purchase warning, rather than people taking them home

and stinking out their bedding and homes. In my case I was sleeping

on a reasonable folding bed at my son's house in Yarraville,

then used the HOVAG smellomattress $349 upon my return to Canberra.

Thanks for your half hearted offer of assistance, but I will persist

since the stink is slowly dissipating. If I weren't a senior with

back problems, I'm sure giving the mattress a good vaccum would

also help, as suggested in the instructions. As a gesture of good will

you could pay for a reputable steam cleaning service to come and

perform the task, and put and end to my problem, once and for all.

I won't hold my breath for that, but probably should.

Part 2: I gave the surface of the Hovag a whole can of branded name carpet spray.

Used as directed and let dry. I then began vacuuming on and on and on with the

a Dyson small bowl. Actually designed for carpet and other flooring, so very powerful.

I spent about an hour going over and over the top, two days in a row.

My plan left a heavy perfume scent from the carpet shampoo, but there was still a slight

smell of mould on the sides and the bottom of the Hovag. Now I notice some water stains, which I have photographed.

I half dragged and half carried the Hovag down the stairs to my SUV, but it didn't quite fit.

I called Ikea and after about 40 minutes (on every single call) I was given a case number, and an agreement to get it picked up.

Two men in a van came the next day. They cruelly dragged the Hovag along the road into the van, and I had

felt sad that after all the work I had done. I had failed to give Hovag a proper home and it will now probably end up in land fill.

After a 50km return drive to Ikea, 4 phone calls of mostly listening to fonakmusic-for- the-disgruntled

I might now have my well deserved $349 refund. I am feeling very positive about it.

So far my house seems to not have suffered any long term damage from the mould/smell, although my

two mattress toppers have been washed 3 times too many.

If I am ever unhappy about an Ikea product again (and this is the first time in 40 years) I will kiss it goodbye, and chain it to the streetlight in front of my house. ( I'm addicted to those Kotbullar/meatballs, great in curry or italian sauces ). Conclusion: $349 appeared in my bank account. Thank you IKEA, now I can begin the healing journey and buy a new mattress elsewhere. Your refund procedure is a pain in the......you know

Shockingly bad – Bought a king size for hubby and me 5 years ago,very comfy and lovely sleep quality.Decided to get my teenage son a new double bed frame and mattress but the change in quality of the mattress is shocking.Very firm and uncomfortable even though the medium firm was purchased and after 2 years the springs have exploded through the bottom of the… Read more

mattress and are over the floor,causing the mattress to sag and be unusable.Also the finish on the bed has started to blister and split,not to mention the bedding bought before xmas has faded and the stitching has come undone.Shockingly bad quality from a firm that used to be amazing but I've noticed other products they sell are also going downhill.Another company putting profit before quality and customer loyalty.I won't spend my hard earned money here again.

Compact, easy to transport and very comfy – I bought one of these mattresses initially and drove it home in my small Corolla because like all of IKEA products, the Hovag is flat packed (i.e. rolled up and in a space bag). This made the easy of getting it home great. I was sceptical at first but we undid the packaging and were very impressed. The mattress is firm and comfortable. Easy to… Read more

clean with a sponge for any messes or vacuum for dust.

I was so impressed with the quality that I went back and bought two more and replaced my other kids ones in only one car trip.

Sacked three times after a month! – This is the worst mattress we've ever had. We bought it on special in the king size, two people, both weigh around 60kg. We've had it for around 3 months when our back started to hurt terribly and the mattress had started sacking. Ikea left us absolutely no option despite it being under warranty, they said we can't replace to a new Hovag as we… Read more

bought the faulty one on special, so have to pay the difference or downgrade.

We had a second bedframe in queen size so got the queen size hovag as replacement to not having to pay the difference. The queen size WAS WORSE! three weeks in the back pain started and the mattress is sacked, now it's so bad you can't even sit on it without literally feeling the dents and where it's sacked. We will never buy a mattress from Ikea again!

The Worst Mattress I have Ever Slept On – I bought the Hovag only 3 months ago when moving into a new place. I've developed so much back pain from it and it's so uncomfortable. It is literally one of the worst beds I have slept on in my life, including hostels, dorms, etc etc. I normally quite like ikea products and most of my furniture is Ikea so when my mum suggested just getting a… Read more

mattress from there at the same time I thought it wouldn't be the worst idea. It was one of the worst furniture ideas I've made. Bought for $350 and I'm trying to sell it for $200. I bought a sleepmaker on sale and can't wait for it to arrive (previously owned a sleepmaker and can highly recommend the investment). This mattress is shocking and IKEA needs to stop selling mattresses. Their "exchange it or love it" policy means spending $180 on delivery & back as well if you don't have a car and got it delivered. Buy a secondhand sealy or sleepmaker if you're on a budget, do not buy this

This mattress is terrible – This mattress gave me back pain and has terrible support! I was told IKEA were high quality mattresses and provide plenty of support, but I just don't really think this is true after switching back to a more expensive mattress.  Show details

Comfort is Ensured – I purchased this mattress after experiencing poor back support with othe products that i had used in the past. Having gone to the doctors and being told to purchase a new mattress that would be more suitable to the level of comfort required to improve my back pain i went shopping in order to find the perfect one for me, it here i stumbled across… Read more

the Ikea Hovag. This mattress is a perfect mix of comfort and affordability and i have even had complements from friends and family about how comfortable the matress is. The mattress has been very durable in my past two years of ownership as i have never had a problem or issue with its ability to perform its intended purpose. The support that the mattress provides allows you to feel as if you are sinking into a bed of the most comfortable pillows, this mattress has also improved the condition of my back that was caused by previous mattresses.

Awful smell – I feel very concerned re these mattresses and the smell. Our 1st one last week was extremely bad (damp, musty) and was replaced straight away with apology. This new one is completely different; still a strong smell but not rank dampness ... just of plastic - still unpleasant though. Feel worried after reading other reviews re carcinogens. It's comfortable but the smell means I wouldn't buy another.  Show details

Great for child's bunk bed – Purchased 2 of these for a bunk bed. My 7-year-old loves the mattress. He loves that they have a little bounce to them. I slept ok on it, was actually better than the mattresses we had on the bed before this purchase. It was great to take them home all rolled up, and then unroll them in a matter of seconds, literally. It does not have a smell like… Read more

other reviewers stated. We did purchase waterproof mattress protectors for them since they are for a child's bed. We have had for a couple months, so far so good!

Ikea Hovag mattress - stinks of dirty mop smell – I wish we had seen this review before we bought this mattress from IkeaWe too have found that this mattress gives off a highly unpleasant smell - musty like a dirty mop or flannel. The smell pervades the whole room. We have had it for nearly 2 weeks and the smell is as strong as ever. We shall be returning it.