About Hästens
What to know before you buy one
The questions everyone asks and that the brand itself cannot answer: where does that price sit, what does it really cost, and is it worth it?
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The questions the brand doesn't answer
What it costs, where that price sits, which model suits you, and whether you need it at all. Written by a party that sells Hästens — and that also gets paid if you decide not to.
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Five ways in
The models
Which bed is which
Per model: what it is made for, who it is meant for, and which question it answers. Including the models we don't have in a suite.
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What are you putting it beside?
Model against model, and brand against brand. We only sell one of them, and we say so every time.
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How long it lasts, and what you do for it
A bed that has to last twenty years asks something back for twenty years. Not much, but regularly.
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Why there is a sauna next to the bed
The bed is half of it. The other half is what you do in the hours before — and there is more to gain there than most people think.
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What a Hästens is made of
Horsehair, cotton, wool, flax, pine and steel: what each material does, how it is processed, and where the manufacturer's claims end.
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What a Hästens costs per night, with a calculator, and an honest answer on financing and resale value.
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For owners: care, the topper, upgrading and moving house — and a care reminder.
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How sleep restores you and what you can do yourself — also if you train, get older or travel a lot.
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From a saddlery in 1852 to the Grand Vividus: the history with sources, and the news.
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About Hästens
Why is a Hästens so expensive?
The price of a Hästens comes down to four things: scarce natural materials, a build time counted in days to months per bed instead of minutes, a lifespan carrying a warranty of up to twenty-five years, and a small dealer network without a discount culture. Converted to a cost per night it works out lower than most people expect — and that is the only sum that matters.
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What does a Hästens cost?
The collection runs from roughly twelve thousand euros to well over a hundred thousand, depending on model, size, base, legs and fabric. Hästens publishes no standing price list; prices are quoted per configuration by the dealer. Discounts are unusual, and the price you hear is as a rule the price you pay.
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Which Hästens model suits me?
With Hästens the hard question isn't which brand, but which model, and which firmness. The models differ in construction: one part or two, two spring systems or three, 28 to 55 centimetres tall. That difference is barely felt in a showroom; it only reveals itself after a few hours of lying down. Anyone choosing seriously therefore compares at night.
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Is a Hästens worth it?
For some people yes, for others no — and that depends less on the bed than on you. If you sleep badly through pain or restlessness, spend eight hours a night in it and the bed stays for twenty years, the arithmetic is favourable. If you already sleep well, or you move house every few years, you are mainly buying a beautiful object.
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Hästens reviews: what do people who actually sleep on one say?
Online reviews of expensive beds are all but useless: they come from people who have just bought and are defending their own decision, from shops with an interest, or from someone who lay on one for ten minutes. What you want is someone who slept a whole night on it with nothing to sell. That source barely exists — and it is precisely what we are going to measure.
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Hästens warranty: what is and isn't covered?
The Hästens warranty runs up to twenty-five years and covers the construction: the frame and the springs. What it doesn't cover is the gradual change in comfort — the slow softening and the hollow forming where you lie every night. That distinction is the most important thing to know about the warranty, and it is where nearly all disappointment comes from.
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Hästens delivery and assembly: what to watch for
A Hästens arrives in parts and is assembled in your home. The practical question isn't whether it fits in the bedroom, but whether it gets there: stairwell, the turn in the hallway, door width and lift depth are what most often goes wrong. Have the measurements taken before signing, not on delivery day.
The models
Which Hästens models are there?
Hästens divides its beds into four collections. Masterpiece: Grand Vividus and Vividus. Icon: drēmər, Marwari, Appaloosa, 2000T and Herlewing. Essential: Eala, Maranga, Superia, Excel and Marquis. And Adjustable, the adjustable bed. Four of the Icon beds share the same interior; they differ in design. The real differences in feel lie between the collections.
The models
Hästens Herlewing
The Herlewing is the younger sibling of the 2000T: the same triple spring system, but a lower and lighter bed, with 1,708 springs instead of 2,258. Hästens itself says it cannot tell which of the two is better. It depends on which bed your body chooses, and you only find that out after a few hours of lying on it.
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Hästens Marwari
The Marwari is a 2000T on the inside, in a coat of its own: the same three spring systems and 2,258 springs, dressed in a chocolate-brown fabric by the Swedish design duo Bernadotte & Kylberg, with a saddle strap along the base and leather details. What you choose here, then, is not a different feel but a different look.
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Hästens Appaloosa
The Appaloosa is the 2000T in a cubist version of the Blue Check, designed by Bernadotte & Kylberg. On the inside it is identical to the 2000T: three spring systems, 2,258 springs, 55 centimetres tall. The name comes from a spotted horse breed. It is a choice of look; if you have lain on a 2000T, you already know the feel.
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The 2000T Jack Ryde 100 Year Anniversary Limited Edition
In 2025 Jack and Solveig Ryde, the fourth generation of Hästens, would have turned one hundred. Hästens honours Jack with a limited edition of the bed he designed: the 2000T Jack Ryde 100 Year Anniversary Limited Edition, with his signature on the bed. Inside is the 2000T, the bed that introduced the Blue Check in 1978.
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Hästens Eala: tallest of the Essential collection
The Eala is the tallest bed in the Essential collection: a middle mattress on a base, 48 centimetres tall, with 1,338 springs and more flax than most Hästens beds. Hästens describes the feel as firm yet yielding. It is for those who want the construction of a two-part bed without the height and weight of the Icon collection.
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Hästens Maranga
The Maranga is Hästens' lightest two-part bed: a middle mattress on a base, 40 centimetres tall, with 1,338 springs and two layers of hand-teased horsehair. The sides are stitched through by hand, which according to Hästens takes two hours. A bed for those who want the construction of a mattress on a base in a more compact size.
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Hästens Superia
The Superia is a low, one-part bed: a 37-centimetre base with two spring systems and 1,370 springs, built on a frame of slow-grown northern Swedish pine. Hästens describes the feel as weightless, as if you sink into it without resistance. It suits smaller rooms well and also comes in a round version.
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Hästens Excel: the bed that grows with you
The Excel is a one-part bed, 36 centimetres tall, with 1,370 springs: light enough to move house with and sturdy enough to last for generations. The legs are height-adjustable and placed so that you don't stub your toes on them. Hästens positions it as the bed to grow up with: for a family, a child's room or a second home.
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Hästens Marquis
The Marquis is Hästens' entry model and the most compact bed in the collection: one-part, 28 centimetres tall, with 1,370 springs and two layers of flax in the base. It is the simplest bed Hästens makes, but with the same materials: horsehair, cotton, wool and flax on a frame of Swedish pine. The least expensive way to a real Hästens.
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Hästens Adjustable: the adjustable bed
The Hästens Adjustable is the brand's adjustable bed: the head and foot ends rise, operated with one of three remote controls. It is a middle mattress on a base, 43 centimetres tall, with the same natural materials as the rest of the collection. At more than 240 kilos in 180 by 210 centimetres, it is the heaviest bed in Hästens' comparison table.
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Hästens Vividus
The Vividus is the masterpiece of the permanent collection: 45 days or 300 hours of handwork per bed, by nine craftspeople, in a dedicated atelier within the Köping factory. Hand-tied springs, screwless timber joints, knot-free pine and oak. Only the Grand Vividus stands above it. At SleepSpa you can sleep on it by special request.
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Hästens Grand Vividus
The Grand Vividus is the most expensive bed in the world you can order: a set of mattress, base and headboard, designed with Ferris Rafauli and built by hand in Köping over more than six hundred hours. Introduced in 2020, first bought by Drake. According to the 2026 European list price, it costs € 686,990 in every size up to 210 by 210 cm. At SleepSpa you can lie on it by special request, alongside the 2000T and the drēmər in the fixed suites.
Comparing
Hästens 2000T or drēmər?
On the inside the 2000T and the drēmər are the same bed: three spring systems, 2,258 springs, 55 centimetres tall, according to Hästens' own comparison table. The difference is the design. The 2000T is the classic bed in the Blue Check, from 1978; the drēmər of 2022 was designed by Ferris Rafauli, with its own headboard, fabric and legs in four colours.
Comparing
Hästens or Auping?
Auping builds open and ventilated, in the Netherlands, with a model that is taken back in full and reused, in a price class several times lower. Hästens builds closed and layered, by hand, from natural fibres, for several times more. We sell Hästens — read this page with that fact beside you.
Comparing
Hästens or DUX?
Both brands come from Sweden, sit in the same high segment and promise decades of life, but they build differently: DUX works with continuous spring layers and replaceable top layers, Hästens with hand-layered horsehair. In practice DUX often feels springier and Hästens more enveloping — and that difference is settled by your body, not by a table.
Care
How long does a Hästens last?
The construction of a Hästens carries a warranty of up to twenty-five years, and in practice well-cared-for beds reach it. What determines lifespan isn't the material but the care: a bed that is turned and rotated regularly doesn't sink in the place you lie every night. Keep to the care schedule supplied with your bed.
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Buying a used Hästens
Second-hand is the only way to get a Hästens substantially cheaper, but you are buying three things you cannot see: how many nights have been slept on it, whether the bed was turned, and how it was stored. The warranty is as a rule not transferable. Work out the remaining lifespan before judging the discount.
Materials
Horsehair in a Hästens: what it is and how it is processed
Horsehair is the heart of a Hästens: hair from horses' tails that is washed, heated under pressure and spun into braids, so that it curls and springs like a tiny coil. Hästens has used it since 1852 and lays it into the layers by hand. There are two kinds: a firmer one for more support and a more pliable one for a softer bed.
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Wool, cotton and flax in a Hästens: three fibres, three jobs
Around the horsehair lie three natural fibres, each with its own job. Cotton sits closest to the skin and breathes. Wool, from New Zealand and blended with cotton, regulates temperature and is naturally flame-resistant. Flax lies under and around the springs: it dampens sound and stops steel touching steel. That is why a Hästens stays silent.
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The springs and frame of a Hästens: pocket springs, Bonnell springs and pine
Beneath the natural fibres lie two spring systems and a frame of Swedish pine. Pocket springs, each in its own fabric pocket, move independently and come in soft, medium and firm. Below them are Bonnell springs: conical, non-galvanised, acting as a shock absorber. The springs are made in Sweden; Hästens gives a 25-year warranty on springs and frame.
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Choosing the right Hästens pillow: low, one, and after the bed
Hästens recommends one low pillow for sleeping, measuring 50 by 60 centimetres, and higher pillows only for reading. Which pillow suits you depends on your bed, your shoulder width and how you lie: broad-shouldered side sleepers need more height. The pillows are filled with down and feathers in different ratios, with no synthetic filling.
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The Hästens Blue Check: where the pattern comes from
Hästens' blue and white check has existed since 1978. It was designed within the family — usually attributed to Jack Ryde, the fourth generation — as a break from the browns, greens and oranges of the seventies, and was first shown at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, on the 2000T. It has since become the most recognisable brand mark in the bed world.
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Hästens as purveyor to the Swedish Royal Court
Hästens has been purveyor to the Swedish Royal Court since 1952, and is still on that list today. It is an honorary title the King grants to companies whose products the court has bought and appreciated over a number of years. It says something about trust and continuity, not about a technical test: a royal warrant is not a quality mark.
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Ferris Rafauli and Hästens: the Grand Vividus and the drēmər
Canadian designer Ferris Rafauli, known for Drake's house in Toronto, designed two beds with Hästens: the Grand Vividus (2020), the most expensive bed the brand makes, and the drēmər (2022), released for its 170th anniversary. The first is an object that drew a waiting list; the second brings the same design language to the permanent collection.
Care
Caring for a Hästens: what to do, and how often
Caring for a Hästens comes down to three things: spreading the load by turning and rotating the bed according to the schedule supplied with it, keeping moisture out with fresh air and a breathable fitted sheet, and giving the topper attention first because it wears fastest. A quarter of an hour a few times a year decides more than the model how long it stays comfortable.
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Replacing a Hästens topper: when and why
The topper is the part of a Hästens that wears first, and the part designed to be replaced. If the bed feels softer than it used to, you roll towards the middle, or an impression is still there in the morning, it is usually the topper and not the bed underneath. A new topper gives the bed back much of its original feel.
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Upgrading a Hästens: topper, model or a second bed
If you already own a Hästens and want more, there are three routes: a different topper, the cheapest way to change the feel; a different model, for those who really notice the difference in layers; or a second bed, for a holiday home or guest room. Trade-in is up to the dealer, not the brand. Try a higher model for a night first: in a showroom the difference barely shows.
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Moving house with a Hästens: dismantling, transport and storage
A Hästens can be dismantled and moved, but it is heavy, its edges are vulnerable and the natural filling does not tolerate moisture. Preferably have the dealer or an experienced firm dismantle and transport it, measure the route in the new home beforehand, and never store the bed in a damp unit or garage. After the move, the care schedule simply carries on.
Sleep and recovery
Should you track your sleep? On sleep trackers and orthosomnia
A sleep tracker is reasonably good at telling whether you are asleep, but much less good at telling which sleep stage you are in — and those stages are what the app shows biggest. People who let the numbers steer them can end up sleeping worse; sleep researchers call this orthosomnia. The most reliable measure remains how you feel in the morning, several weeks in a row.
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Sleep and sports recovery: the part of training nobody sees
Sleep is the part of training nobody sees. With too little sleep, reaction time, accuracy, endurance and mood suffer most. In a well-known Stanford study, basketball players ran faster and shot more accurately after weeks of sleeping longer. If you train seriously, fixed bedtimes and a cool, dark room often gain you more than an extra session.
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Sleep after fifty: what changes and what you can do
After fifty, sleep changes in a predictable way: you sleep more lightly, wake more often and deep sleep decreases. Research suggests older adults don't need less sleep, but find it harder to generate. That makes the conditions more important: fixed times, daylight during the day, a cool and quiet room, and a bed on which pressure points and turning don't wake you.
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Jet lag: how to reset your clock faster
Jet lag arises because your internal clock lags behind local time, and that clock shifts only slowly. The most important lever is light at the right moment: in the morning after travelling east, in the evening after travelling west. Going east is harder than going west. Melatonin can help; discuss its use and dose with your doctor or pharmacist.
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Why a sauna before bed works
Your body falls asleep because your core temperature drops, not because you are tired. A sauna or a hot bath, roughly ninety minutes before bed, first drives that temperature up; afterwards it falls further and faster than it would on its own. That is why a sleep spa has a sauna and not a bar.
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The SleepSpa sleep study
Anyone can compare two beds on paper. We are going to compare them on nights: every guest sleeps a full night on one model, and with permission we record how that night went and which model was ultimately chosen. At this moment we have measured zero nights, because we haven't opened. This page exists so that you can already see what we are going to measure, and how.
Comparing
Hästens or Vispring?
Vispring comes from England and works with individually filled pocket springs and natural fillings such as horsehair, wool and cotton — the same material philosophy as Hästens, but with a stronger emphasis on tailoring per sleeper. Hästens puts the emphasis on the layered build as a whole. We sell Hästens, and you may weigh that in.
Comparing
Hästens or Tempur?
These aren't competitors but two opposing views of sleep. Tempur works with memory foam that moulds to your shape through body heat; Hästens with natural fibres and springs that spring back and carry moisture away. Anyone who sleeps warm or turns a lot feels that difference most strongly — and usually in favour of springs.
Sleep and recovery
Does a Hästens help with back pain?
A bed doesn't cure back pain. What it can do is stop causing or sustaining it — and for some people that makes a considerable difference. The question isn't whether a bed is expensive enough, but whether your spine lies straight in it and whether you can change position without waking. If you have genuine complaints, see a doctor or physiotherapist first.
Sleep and recovery
The circadian rhythm: your body clock
Your circadian rhythm is an internal clock of roughly twenty-four hours that determines when you are sleepy or alert. It drives your melatonin, cortisol and body temperature, and it is reset every day by light — above all by bright morning light. A stable rhythm is the basis of good sleep; without that rhythm no bed does what it could do.
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Deep sleep and REM sleep: what happens at night
Every night you go through four to six sleep cycles of roughly ninety minutes. Each cycle contains light sleep, deep non-REM sleep and REM sleep. Deep sleep repairs the body and cleans the brain; REM sleep processes emotion and anchors memory. You need both, and in the right proportion.
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The glymphatic system: why sleep isn't an off switch
The glymphatic system is the brain's cleaning network: it flushes waste away through the cerebrospinal fluid, including amyloid-beta, the protein linked to Alzheimer's. That happens almost exclusively during deep non-REM sleep, when brain cells shrink and flow increases sharply.
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Adenosine and sleep pressure: why you get tired in the evening
Adenosine is a substance that accumulates in the brain during your waking hours and so builds sleep pressure — your natural, growing desire to sleep. During sleep, adenosine is broken down again, so that you wake up fresh. Caffeine blocks the receptors and postpones that pressure, but doesn't take it away.
Sleep and recovery
What is your chronotype?
Your chronotype is your genetically determined preference for when you sleep and when you are most alert — from the early lark to the late owl. You cannot fundamentally change it, but you can tune your sleeping times, your work and your exertion to it. Roughly half of it is hereditary.
Sleep and recovery
Bedroom temperature and humidity
The ideal bedroom is cool — around eighteen degrees — with humidity between forty and sixty per cent. The coolness helps your core temperature make the 1.2-degree drop needed to fall asleep; the right humidity keeps your airways and skin settled and prevents mould.
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The ideal bedroom: cool, dark and quiet
The ideal bedroom supports your biology on three fronts: cool, around eighteen degrees, so your core temperature can drop; completely dark, so your melatonin rises undisturbed; and quiet, to prevent micro-awakenings. Clean air and humidity between forty and sixty per cent complete it.
Sleep and recovery
Noise and sleep: making silence in a loud world
It isn't the volume of a sound that wakes you, but its sudden change. A constant background sound — white, pink or brown noise — reduces that contrast, so that a slamming door or passing car causes fewer micro-awakenings and your sleep cycles stay intact.
Sleep and recovery
NSDR and Yoga Nidra: rest without sleep
NSDR — non-sleep deep rest — and Yoga Nidra are guided protocols that bring you into a deeply relaxed, half-waking state. They restore focus, lower stress and make falling asleep easier, without your actually having to fall asleep. Ten to twenty minutes is enough.
Sleep and recovery
The evening protocol: ten, three, two, one, zero
A simple countdown to bedtime: ten hours before, no more caffeine; three hours, no heavy meal or alcohol; two hours, no work; one hour, no screens; and zero snoozes in the morning. It tackles the most common disrupters of your sleep one by one.
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Sleeping position and support: what suits you?
The right bed and pillow keep your spine in a neutral line, and what that takes differs per sleeping position. Side sleepers need pressure relief at shoulder and hip, plus a higher pillow; back sleepers more support in the lower back and a lower pillow; front sleepers a firm base and a very thin pillow or none at all.
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How to stop overthinking: emptying your head before the night
Lying awake worrying often arises because your brain keeps holding on to unfinished tasks. Writing down everything on your mind five minutes before sleep — above all a concrete to-do list for tomorrow — gives your brain permission to let go. Research shows this gets you to sleep faster than writing down what you have already done.
And then
Reading gets you this far. Sleeping does the rest.
Everything on these pages helps you sharpen the question. The answer lies in a night.