After we got the mattress we opened it in our room and turned up the heat to get it to fluff up quickly. It did. There was a smell to the mattress that was horrible, but after letting it air out and putting sheets on, it was not as noticeable. The mattress is firm, but not too bad. My husband loves the mattress and he says he sleeps much better, but I on the other hand don't feel that. Its an okay nights sleep, but I usually wake up with some sort of back ache. All in all, depending on your preference for firm or soft this would be okay. Will put the other in the guest room and I'm sure it will last for a long time, but on our bed maybe not so long.