Looking to buy a new bed--but will they deliver if logistically challenging?

After more than 20 years, my husband and I are looking to upgrade our queen size bed (mattress and box spring) to a new king size bed. However, the big question mark for us is: Will we able to move the new bed upstairs to our bedroom? When we remodeled our house 15 years ago, we had an upstairs loft bedroom built with a spiral staircase entry (twelve 28" wide stairs) and a railing (not a solid wall) overlooking the lower room. The contractors hauled the queen mattresses up over the railing before putting the spiral staircase in.

In our search for a new king bed, we're looking at a few options, but I wonder if it will be worth it to consider something fancy like a Sleep Number bed and platform, if it won't even be able to be moved upstairs to our bedroom. I've become aware of a few bed-in-a-box options that might make moving the mattress possible but I'm not sure we'd like the all-foam construction (haven't tried any out yet), and being mature folks (50s and 60s in age), we want a durable, comfortable bed. 

Also, my husband is a really loud snorer. Has anyone had experience with a certain bed that alleviated a partner's snoring?

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FYI about a year ago we purchased a Personal Comfort bed, which is similar to Sleep Number, but had higher ratings and cost a little less.    Was shipped to us and my husband assembled the queen size mattress by himself in under 30 minutes.   Very easy to move as you put the “layers” together.  So would be easy to move upstairs.   And we bought the folding frame from them instead of a platform so we could store items under the bed. So franevis easily moved as well   Have been extremely happy with it, and we are both in our 50’s.  Recommend you check out website “Sleep like the dead” for extensive mattress reviews.  

I would consider buying a rolled up latex or foam mattress on the internet and then getting help getting it up to your loft. We just bought two different mattress in this way, one from Sleep on Latex (all natural), another from Ghostbed (a division of Nature's Sleep). Both were on recommendation of Consumer's Reports and internet reviews. We only had spring mattresses and boxsprings before. We (I and my teen) *vastly* prefer our new mattresses. They are heavy, 110 pounds and 70 pounds respectively, but because they are rolled up on arrival, you can get them into tight spaces.

In terms of a bed frame, you can buy Ikea, haul the frame up, and set it up in your loft. Or, one of our bed frames (bought about a decade ago) came from Viking Trader on Shattuck in Berkeley and they had someone set it up in our bedroom. If they still do this, then you could get the king up in your loft. 

Have you been to any mattress stores?  I have never had a problem with a delivery from a mattress store (usually included with purchase) but I don't have the same situation with the spiral staircase.  I would call a few mattress stores and explain the logistics to see if it's something they can maneuver.  Otherwise, I will give my input that I have purchased two Casper mattresses (foam mattress, comes compressed in a box), a queen and a king, and my husband and I both love them.  The very trickiest part about a mattress in general is they truly are so personal and it 100% depends on you.  Price does not matter, it really only matters how you feel.  About two years ago, my husband and I decided to make a big splurge and go all out on a mattress.  Well, needless to say, that lovely expensive mattress is now in our guest room and we sleep on the Casper which was about 1/3 the cost.  As a note, my mom has slept on the Casper (king) mattress with me and said it's her favorite mattress we have.  She is 63 and has suffered from a back injury for over 30 years.  When we purchased the Casper there was only one option and I just checked their website and they now have 3 options of mattresses.  I believe ours was what they're now calling "The Casper" (middle of the line).  When we shopped for mattresses in stores of course the sales people always said "Pick what feels best to you!" but they definitely tried to hard sell us on their most expensive mattresses.  Also to note, the Casper (and I believe all "bed in a box" mattresses) does not come with a box spring but can be purchased separately.  It is designed to be able to be used with or without the box spring.  We do not have a box spring.  I also liked that they have a 100 night return policy, for a full refund and they will come and pick up the mattress if you choose not to keep at no charge and their customer service was exceptional.  I think it's worth a shot!  Good luck!

As happy and well-rested owners (for 15 years!) of a sleep number bed, I can highly recommend it.  Ever since we got the first one, every time a family member has needed a new bed, we have gotten a sleep number.  They are very comfortable and sturdy AND very portable.  We have bought them for our young adult children as they move around fairly frequently right after graduating college.  We just bought a new queen size - and an IKEA mattress platform - for a new guest bed.  Both could be schlepped up your stairs in a few trips as they come in boxes.  We have bought the least expensive model always and been very happy with it.  Happy to give you more info; contact the moderator for my email address.