Because I am going to drag you all through the mud of every detail of my setting up piso in Madrid I now want to know about mattress sizes.
I am looking for something roughly equivalent to a U.S. queen (60 inches by 80 inches/150cm by 205 cm). Ikea sells mattresses that are 140cm by 200cm and 160cm by 200cm. El Corte Ingles and places I looked in the Rastro had as their largest sizes 150 cm by 190cm. Is there a standard here? I don't want to buy a mattress and then not be able to get sheets that fit right.
Also-where would you go for a mattress? Don't need to invest in a whole major bed at this point. I know Ikea, but their couches suck-don't know if their mattresses too...
azucar!
Posts: 321 | Location: NYC to Paris to Madrid!!!!! | Registered: 21 August 2003
sorry, of course you are right and not all Ikea couches suck-I had friends who were not thrilled with theirs-thought they looked good, but were not comfy -but I am sure they make better ones as well!
Are there options for home stuff besides ikea and el corte ingles?
azucar!
Posts: 321 | Location: NYC to Paris to Madrid!!!!! | Registered: 21 August 2003
There's La Oca--Puerta de Toledo. And Habitat--Nuevos Ministerios and Serrano. Both are pricier than Ikea, but probably less expensive than El Corte Ingles. There's a futon store with nice bed frames near Plaza Santa Ana called Futonia.
There's a little store that sells mattresses in the row of shops at Mercado de la Cebada.
Posts: 1081 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 10 December 2002
there is a store called "casa" on calle san bernardo (#1?) just off plaza de santo domingo (you can see it if you are on the corner of plaza santo domingo and calle san bernardo.
they have home decorations and smaller stuff but no big furniture like beds.
There is another Casa store I think on calle Quintana, near Argüelles, I bought some bookshelves there several years ago that were a bit more expensive than what I saw at Ikea but much nicer, in my opinion. I bought my bed at a store on Paseo de Extremadura, about a block up from the bridge, right side of the street, have had it about four years and it's great so far. I think some of the smaller neighborhood shops are getting better at offering guarantees that are similar to those offere by El Corte, and they also have better prices so they are becoming a good option. Lena
Ok, finally did a search in the paginas amarillas online for "flex", a mattress brand recommended by my hostal owner, Jose, who despite my wifi issues, is a really great guy. Found a bunch of actual mattress stores in Madrid and ended up buying from a chain called Noctalia. They specialize in Flex and have a couple of stores over in Salamanca. Not cheap-but better prices than El Corte Ingles and quality mattresses.
azucar!
Posts: 321 | Location: NYC to Paris to Madrid!!!!! | Registered: 21 August 2003
I now want to know about mattress sizes. 
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-but I am sure they make better ones as well!
