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Habitat Furnishings Air Beds (Arise, Ascend) → Review & Ratings Based on 20 Owner Experiences
Updated January 4, 2012
What You Need To Know
Owner Satisfaction: Habitat Furnishings air beds have 85% owner satisfaction based on 20 consumer experiences.
Price (queen): $1900-$2600 depending on model (Arise, Ascend).
Pros: Firmness adjustability; potential for pain relief and comfort; little or no problem with middle; return policy; customer service; BBB reputation.
Cons: Limited credible owner experience data; average durability; leaks possible; noise from air pumps.
What Is It?: Habitat Furnishings air beds (Arise and Ascend) use an air chamber system for primary support. An electric air pump can adjust the firmness by adding or removing air from the mattress, and each side of the bed can have its own firmness setting. Like most air beds, the product comes unassembled. Habitat Furnishings air beds are designed and made by WaterMattress, Inc.
Competition: Mainly other air beds, such as the Sleep Number Bed and Comfortaire. See how Habitat Furnishings compares to other air beds based on actual owner experiences in the Airbed Reviews – Summary.
Where To Buy? Habitat Furnishings air beds are sold only online via their website. See buying a mattress online: what you should know.
Habitat Furnishings Air Bed Ratings (Arise & Ascend)
The ratings below are based on the experiences of at least 20 owners of Habitat Furnishings air mattresses – the Arise and Ascend. The data was gathered using an unbiased, accurate methodology.
| Owner satisfaction | b+ | Based on a fairly small sample size of 20 owners, Habitat Furnishings Arise and Ascend air beds have 85% owner satisfaction. The more expensive Ascend model appears to have somewhat higher owner satisfaction than the cheaper Arise, mainly because the Ascend is less firm. |
| Durability | c+ | Durability for Arise and Ascend appears to be similar to durability for air beds overall as a group, including the Sleep Number Bed. About 20% of Arise and Ascend owners report a problem of some kind at least once over the course of ownership. Problems usually involve leaks related to air pumps, hose connections, and air bladders. |
| Longevity / lifespan | b | The Arise and Ascend can be fairly easily repaired by the bed's owner with a replacement part(s) sent from Habitat Furnishings. This ability to replace parts can result in the bed having an extended lifespan. On average, permanent-use air beds, such as the Arise and Ascend, have a lifespan of 8-12 years. |
| Price | c | Prices range from $1900-$2600 for a queen depending on model. (A foundation is an additional $400.) The Ascend is more expensive than the Arise because it includes memory foam and latex. Other air bed brands, such as Sleep Number / Select Comfort, tend to offer greater model variety than Habitat Furnishings, including both cheaper and more expensive models. |
| Less pain | b | At least 25% of owners say their bed relieves pain, including back, hip and shoulder pain. This percent is similar to what is reported by owners of other air bed brands. (See mattresses and pain relief for general analysis.) |
| Firmness variety | b+ | Adding or removing air from the air chambers adjusts the firmness of the mattress at least somewhat. If equipped with separate chambers on each side of the bed, each sleeper can have his / her own firmness setting independent of the other side. The Arise, say owners, tends to be rather firm at any setting, while the Ascend tends to be softer. |
| Even sleep surface | B+ | Some air beds, especially the Sleep Number Bed, have somewhat of a reputation for having an uneven sleep surface as well as an intrusion on the bed where the two air chambers meet. Arise and Ascend, by contrast, have few, if any, complaints regarding this problem. |
| Easy to move on | b+ | There are no complaints regarding either model being difficult to move on or get up off, especially if the mattress is on a firm setting. |
| Motion isolation | b- | Motion isolation – the isolating of movement made by one person so that another person on the bed is not disturbed – tends to be fair to good, especially for beds equipped with dual air chambers. |
| No initial odor / off gassing | b | There are few complaints regarding the Habitat Furnishings air beds having a significant initial odor. |
| No sleeping hot | b | There are few complaints on the issue of the mattresses acting as a heat trap. The Ascend is probably somewhat more likely to retain heat because it has layers of memory foam and latex. |
| No noise | D | Air beds, including the Arise and Ascend, often use air pumps to adjust and maintain air pressure inside the mattress. These pumps make some noise when in operation. As a result, adjusting firmness during the night may disturb another person sleeping on the bed. Under most conditions, however, air beds are quiet. |
| Dust mite resistant | B- | Air beds are somewhat more resistant to harboring large dust mite populations than other mattress types. See mattresses and dust mites for more analysis. |
| No rotating / flipping | a | Air beds are largely maintenance free in the sense that they do not need to be rotated or flipped. |
| Lightweight | b | An air bed consists of air to a significant degree and, as a result, is often lighter and therefore easier to move and maneuver than other bed types. |
| Warranty | C+ | Arise and Ascend have a 20-year prorated warranty which is similar to warranties of competitor air beds. Warranties for air beds tend to have a short or no non-prorated period; most other mattress types tend to offer better terms. (See mattress warranties: what you should know.) |
| Return policy | a | Habitat Furnishings provides a 1-year window for returns. This is the longest return period offered by a mattress retailer or manufacturer. A $75 return fee is required. There are no complaints of Habitat Furnishings not honoring its return policy. |
| Customer service | A | Customer service is considered by the clear majority of Habitat Furnishings customers to be above average. |
| Better Business Bureau (BBB) ratings | A+ | Habitat Furnishings has an "A+" with the Better Business Bureau. |
| Number of BBB complaints | A+ | Habitat Furnishings is one of only a handful of mattress retailers / manufacturers that has had no complaints filed against it in the past three years. |