Sizes: Available in twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king, and split king sizes
Price: Ranges from $1,049 for a twin to $1,698 for a split king; free shipping and returns included
Trial period: 365-night trial period
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Best for Side Sleepers: Helix Midnight Luxe Mattress
Rating: 9/10
Why we like it: The Helix Midnight Luxe is another excellent hybrid model, and, according to our reviewer, it’s especially great for side sleepers. “With the Midnight Luxe, I noticed that I fell asleep more easily, and any time I did wake up, I’d quickly fall back asleep,” she wrote, adding that she felt basically no back or shoulder pain during her test period. Helix’s Luxe line has six different types of mattresses to choose from for every type of sleeper. The choices are broken down into three different levels (soft, medium, or firm), and within each of those, you can choose between a side sleeper, or a back and stomach sleeper style. Our reviewer got the medium feel for side sleepers (Midnight Luxe), but said that if you’re sleeping with a partner you might like a firmer feel (like the Twilight Luxe) to avoid sinkage.
Sizes: Available in twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, and California king sizes
Price: Ranges from $1,374 for a twin to $2,874 for a California king; free US shipping included
Trial period: 100-night trial period (after 30 days)
Warranty: 15-year limited warranty
Best for Combination Sleepers: Tuft & Needle Mint Mattress
Rating: 9/10
Why we like it: The Mint Mattress uses Tuft & Needle’s brand-specific blend of Adaptive Foam, which is made to relieve pressure points and mold to your body without sagging too much. Our tester noticed the difference within her first night on the mattress, and described its feel as “dense yet springy,” with just the right amount of sinkage. This balance between bounce and contour is all the more impressive given our tester’s combination sleep style (meaning she shifts from her back to her side to her stomach through the night). No matter how she snoozed, she felt comfortable and supported: “Whatever form my body decides to take, I can feel myself relaxing into the mattress rather than fighting it.”
Sizes: Available in twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, and California king sizes
Price: Ranges from $1,095 for a twin to $2,095 for a California king; free shipping and returns included
Trial period: 100-night trial period
Warranty: 10-year limited warranty
Best Cooling Mattress: Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling Mattress
Rating: 8/10
Why we like it: The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling Mattress (previously the Aurora Luxe Hybrid) surpassed our hot sleeper reviewer’s expectations for cultivating a cool, comfy sleep setup. “If you’re also a side-sleeping, overheating, back-pain-complaining kind of person, then it’s definitely for you,” she wrote. The bed contains an eight-inch core of over 1,000 individually wrapped and zoned coils (which only compress when weight is placed directly on them, to better conform to the sleeper’s body without causing motion transfer), copper-infused foam (which is considered helpful for dispersing body heat), and a top layer of memory foam swirled with gel. You can choose from three options on the brand’s firmness scale (soft, medium, and firm) and, as a bonus, the Aurora comes in the widest range of sizes of our tested mattresses (including sizes for RV beds).
Sizes: Available in twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, California king, split California king, split California queen, short queen, RV king, and RV bunk sizes, with three firmness options
