Best 15 Memory Foam Mattresses — The Comfort You’ve Never Felt Before (Winter 2022)

If you’re looking for a mattress that offers a bit more variety in terms of its firmness, the WinkBed GravityLux just might have the right kind of firmness you’re looking for. That’s because with a WinkBed, you can easily choose from a softer mattress to a much firmer one. In terms of a firmness scale, you can rate their softest one at a 4.5, which is what can be described as a medium-soft firmness, whereas their Firm option ranks at a 7–8. As for the mattress itself, it’s average in size and measures out to 12 inches in height.

The base of the mattress is made up of the 1.8-pound density Atlas Core foam that gives it durability and support. It is covered by the Zoned Progression Foam that sports five different zones with varying firmness, which gives optimal support to your whole body. The upper memory foam layer provides excellent cushioning and pressure relief together with support where you need it. On top of the mattress, there is a Tencel cover quilted with gel-infused memory foam for cooling. These layers help to wick away heat from your body while you’re sleeping and to keep it cool at night.

If you’re an edge-of-the-bed type of sleeper, you’ll be glad to know that this WinkBed has proper support and will prevent your body from sagging or the feeling of falling off the edge. A real nice touch that users love about this mattress is its motion isolation technology, which is a really fancy of way of saying that couples won’t be able to feel the other person tossing and turning during the middle of the night and thus, having their own sleep interrupted.

What are our favorite features?

• Comes in different firmness levels
• Offers great back support
• Does a great job at keeping the body cool while sleeping
• Extra-Edge support prevents sagging/falling off the bed
• No motion transfer while sleeping

What could be better?

• Expensive

This copper-infused flappable memory foam mattress from Layla Sleep won our Editor’s Choice for its innovative design and spectacular comfort.

The mattress is topped with either one or three inches of copper-infused memory foam, depending on whether you are sleeping on the medium-soft or firm side of the mattress. Copper-infused foam is more expensive than gel-infused foam but offers highly superior heat dissipation. Thanks to its combination with the ThermoGel-infused fabric cover, users who frequently suffered from sweating during the night on past mattress found that not to be an issue at all with the Layla Sleep bed.

The medium-soft side of this flappable mattress is made exceptionally comfortable with a two-inch layer of convoluted memory foam. This layer is especially important for back sleepers who are looking to switch beds because of spinal pain and can even help attract side sleepers to the Layla Sleep mattress. The net effect of this foam layer is to eliminate pressure points almost entirely.

The firm side of the bed is much simpler – there is nothing beneath the thin memory foam layer. As with other two-sided mattresses, the construction of the firm side could be mimicked with a much cheaper mattress since it is essentially just memory foam on top of support foam.

Layla Sleep offers a 120-night sleep trial on this mattress, with straightforward returns – the company will arrange to have the mattress picked up from your home and delivered to a local charity. If you do opt to keep the bed, you can look forward to a 10-year warranty.

Why did it make our list?

• Flippable mattress for optimizing comfort
• Copper-infused memory foam provides superior cooling
• ThemoGel-infused fabric cover
• Convoluted memory foam eliminates pressure points
• 120-night sleep trial with simple returns

What is not ideal about it?

• Firm side comfort could be achieved with a much less expensive mattress

Sometimes with mattresses it may take a long time before you really know whether you like it or not. With most mattresses, you’ll usually get a 120-night sleep trial. But if that’s not enough for you, how does an 18-month trial sound to you? 18 months is the equivalent to 548 nights and with a trial this long, you’re most likely going to know if you want to keep this Idle Gel Foam Mattress

or not. It would be hard to see why you wouldn’t though. This is a 12-inch mattress and comes in medium-firm firmness levels. It features your standard mattress sizes including twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, and Cal king. As for the mattress, it starts with a fantastic 7-inch, high-density foam base that acts as the support of the mattress. On top of this base layer is a 2-inch supportive transitional foam layer. This layer comes with perforated holes that helps heat pass through and lets the mattress breathe. On top of this transitional layer is the gel-infused, 3-inch cooling buoyancy foam layer. Idle claims that this layer reacts faster than memory foam and has better support for more pressure relief and offers to help people sleep cooler. The mattress is topped off by a washable, quilted polyester cover that is designed to help you feel warm when you are cold and vice versa. Perhaps, one of the more notable criticisms of this mattress comes from stomach sleepers who say this mattress’ medium firmness isn’t particularly well suited for them.

What do we love it for?

• Amazing 18-month sleep trial
• Excellent high-density foam base
• Perforated holes in the transitional layer helps with heat dissipation
• Cooling foam layer reacts faster than memory foam

What were we disappointed with?

• Only one firmness option, which is not great for stomach sleepers

Nest Bedding designed one of the first truly two-sided memory foam mattresses in their Alexander Series. On one side, the mattress is rated to be firm, while on the other side it is a more plush medium-firm. That allows back and stomach sleepers, in particular, to dial in the comfort level that feels right with this mattress, although side sleepers can also benefit from the bed by adding a soft mattress topper.

The bed starts out with 1.5 inches of plush quilting foam on either side, which offers a soft and comfortable surface to lie down on. Most of the construction beyond that – and all of the memory foam – is on the medium-firm side. There, you’ll find two inches of gel-infused memory foam and two inches of transitional foam that ease you down onto the firm support foam. Users found that this was similar in firmness to most standard medium-firm memory foam mattresses and that the gel-infused foam was quite effective at keeping the mattress cool during the night.

The firm side is relatively basic, so the main downside is that most sleepers who prefer this side could achieve it much more cheaply by opting for an inexpensive foam, innerspring, or hybrid mattress. That said, stomach sleepers, in particular, were happy with the firm support offered by the seven-inch thick support foam layer.

The inclusion of organic cotton in the cover of this mattress is a plus for sustainable mattress fans. Plus, the mattress is built in the USA and certified by Certi-Pur US. Nest Bedding offers a 100-night sleep trial and a lifetime warranty as well.

What makes it special?

• Two-sided to help tailor support level
• Gel-infused foam provides cooling
• Transitional foam offers excellent support
• Organic cotton cover
• 100-night sleep trial and lifetime warranty

What cons did we find?

• Expensive
• The firm side could be achieved cheaply with a one-sided mattress
• Thick and heavy

This premium memory foam mattress from Nectar may be somewhat expensive compared to the other options on offer, but anyone who has slept on a Nectar mattress will tell you it’s worth the price.

First and foremost, this mattress places an extreme emphasis on keeping you cool throughout the night. At the top of the bed, you’ll find a Tencel cooling cover that is specifically designed to keep air circulating while you sleep. Underneath that are two layers of gel-infused memory foam, which are much more effective than standard memory foam at dissipating heat throughout the night. Users found that the mattress kept them cool enough even during hot, humid summer nights and didn’t result in the feeling of being surrounded by the heat that is common among memory foam mattresses.

When it comes to comfort, this mattress offers just as much performance. The two gel memory foam layers distribute your weight across the bed to eliminate pressure points, while an adaptive foam layer above the support core provides some bounce, so you don’t sink too deeply into the bed.

Users loved that the Nectar bed comes with a lifetime warranty and a 180-night sleep trial – nearly twice as long as what most other premium mattresses offer. It’s worth noting that while users who did want to return the mattress at the end of the sleep trial were universally refunded, some were able to get Nectar to come and take the mattress away while others were responsible for disposing of the mattress on their own. The only real issue that users had with the mattress is that it is quite heavy, at nearly 85 pounds.

Why did it make our list?

• Excellent cooling and air circulation
• Adaptive foam layer provides bounce and edge support
• Tencel cover repels bed bugs
• Lifetime warranty and 180-night sleep trial

What is not ideal about it?

• Expensive
• Heavy
• Some returns required disposing of the mattress yourself

If you’re concerned with the materials that are used to make a mattress, then there’s a good chance, you’re going to like the Bear Pro mattress. This mattress is made of CertiPUR-US certified foams and what this means is that it will produce a much cleaner sleep thanks to its antibacterial and antiviral environment. There are no heavy metals, ozone depleters, or formaldehyde materials used in this mattress. The Bear Pro comes in a height of 12 inches, which is a fairly standard size, and it only comes in a medium-firm firmness level. It also offers a good selection of sizes such as twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, and Cal king. Now let’s talk about what’s inside this Bear Pro mattress. At the base, you’re looking at a very solid foundation with a 7-inch high-density polyfoam layer. On top of the base layer is 2.5-inch polyfoam which acts more as a transitional piece to the next layer: a 1.5-inch gel-infused memory foam, that adds a comfortable touch and slight contouring to your body’s natural sleeping position. The mattress is then finally topped off with a 1-inch layer of copper-infused polyfoam. Why copper? Because it helps remove unwanted body heat while you’re sleeping and it is a natural anti-microbial material that helps to prevent the build-up of unwanted particles on your mattress. The cover of the mattress is made of Celliant, which aids the body in muscle recovery. The Bear Pro comes with a 100-night trial and a 10-year limited warranty. Despite the great features, a few people did mention that the Bear Pro mattress support wasn’t the greatest and noticed some sinkage in the mattress after about a year of usage.

What stands out?

• Made of antibacterial and antiviral materials
• Great foundation layer
• Memory foam enables body contouring
• Celliant cover helps body’s muscles recover quicker

What cons did we manage to find?

• Mattress support isn’t great for stomach sleepers
• Only one firmness option

Much like the Plank mattress, the Nolah Signature Mattress also features two different firmness levels depending on the side of the mattress you have up. On one side, the firmness level grades as a medium-soft, which is perfect for side and back sleepers, whereas, if you flip it on the other side, you’ll get more of a medium-firm firmness level, which is excellent for stomach sleepers. This mattress is more accommodating for all kinds of sleepers and those who prefer different firmness levels. The Nolah comes at a height of 12 inches, starting with a very solid 7-inch high-density foam base, that is complemented by a 1.5-inch layer of high-resilience foam, and a 1-inch AirFoam polyfoam layer, but this is only on the firm side. The crown jewel of their layers is the 2.5-inch AirFoam polyfoam which is on the soft side and this layer is particularly special because offers excellent pressure relief, contours to your body’s sleeping shape, and helps to keep the body cool while sleeping. Users particularly love the feeling of the cover and say that the organic cotton material feels incredibly smooth and comfortable to sleep on. As for sizes, the Nolah accommodates just about any bed size you may be looking for including twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, and cal king. The Nolah also boasts that it can be used on any type of bedframe as well, including box spring, platform, slatted base, foundation, or adjustable bases. While many people that have bought the Nolah have been happy with it, a number of users did say that either side of the mattress was good but not great and that the firm side wasn’t the most comfortable for stomach sleepers and that the soft side wasn’t the most comfortable for side and back sleepers.

What makes it stand out?

• Offers great versatility in firmness levels
• Good choice for people that sleep in different positions
• Two different AirFoam layers tailored to firmness level of each side
• Smooth and comfortable organic cotton cover
• Can fit on any type of bedframe

Which disadvantages must you keep in mind?

• May not be suitable for some side sleepers

While many people may prefer a firmer or softer bed, there are still plenty of people who prefer something right in the middle. For that, lots of people are turning to the Amerisleep AS3 mattress. This mattress has a medium firmness to it which is exactly what you should be looking for if you want a bit of firm and soft in your mattress. This medium firmness mattress offers a perfect blend of support and comfort and can help to alleviate any pain-causing pressure points. The Amerisleep AS3 comes at a height of 12 inches and is made of three distinct layers. The first is the base which is a 7-inch high-density base foam; a very common height for a base layer in many of the best mattresses. This base layer is supplemented with a 3-inch Bio-Pur open-cell foam layer (memory foam) and in between these two layers is a 2-inch transitional foam layer. The open-cell foam layer is an interesting one because memory foam can tend to trap body heat however, the open-cell foam layer actually does the opposite, and reduces body heat and helps with cooling. People that have the Amerisleep AS3 mattress rave about the cover, which is made of a blend of materials including polyester, Celliant, and spandex. Celliant is an antimicrobial material that helps to keep unwanted particles off of your cover. This mattress comes in a standard range of sizes including twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, split king, and cal king. It has 100-night trial for those that are unsure of this mattress and also has a 20-year limited warranty if you do end up buying it. The vast majority of users love this mattress however, a few did say that the motion transfer on this mattress wasn’t the best.

What stands out?

• Medium firmness offers blend of comfort and support
• Open-cell memory foam layer reduces body heat
• Comfortable and clean cover

What cons did we manage to find?

• Motion transfer is not great

If you’re looking for comfort but don’t want a mattress that is stable, durable, and not very thick, you might want to check out the Brooklyn Bedding Bowery. At only 10 inches tall, this mattress still packs a lot of comfort in this medium-firm mattress. Starting with its base layer, the 5-inch high-density base foam ensures that there’s a solid foundation here. On top of this HD layer, there’s another two layers, including a 2-inch contouring transitional foam layer, that offers a comfortable transition between the firmer HD layer and the next layer, a 3-inch layer of patented Energex foam, that is ultra-responsive and assists with pressure-point relief. The top of the mattress is smooth cotton layer that further adds more comfort to this mattress and better breathability during the night. This Brooklyn Bedding Bowery mattress comes in a wide variety of sizes too, starting from twin and going all the way up to Short King for bedrooms as well as RV King size options. For those that aren’t sold on the Brooklyn Bedding Bowery, they’ll have the chance to try it out for 4-months as it comes with a 120-night sleep trial. If you feel like this mattress isn’t for you, shipping it back is easy too as you’ll just need to roll the mattress up in the way that it came in and put it back in the box. If a purchase is made, this mattress comes with a fairly standard 10-year limited warranty. One downside that a few owners of this mattress pointed out is that they wish it was slightly thicker.

What stands out?

• Solid tri-foam layer mattress
• Offers pressure point relief
• Wide variety of mattress sizes
• 120-night sleep trial
• Great overall value

What cons did we manage to find?

• Not as thick as other mattresses
• Only one firmness option

Mattresses that feature memory foam are a key feature that many people look for in a mattress. Memory foam tends to be very comfortable to sleep on as it easily contours to the shape of your body over time. One of the better mattresses that spotlights memory foam is the Novosbed Memory Foam Mattress. This 11-inch tall mattress comes in different firmness levels, such as soft, medium, and firm. This speaks to the versatility of the memory foam in that there really is a mattress option for everyone. In terms of layers, it starts with a very solid 7-inch, high-density base foam layer. On top of this base layer are two layers of memory foam each designed with a different purpose. The first layer is meant to provide pressure relief while the second layer helps with the contouring and ensuring the body is comfortable and that any tension in the back and shoulder areas are alleviated. On top of these two memory foam layers is a very breathable cover material made of stretch-knitted Tencel. Memory foam mattress lovers will also be able to get this mattress in a variety of sizes too including twin, twin XL, full/double, queen, king, and Cal king. This mattress comes with a 120-night sleep trial which can then be turned into a 15-year limited warranty if a purchase is made. Memory foam mattress fans love this mattress however, there were a handful of people who did say that this particular mattress wasn’t the best for bigger people as their weight is more prone to sinking through the first layer of the memory foam.

What makes it special?

• Comes in all firmness levels
• Different layers of memory foam that provides pressure relief and helps contouring
• Breathable cover fabric
• Good warranty period

What cons did we find?

• More prone to sinkage

People that enjoy utilizing the entire mattress while they sleep will often tell you that they wished there was more edge support so that it didn’t feel like they were about to fall off the bed. With the Diamond Rally Foam Mattress, people can sleep all over this entire mattress without it ever feeling different, including on the edge of the mattress! This firm and plush mattress comes in a 12-inch height and features some really excellent layers. Starting with its high-density base foam, this layer is comprised of zoned pocketed coils that are made to offer ergonomic support for the body and to ensure that the entire mattress is even, edges included. On top of this foundational layer, you’ll find an incredible four more layers, with the highlight being its hyper-conductive copper foam layer. Copper is not used in many mattresses, but for this one, it helps to actively regulate body temperature while you’re sleeping. Owners of this mattress also very much appreciate the supercharged cooling cover this mattress has, which has a removable zipper so that you can wash it from time to time. This mattress comes in most of the standard sizes including twin, twin XL, full/double, queen, king, and Cal king. Like most mattresses, this one has a 120-night trial policy and comes with a lifetime limited warranty policy. Users of this memory foam mattress repeat the same complaint that most memory foam mattresses have over time and that is that the mattress is prone to sinkage after a few years.

What stands out?

• Excellent edge support
• Mattress is composed of five different layers
• Utilizes a hyper-conductive copper foam layer to keep body cool
• Supercharged cooling cover is removable and washable

What cons did we manage to find?

• Mattress is prone to sinkage
• Expensive

If you happen to live in warm or hot areas, then there’s a good chance you’re probably searching for a mattress that helps to keep the body cool while sleeping. With the PlushBeds The Cool Bliss, your body is near guaranteed to stay cool during a night of sleep in warm and humid weather. That’s because this mattress features its own memory foam that is made with the latest technology to effectively make the mattress cool and comfortable. Memory foam tends to trap heat but with this mattress, it makes use of a special 3-inch gel memory foam layer that not only contours to your body but offers great air flow and dissipates heat and moisture so that heat isn’t being trapped. To go along with this 3-inch gel memory foam layer is a 5-inch high-density supportive polyfoam layer that does a great job at preventing sagging in the mattress. On top of this layer is a built-in internal ventilation layer that supplements the 3-inch gel memory foam layer. This 2-inch layer offers great air flow and helps to channel heat away from the body. These layers are topped off by a cooling cover that is made of organic cotton. In total, this 12-inch mattress comes in many different sizes as well including twin, twin XL, full, queen, king, split king, and Cal king. For those that want to test out how cool this mattress is to sleep on, you’ll have 100 nights to be able to gauge whether or not it’s right for you and if it is, you’ll benefit from an excellent 25-year limited warranty on this mattress. One thing that users said could have been a bit better was the edge support but given that this is a medium-firm mattress, these people also understood that this probably would have been a bonus.

Why is it special?

• All layers are focused on cooling and dissipating heat and moisture
• Solid base layer that prevents sinkage
• Cool and comfortable cover
• Great length on the warranty

What are the flaws?

• Edge support isn’t great
• Expensive
• Only one firmness option

The Lux memory foam mattress from Puffy is designed to be the single best mattress on the market today, and it largely succeeds – users love it. The mattress is described as medium-firm but targets the sweet spot at which side, back, and stomach sleepers are all comfortable. It accomplishes that using a dual cloud foam construction, which is essentially specialized memory foam that does an exceptional job of conforming to your body’s contours. The underlying support layer provides a slight amount of bounce, but most importantly cushions you as it pushes back against your sinking body.

The climate comfort foam layer operates slightly differently than standard gel-infused memory foam. In the hot summer months, it will allow heat to dissipate and air to circulate. But in the winter, when you need to keep that heat, the foam actually works to help you retain it and sleep through the night without reaching for an extra blanket.

It’s worth noting that this mattress comes with an initial sticker shock – it’s by far the most expensive bed in our review. But don’t let the price fully dissuade you, since there are a lot of helpful extras included for the price. First, the mattress includes a lifetime warranty – something matched only by the similarly pricey Nectar and Layla Sleep mattresses. Second, shipping is entirely free, which in itself explains some of the up-front pricing. Third, the Lux mattress comes with a 101-night sleep trial, so you can be fully certain that this is the mattress for you before committing. Finally, this mattress is made in the USA, and Puffy donates to children’s charities with every purchase – so you can feel good about buying this bed.

What are its best features?

• Dual cloud foam construction
• Comfortable for side, back, and stomach sleepers
• Unique climate comfort foam cools in summer and warms in winter
• Made in the USA
• 101-night sleep trial and lifetime warranty

What could be improved?

• Very expensive

Users loved the flexibility of this thick and relatively affordable memory foam mattress. While it’s constructed from top to bottom like most other multi-layer foam mattresses, it can actually be flipped over – giving you a choice between a soft memory foam sleeping surface and a firm foam surface.

When sleeping on the soft side, the two-inch breathable cover and two-inch gel-infused memory foam layers combine to create the feeling of sleeping on a cloud. Users report sinking into the mattress in a good way, with the foam serving to fill in gaps around the contours of your back and relieving pressure points. At the same time, these layers keep the bed relatively cool so that you don’t wake up sweating in the middle of the night.

The five inches of three-zoned comfort foam provides air circulation and eases heavier sleepers into the mattress, helping to make this bed comfortable for virtually anyone. Users note that the bed is easy to get out of in the morning, in large part because of the support provided by this comfort foam.

The firm side of the mattress seems like something of an afterthought – after all, you’re essentially sleeping directly on the base foam. However, back and stomach sleepers reported trying this side and finding that in many cases, they liked it as much or more than the memory foam side of the mattress.

The Sweetnight bed is somewhat expensive compared to its competitors, especially given that it doesn’t come with a sleep trial and only offers a 10-year warranty.

What are its best features?

• Flippable for varying firmness
• Gel-infused memory foam and breathable cover keep the mattress cool
• Three-zoned comfort foam provides excellent support
• 10-year warranty

What could be improved?

• Somewhat expensive
• No sleep trial
• The firm side is something of an afterthought with no special comfort layers involved

This mattress was beloved by users who suffer from back pain and typically find themselves tossing and turning on other mattresses. The medium-firm support (Live and Sleep rates it a 6-7 out of 10) combined with the 2.5-inch layer of conforming memory foam provides just enough cushioning and filling in of negative spaces to create the perfect back contour. While most back sleepers were able to get used to the firmness, many people opted to add a mattress topper to soften up the mattress to their liking.

The mattress is 10 inches thick in total, most of that height coming from a thick support foam layer. While support foam is normally uncomfortable for heavyset sleepers – particularly when it is covered by only a few inches of memory foam – heavier users felt that this mattress was comfortable. The only problem these sleepers reported was trouble getting out of the bed or rolling around once the memory foam had sunken in.

The main downside to this mattress is quality control by Live and Sleep. While most users who received a mattress of the advertised firmness were happy with the bed, many people received a much softer mattress from the company. These softer mattresses failed to fully inflate, leaving very unsupportive corners and edges, and did not work for relieving back pain as intended. Thankfully, Live and Sleep offers a 30-day trial period on this mattress so it’s possible to return it if you receive a poor-quality bed (although returns can be a hassle).

What makes it stand out?

• Excellent at relieving back pain
• Comfortable for heavyset sleepers
• Medium-firm support
• Inexpensive
• 30-day trial period

Which disadvantages must you keep in mind?

• Quality control issues
• May require a mattress topper to make the top of bed more comfortable