The 6 Best Mattresses of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

Best Overall

Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress

$1,795 at Saatva

Saatva’s Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress checked all of our boxes (and then some!) over the course of six months of testing, securing its spot as the best overall queen mattress. 

We love that this memory foam hybrid offers a true medium firmness, with a uniquely firm feel that’s also slightly bouncy, creating a plush feel that didn’t cause us to sink into its surface too deeply. This balancing act worked to keep our spines aligned while also helping to alleviate pressure. We also found it works well for sleeping in any position, which means couples with different sleep styles will be comfy no matter how they choose to rest up. 

Another perk of this queen mattress is its reinforced exterior edge, which helps offer additional support when you’re sitting on the edge of your bed. We found the edge was strong enough to keep us from sinking or sliding off.

The only drawback we discovered in testing was a slight bit of motion transfer. This memory foam model doesn’t completely eliminate motion transfer, so light sleepers with restless partners may feel some movement.

In addition to the impressive comfort this queen mattress offers, Saatva’s customer service really sets it apart. We found the delivery process to be incredibly easy, thanks to the included white glove delivery–which meant we weren’t responsible for lugging it upstairs and getting it onto our bed frame.

_{Type: Hybrid | Firmness: Medium | Thickness: 11.5 inches | Trial Period: 365 nights}

Best Under $500

Linenspa Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress

$240 at Amazon $115 at Walmart $305 at Wayfair

Linenspa’s Memory Foam Hybrid Mattress successfully proves that a great night of sleep doesn’t have to be determined by wallet size. It’s available in three different thickness options: eight, 10, and 12 inches, but we tried the 10-inch option, which we found to be a perfect medium ground between firm and soft. Our favorite part about this pick is how comfortable it is on the first night, improving our sleep from the get-go with no break-in period.

Like our best overall pick, this one is a hybrid, using memory foam and springs, allowing our bodies to mold with it without us sinking in too deeply. That worked to keep us feeling supported, no matter if we were side or back sleeping. It also helped us to fall asleep more quickly, and to not have to constantly shift and adjust throughout the night. 

This budget pick comes in a box and Linenspa suggests it takes between 24 and 72 hours to fully expand once opened, but we were impressed to see that it had resumed its normal shape within about five minutes of being taken out of the packaging. 

Something to be mindful of is that this pick doesn’t have handles, and it also won’t be as supportive along the edges as other picks.

_{Type: Hybrid | Firmness: Medium firm | Thickness: 8, 10, 12 inches | Trial Period: 100 days}

Best Under $1,000

Bear Original Mattress

$699 at Bear

A nice middle ground between our first two picks in terms of price, Bear’s Original Mattress is definitely a slight upgrade from Linenspa’s mattress. We put it to the test on a body that rigorously works out five to six times weekly, and it helped to alleviate pain and promote restful, recovery filled sleep at night. This pick also helped our tester to wake up less during the night.

As one of the only non-hybrid picks on our list, this memory foam mattress is a comfy choice for people that love a molding mattress. It’s a good pick for someone looking for joint support, a medium firmness, and responsiveness that works well to contour to their body. It’s also perfect for anyone who is sick of their hypermobile partner disrupting their z’s, with the memory foam working overtime to promote motion isolation. .

While not necessarily a drawback for everyone, do be aware that this pick is 10 inches thick which is thinner than other options. That means that if you have a low bed frame, this thinner mattress won’t add much height, which could be an issue for people that have mobility impairments.

_{Type: Memory foam | Firmness: Medium firm | Thickness: 10 inches | Trial Period: 120 nights}

Best Firm

Purple Restore Hybrid Mattress

$2,249 $2,024 at Amazon $2,399 at Wayfair View on Purple

Purple’s Restore Hybrid is a firm queen mattress that works effectively to eliminate pressure points on our hips and knees, making it a great pick for side sleeping in particular. Make no mistake, despite being firm in nature, it’s not overly rigid; we felt like we were floating and we sank in just the right amount and we also think that it would work for people who normally opt for medium firmnesses

Importantly, this pick definitely took a few days to break in fully for us, with it causing some mild discomfort initially. After that, though, it worked to improve our sleep overall. It cradles every inch of our bodies, eliminates gaps, and helps to prevent tossing and turning. It also helps to deal with pressure points and to offer alignment, and we were able to sleep in any position comfortably with it. 

This mattress features Purple’s proprietary gel-flex grid, which works to cradle pressure points while boasting over 1,400 air channels to increase breathability. As a bonus, it’s a hybrid, so responsive coils work to offer support and additional breathability. All of the tech in it surely paid off because we found it to work well for dissipating the heat of a hot sleeping partner while also isolating their movements. 

At 11.5 inches thick, it’s slightly thicker than the Linenspa option above, but it does face some of the same potential drawbacks for people. It’s definitely thinner than most mattresses, which may require some folks to purchase taller bed frames for mobility or aesthetic purposes. Additionally, for the higher price, we wish it had a longer trial than just 100 days. 

_{Type: Hybrid | Firmness: Firm | Thickness: 11.5 inches | Trial Period: 100 nights}

Best for Couples

Saatva Solaire Adjustable Mattress

$4,495 at Saatva

Saatva’s Solaire Adjustable Mattress is definitely the most high tech mattress on our list, relying on internal air chambers that can be adjusted via remote to alter the mattress between 50 different firmness options. For queen sizes and anything larger, this pick can be adjusted independently on each side, making it particularly suitable for couples that have different sleep preferences. 

While adjustable, it’s worth noting that we found the Solaire to definitely lean towards the firmer end of the spectrum, even when put at its softest setting. However, we actually preferred that, finding this to be a highly supportive mattress, while the top was still plush enough to offer excellent comfort.

While this pick arrived compressed, it was set up and inflated within 10 minutes and did not have a chemical odor to it. At the end of the testing period, it had no indentations or irregularities. Despite all of these positives, we do feel the need to mention that if you’re in the market for a conforming mattress, this definitely won’t be the right one for you.

_{Type: Memory foam | Firmness: 50 options | Thickness: 13 inches | Trial Period: 365 nights}

Best for Hot Sleepers

Casper Sleep Wave Hybrid Snow Mattress

$4,195 at Amazon $1,495 at Wayfair

There’s no shortage of mattresses that boast product descriptions about how cooling they are, but Casper’s Snow Max Mattress really lives up to the hype. It goes beyond temperature regulation that keeps you feeling neutral, actually working to actively keep us feeling cool. That means that every touch felt like holding the cool side of the pillow, so if your partner is a hot sleeper, this is just the ticket to eliminate trapped heat from affecting your side of the bed.

This mattress is amazingly soft to the touch while offering a medium firmness that is responsive and body enveloping and feels like a cloud. It was also comfortable in every position that we slept in, making it suitable for couples with different sleep positions.

This pick comes in a box, and is quite frankly compressed very impressively, actually shocking us by its sheer size once it was unrolled. Just be aware that it’s heavy and hard to move. It also doesn’t have much edge support.

_{Type: Hybrid | Firmness: Medium | Thickness: 14 inches | Trial Period: 100 nights}