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Owen Poole, a Certified Sleep Science Coach and proclaimed mattress expert, has been producing sleep video content in the wellness space for over three years. After earning his certification from the Spencer Institute and dedicating hundreds of hours to sleep research, he has extensive knowledge on the topic and how to improve your quality of rest. Having more experience with lying on mattresses than most, Owen has reviewed over 150 beds and a variety of different sleep products including pillows, mattress toppers and sheets. Before he was writing about sleep, he graduated as a Digital Communication Arts major from Oregon State University. The current mattress Owen sleeps on is the Casper Nova Hybrid since it helps keep his spine in a comfortable, neutral position. When Owen isn’t reviewing products, he loves to run, cycle and cook healthy food. Pizza is his kryptonite.
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Best memory foam hotel mattress
Nolah Evolution 15
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There are many things to love about a good hotel experience, but one of the top ones is the good night’s sleep you get on a luxury mattress. You must have noticed that many hotel beds are plush, supportive and comfortable — and perhaps better than whatever mattress you have at home. So what if you want to get a hotel mattress for your home? You can enjoy the luxury feeling without having to go away for a hotel stay. If you want to feel like you’re on vacation every night, these are the best hotel mattresses to buy, whether you want one for yourself, or as a unique holiday gift for someone in your life that loves that plush feeling.
Our team of nine mattress experts has spent years testing beds. Collectively, we’ve put around 300 mattresses and dozens of sleep accessories to the test. During our time rolling around on beds, we’ve developed testing processes that help us rate and review each mattress to find the best recommendations for you. We use our industry knowledge and firsthand experience to make the best mattress recommendations for every kind of sleeper. The beds you find on this list really are the best hotel mattresses you can get.
What’s the best hotel mattress overall?
The WinkBed mattress is the epitome of a luxury hotel mattress. It has a plush, fluffy pillow top and a durable, thick hybrid construction that supports all body types. WinkBed even offers three firmness options to accommodate all sleeping positions. It also doesn’t hurt that the WinkBed looks like a bed straight out of a magazine.
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Our take – The main defining feature of the Wink bed mattress is its nice, fluffy pillow top. I think it will feel similar to a lot of beds you’d find in a high-end hotel. According to WinkBed, it designed this mattress to emulate a hotel-style mattress.
Firmness
3 firmness levels | softer: medium-soft or 3 | luxury firm: medium or 5 | firmer: medium-firm or 7
Warranty
lifetime warranty
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Multiple firmness options are available
- Specifically designed after hotel mattresses
- Suitable for all body types
Cons
- No split king option; you’ll have to buy two twin XL beds
- Shorter trial period than other brands on our list
Another standout feature of the WinkBed mattress is that you can choose your firmness level, so it suits all sleeping positions. You have three firmness options to choose from — the Softer model, Luxury Firm and the Firmer model. The firmest option you can choose is the WinkBed Plus, but it’s really a separate mattress altogether and specifically geared for the needs of heavier sleepers.
Based on how nice and luxurious it is, it’s not as expensive as you might think. After discounts, you’re looking at only $1,500 for a queen-size, and the company often throws in a few extras like sheets and pillows.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Easy Helix mattress quiz matches you with a bed that best fits your needs
- There are five firmness-level options to choose from
Cons
- It’s one of the more expensive beds on our list
- Shorter trial and warranty period than other brands
I suspect that the majority of people who take the quiz will wind up with either the Moonlight or the Midnight mattress because they are more generally accommodating mattresses that are great for accommodating different sleeping positions.
Regardless of the Luxe model you’re matched with, all of them come with a great pillow top. They add a zone support coil structure and you can even get it with a cooling cover, which is nice. There’s a ton to like about the Helix Luxe lineup of mattresses.
The Helix Luxe mattress is a bit more expensive than your average bed in a box. I think you can expect that just by looking at them. You’re looking at about $1,780 for a queen size after factoring in discounts, but I think it’s still a solid value, considering the amazing quality and construction of the bed.
Our take – The Saatva Classic is kind of similar to the WinkBed in that it has a decent pillow top as its primary comfort layer and it’s pretty supportive. The Saatva Classic has two separate layers of coils for extra support, so I think it’ll be a great option for people with back pain, heavy sleepers or anyone who wants those additional reinforcements.
Warranty
lifetime warranty
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Multiple coil layers make this bed ultra-durable
- Three firmness levels to pick from
- Two height profiles to choose from
- Multiple zoned layers for targeted support and relief
Cons
- It’s more expensive than other beds on our list
You can also select your firmness level with the Saatva Classic. There’s a Plush Soft model, a Luxury Firm and Firm. The Luxury Firm is a nice pick for back, stomach sleepers and some combo sleepers. The Plush Soft is closer to a medium and good for side sleepers. The Firm model is a truly firm bed, and only recommended to strict back sleepers who want little to no give. You also have the option to buy it in a 14.5-inch profile or an 11.5-inch profile.
Like the WinkBed mattress, the Saatva Classic is a great deal for what you’re getting. A queen-size mattress will cost you about $1,780. Instead of showing up inside of a box, this mattress comes with complimentary white glove delivery.
Our take – The Nolah Evolution 15 Mattress is another nice pillow top hybrid that’s supportive and luxurious. The mattress contains the unique proprietary Nolah Air Foam that you’ll only find in Nolah mattresses.
Firmness
3 firmness levels | plush soft: medium-soft | luxury firm: medium | firm: medium-firm
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Suits all sleeping positions (multiple firmness options available)
- Good for all body types
- Good at regulating temperature
Cons
- Shorter trial than other brands on this list
With the Nolah Air Foam, you get the cradling sensation of memory foam, but the foam is also responsive. That said, it has more of a memory foam feel compared to the other beds mentioned in our best hotel mattress review. It has a zoned-support coil structure like the Helix Lux does, and it also has three different firmness options you can pick from when you’re checking out.
The luxury firm model is their most popular, and that one’s actually closer to a medium, so it should work pretty well for everybody. The cover of the Nolah Evolution 15 hybrid is slightly cool to the touch. I wouldn’t necessarily put it in the active cooling category as our threshold for active cooling beds is high, but does a nice job at sleeping temperature neutral in most environments.
After discounts, you’re looking at $1,600 for a queen-size Nolah Evolution Hybrid, which makes it a great value.
Our take – Not surprisingly, we have another luxurious pillow top hybrid on our roundup of best hotel mattresses. It’s the Nest Bedding Sparrow, and I slept on the original version of this mattress for a long time. If you unzip the pillow top, you’ll find a thick layer of what it calls eject foam. This foam has a nice balance between sink, comfort and support. It doesn’t feel much like a memory foam, and most people will find it comfortable.
Firmness
3 firmness levels available
Warranty
lifetime warranty
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Unique lifetime renewal exchange program for the top-layer foam
- Multiple firmness options to choose from
Cons
- It’s a bit expensive if it’s not on sale
Like most in our best hotel mattress review, you can pick and choose your firmest level with the Nest Bedding Sparrow. I would recommend most people go with the medium model. It should work pretty well for all sleeping positions, but you also have the Plush option, as well as a Firm.
One novel feature of the Sparrow Hybrid is the lifetime renewal exchange program the brand offers, where you can get a free pillow-top foam replacement at any point in owning the mattress. Price-wise, you’re looking at about $1,900 for a queen-size after applying a discount, which puts it in a similar pricing tier to the beds we’ve discussed so far.
Our take – The Aurora Luxe from Brooklyn Bedding is the best cooling mattress that also feels like something you’d find inside a hotel. Most brands claim that their beds sleep cool, but most of the time that proves not to be true. The Aurora Luxe is an active cooling bed with a cool-to-the-touch cover.
Firmness
Soft: (3) Medium: (5) Medium firm: (7)
Warranty
10-year limited warranty
Pros & Cons
Pros
- A good pick for hot sleepers because of its cooling tech
- Different firmness options to pick from
- The most affordable pick on our list
Cons
- Shorter trial and warranty periods than other beds on our list
This bed doesn’t have that traditional pillowtop feel like the majority of the beds on this list. It has more of a soft neutral feel, which just means you’re not going to get that fluffy feeling that you would expect from a pillow top. That said, Brooklyn Bedding recently announced they’re adding a Cloud Pillowtop option for the Aurora Luxe, and we’ll be trying it out very soon.
You have the option to choose your firmness level. Again, I would just recommend going with that medium model first. It works pretty well for everybody, but you also have a Plush model that’ll be softer, and a firmer option as well.
After discounts on the base model, you’re looking at about $1,400, which makes it a nice value for this bed, and the most wallet-friendly bed in our best hotel mattress review.
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Our CNET mattress team has tested over 200 beds, and within that collection, a handful of mattresses stood out as the best hotel mattresses. Hotel mattresses are typically thick, durable and accommodating so they are comfortable for any type of guest who stays, from a petite side sleeper to a heavy back or stomach sleeper. The criteria for finding the best hotel mattress include:
- Accommodating firmness options
- Strong, hybrid construction to accommodate all body types
- Luxurious pillow top in the comfort layer
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Firmness: Most hotels have mattresses with medium to medium-firm firmness levels because a medium profile provides a good balance between supportive and pressure relieving. For a true hotel-like feel, opt for a bed with medium or medium-firm firmness level. Choose a soft mattress if it accommodates your specific needs better.
Feel: Most hotel mattresses have a neutral feel that won’t turn off guests when they sleep in them as dense memory foam might do. They also often include a pillow top, which gives a mattress an extra plush and soft feel. For that ultimate five-star hotel mattress experience, try to buy one with a pillow top.
Construction: The best hotel mattresses are built to last and support all body types. That’s why we suggest a hybrid mattress that combines foam and supportive coils if you want to achieve that hotel-mattress feel.
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Hotels often use hybrid mattresses that combine foam and coils because they support all body types and are longer-lasting. High-end hotels typically furnish their rooms with pillow-top mattresses that add an extra layer of comfort and luxury.
They are typically quality-built mattresses with accommodating features so they suit all kinds of different guests. If you sleep better on a hotel mattress than your own, it’s possible yours isn’t accommodating for your sleeping position or body type or it’s outlasted its lifespan.
After testing many different beds, our team found these mattresses emulate the feel of a hotel mattress most:
- WinkBed mattress
- Saatva Classic
- Helix Lux mattresses
- Nolah Evolution 15
- Nest Bedding Sparrow
- Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Lux
The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives.
Source: CNET
