Best Cooling Mattresses 2024

Our Expert’s Take

The Helix Midnight Luxe sits on a dense foam base, and the cooling aspects of the bed begin with the pocketed coils, i.e., rows of springy coils housed in fabric pockets. The coils promote airflow and are zoned to have a softer feel under the shoulders and a firmer feel under the hips for ergonomic support. Another aspect that makes the Helix Midnight Luxe a cooling bed is the gel-infused foam layer, and quilted pillowtop made from Tencel fibers, a moisture-wicking Eucalyptus plant derivative.

But if you’re unsure if the Helix Midnight Luxe is your perfect match among the dozens of beds furnished by the brand, Helix can help. When logging onto their website, customers have two options: they can participate in a sleep quiz or select from one of Helix’s many hybrid mattress models. The brand’s most popular mattress is the Helix Midnight, which lacks the plush pillow top of the Helix Midnight Luxe. With either bed, you get a hybrid construction and a mattress that won’t trap excess heat. Helix Midnight Luxe scored a breezy 4.5/5 cooling score in the mattress lab.

What We Like About the Helix Midnight Luxe

• The Midnight Luxe has great edge support, meaning that if you lay near the edge of the mattress, you shouldn’t feel as though you’re going to fall off. This also helps with durability, as the Midnight Luxe should last about a decade with proper care.
• Lightweight sleepers under 130 lbs should love the Midnight Luxe no matter what position they sleep in. Back and side sleepers who are lightweight should feel comfortable and supported, and lightweight stomach sleepers should get proper spinal support from the zoned coils.
• Couples should love the Midnight Luxe. It’s great at isolating motion, meaning couples shouldn’t wake each other up from moving around during the night, and it’s also bouncy and responsive enough to be a great mattress for sex.

What to Keep in Mind About Helix Midnight Luxe

• Most stomach sleepers won’t get the proper support on this mattress. It’s medium-firm, so most stomach sleepers will sink too far into the mattress and won’t get proper spinal support.
• Some heavy back sleepers may find some comfort on the Midnight Luxe, but most heavyweight sleepers will want to try a mattress on our roundup of the best mattresses for heavy people.

Other Customer reviews

On the Helix site, over 5,000 users rated the Midnight Luxe 4.4 out of 5 stars. Many of the highest reviews say that the mattress is very soft but still supportive enough so that you won’t sink too far in and be uncomfortable. On the contrary, some other users had the opposite feeling, and thought that the mattress was too soft for them.

Read our full Helix Midnight Luxe mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

Traditionally, memory foam is an excellent choice to isolate motion. However, memory foam is also known for trapping heat, understandably causing hot sleepers to shy away from memory foam mattresses. While the Nectar Premier is a memory foam mattress, it contains cooling materials—including Nectar’s Adaptive ActiveCool phase change material—that keep it from getting hot at night, earning it a 4.5/5 cooling score in the mattress lab.

With its gel infusion, the foam bed’s top memory foam layer will help dissipate heat with the help of a cover woven with a Tencel material that’s highly breathable and wicks away moisture. We’re also impressed by the Nectar brand’s robust customer service assurances. You and your partner will have 365 nights to decide if your new mattress is a good fit, and from there, the bed is covered by a lifetime warranty. 

Nectar also offers the Nectar Luxe, which features triple-action cooling and a breathable cooling cover woven with copper fibers, according to Nectar. For our thoughts on the Nectar Luxe, check out our review.

What We Like About the Nectar Premier

• Since the Nectar Premier is a foam mattress, it’s great at isolating motion. For couples who typically disturb each other through the night and are looking for a mattress to keep each other’s movements at bay, the Nectar fits the bill.
• Despite its high quality materials, the Nectar Premier won’t break the bank. We often include it in our roundups of the best mattresses for the money.
• The Nectar Premier has a generous trial and warranty period. The brand offers a 365-night sleep trial and a lifetime warranty. Keep in mind though, the brand does have limited warranty terms listed on their site.

What to Keep in Mind About the Nectar Premier

• The Nectar Premier is a soft foam mattress. Great for side and back sleepers, but not so much for heavier people, who may sink too deeply into the comfort layers.
• Couples who are looking for the best mattress for sex may not like the Nectar. Since it’s a foam mattress, it’s not as bouncy and responsive as some of its competitors. For alternatives, check out our picks for the best mattresses for sex.

Other Customer reviews

On the Nectar site, over 48,000 verified buyers rated the Nectar mattress 4.7 out of 5 stars. Some of the top reviews claimed that the Nectar immediately helped relieve pressure points and aches and that the cooling benefits could be felt as soon as the user lay down. However, some users complained about the long shipping process and customer service, and others said that the mattress was too soft and their hips sank too far down into the mattress.

Read our full Nectar Premier mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for Couples for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

Looking for an affordable alternative to pricier cooling foam mattress like the TEMPUR-Pedic? Consider the DreamCloud. With a cashmere cover, comfort layers made with gel-infused memory foam, and a breathable coil support layer, this bed keeps hot sleepers’ night sweats at bay; Testers awarded the bed 4/5 for DreamCloud’s cooling capabilities. Plus, the firm and supportive bed has a balanced foam feel that offers relief for folks with back pain. Additionally, with its five layers of high-quality materials, you can expect this mattress to last between six and eight years.

What We Like About the DreamCloud

• The DreamCloud is a hybrid mattress that’s made to dissipate heat. All of its cooling materials make it an excellent mattress for hot sleepers!
• This is a great mattress option for lightweight sleepers in any position, especially those looking for a quality mattress at a value price.
• DreamCloud has one of the best warranties and sleep trials you’ll find anywhere: a full year to test the bed and a lifetime warranty to protect your purchase.

What to Keep in Mind About the DreamCloud

• Those who want a more luxury sleep experience might want to take a look at the DreamCloud Premier, which is just as cooling as the DreamCloud, but includes an extra 2″ of comfort in the form of a Euro-top pillow cover.
• Heavyweight sleepers may not get enough support in some sleeping positions, especially heavier stomach sleepers.
• This bed scored 3/5 for motion isolation from testers, so couples who are easily interrupted by a partner’s movements at night may want to look elsewhere, such as at beds with an all-foam construction.

Other Customer reviews

On the DreamCloud website, nearly 9,000 users rated the mattress 4.6 / 5 stars. Some of the top reviews mentioned how the mattress was uber-comfortable, and users claimed to feel benefits such as pain relief even after just one night of sleeping on the mattress. Others claimed that the mattress was too firm, which doesn’t surprise us — our testers rate DreamCloud a substantial 7.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale.

Read our full DreamCloud mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Affordable Mattresses for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

Finding a mattress with the proper support and spinal alignment for stomach sleepers can be difficult, but the WinkBed achieves both while also finding ways to keep its users cool.

Thanks to the different firmness levels offered (Softer, Luxury Firm, Firmer, and Plus), the mattress provides lots of comfort and support for all body types and sleep positions. We especially recommend the Luxury Firm option for lightweight and average-weight stomach sleepers, and heavy sleepers should fare best on the Firmer or Plus models.

Not only that, but hot sleepers should enjoy the cooling properties of the WinkBed. With a breathable Tencel cover, gel-infused memory foam, and individually wrapped coils for airflow, you shouldn’t overheat at night. The coils (which number over 1,000 in a queen-size bed) are also constructed with lumbar support in mind, varying in thickness or “gauge” to target enhanced lower back support. The construction helped the bed net a perfect 5/5 score for overall support from mattress testers. A contouring gel memory foam layer and a quilted pillow top also ensure plenty of pressure relief on the shoulders and hips, which is excellent for those who share the bed with a side sleeper.

What We Like About the WinkBed

• The WinkBed comes in four firmness levels, so stomach sleepers of all weights should find a good match.
• The balance between comfort and support in the WinkBed makes it a great fit for sleepers who suffer from lower back pain and sciatica.
• The WinkBed is high-quality, affordable, and sold at a great value. It’s a durable and long-lasting mattress that should last most people 7-10 years with proper care.

What to Keep in Mind About the WinkBed

• Not suitable for buyers on a low budget, who should check out our picks for Best Affordable Mattresses.
• Couples may love the WinkBed since its bouncy and responsive enough to be good for sex, however, because it’s bouncy, it may not be the best at isolating motion.
• The WinkBed is only available online, so if you want to try before you make a purchase, you may want to try another mattress on this roundup. WinkBed does offer a 120-night sleep trial.

Other Customer reviews

On the WinkBed site, customers rated the WinkBed 4.8 out of 5 stars, with over 8,000 reviews. Some users wrote that they felt comfortable and supported in all sleeping positions while on the WinkBed, while others complained that the mattress was either too soft or too firm.

Read our full WinkBed mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for Stomach Sleepers for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

If you’re a heavier person, you’ll likely need a mattress on the firmer side, which is why the Emma Hybrid Comfort is a great fit. We rank it at an 8/10 on our firmness scale. Although it’s on the firmer side, it’s still bouncy and responsive. Most importantly, one look the Emma Hybrid Comfort’s many layers shows why it’s one of our picks for the best cooling mattress.

On the bed’s sleep surface, there’s a soft cover that’s good at wicking away sweat and keeping you cool. Next, the first layer of comfort foam, called Breezy AIRGOCELL foam, helps move away heat from your body. Underneath that, there’s memory foam for extra comfort, but if you love the feel of an innerspring mattress, you don’t have to worry about the foams feeling too slow moving. Then there’s HRX foam, a bouncy foam that stops heavier sleepers from sinking in too far. Finally, the main support layer consists of coils that are divided into seven zones, helping align the spine as you sleep.

Although this mattress runs firmer, it handles motion very well. Combined with impressive edge support, this mattress should be a good fit for couples looking to utilize their space.

All together, the Emma Hybrid Comfort is a high-quality hybrid mattress at the intersection between support and cooling. It’s firmer construction makes it ideal for back, stomach, and heavier sleepers.

What We Love About the Emma Hybrid Comfort

• The Emma Hybrid Comfort mattress is constructed with zoned coils, which helps the bed support weights in excess of 300 lbs.
• It’s soft cover and Emma’s Breezy AIRGOCELL foam dissipate heat drawn from your body.
• Since this mattress is bouncy and easy to move around on, it should work well for combination sleepers as well as couples looking for a good mattress for sex.

What to Keep in Mind About the Emma Hybrid Comfort

• If you’re a lightweight sleepers or someone who prefers the feel of an all-foam bed, you probably won’t feel comfortable on a mattress this firm, and will likely want to opt for something softer.

Other Customer reviews

The Emma Hybrid Comfort is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on the 200+ reviews from the Emma site. Most customers raved about how the mattress is bouncy and works for couples, especially at its price point. The negative reviews complain about customer service.

Read our full Emma Hybrid Comfort mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for Heavy People for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

Back sleepers require a mattress with a balanced feel. This should elevate the hips into proper alignment while still providing the necessary pressure relief. The Saatva is a fantastic option for these sleepers, as it has a coil-on-coil construction that creates tons of support, while also providing cushioning with a Euro pillow-top. As for cooling, there’s plenty of room for airflow between all of the coils. According to our testers, you should have no problem keeping a low temperature on this mattress, who gave the Saatva a solid cooling score (4/5). 

In fact, Saatva Classic’s five-layer composition fielded near-perfect scores across the board, with the exception of motion isolation (3/5), which easily awoken couples may want to note: The lower the motion isolation score, the more disturbance our testers measured across the bed’s surface when they moved about the mattress.

What We Like About the Saatva

• The Saatva comes in three firmness options: Plush Soft, Luxury Firm, and Firm, meaning that most sleepers shouldn’t have trouble finding a mattress that works for them.
• The Luxury Firm version of the Saatva that we tried offered a great balance of comfort and support. This makes it a great mattress for some chronic pain, including orthopedic pain.
• Two sets of coils in the Saatva Classic’s supportive layer will help keep you cool all night.

What to Keep in Mind About the Saatva

• Though couples may like the Saatva as a mattress for sex, the bouncy nature of the innerspring coils may mean that partners will feel each other moving around throughout the night.
• The Luxury Firm and Firm versions of this mattress may be too firm for some. We rank them at a 7/10 and 8/10 respectively, which are both firmer than the 6.5/10 medium-firm standard.
• You must pay a $99 transportation fee if you wish to return this bed.

Other Customer reviews

On the Saatva site, 2,000+ users rated the Saatva mattress at 4.8 out of 5 stars. Some of the top reviewers praised how the mattress wasn’t too soft or too firm, and that it helped them with chronic pain. Some customers complained about the $99 return fee for their mattress, which Saatva does make clear on their site.

Read our full Saatva mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for Back Sleepers for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

Are you a hot sleeper who also suffers from back pain? If so, you’ll want a mattress that targets both concerns. The Nolah Signature is a cooling mattress made with a 100% organic cotton cover, which is nice and breathable, and Nolah’s proprietary AirFoam, which is meant to promote airflow: Testers gave the bed a 4/5 score for its cooling properties. 

The Signature is a great option for back pain because it has a medium-firm feel, which is ideal for promoting a neutral spinal alignment, and its foam should contour and support the lower back. Testers gave the bed an overall support score of 4/5. Another aspect the testers love about the AirFoam is its bounce: Despite being an all-foam model bed, the Nolah Signature is responsive, allowing you to switch sleep positions throughout the night seamlessly.

What We Like About the Nolah Signature

• High-density foam in the mattress’ base layer provides lumbar support, which is especially helpful on alleviating back pain.
• The Nolah is made with AirFoam in the comfort layer to help with cooling, and it also has a tencel cover that’s cool to the touch. This makes this mattress a great fit for hot sleepers.
• Couples should love the Nolah Signature, as it’s a great mattress for sex since it’s bouncy and responsive, and it’s also great at isolating motion, so couples shouldn’t wake each other up through the night if they move around.

What to Keep in Mind About the Nolah Signature

• As durable as the Nolah Signature is, it doesn’t have the best edge support. This means that if you lay near the edge of the mattress, you may get the feeling that you’re going to roll off.
• Despite this bed’s bouncy feel, stomach sleepers might want to explore firmer options. Take a look at our picks for the Best Mattress for Stomach Sleepers.
• There is some initial off-gassing when you unbox the Nolah Signature. It’s best to give the mattress 24-48 hours to air out before you begin sleeping on it.

Other Customer reviews

Though Nolah does list customer reviews on its site, the site doesn’t allow readers to sort through or filter reviews and only the most recent reviews are displayed. Nonetheless, customers rated the mattress 4.8 out of 5 stars.

Read our full Nolah Signature mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for Back Pain for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

If you love memory foam, then you should love the first comfort layer of the Bear. Soft and pressure-relieving, testers said it gave them nice sinkage when they lied down. But crucially, a firmer second comfort layer kept testers from sinking too far into the bed, creating a medium-firm feel that should appeal to back sleepers and side sleepers. The durability and density of the foam support layers helped the bed earn a solid 4/5 score from our mattress testers.

If you tend to sleep especially hot, know that the Bear has an optional cooling cover for $200 made from Celliant, which Bear says is designed to aid blood circulation and muscle recovery. With our without the Celliant cover, you get foams with an infusion of graphite gel to help prevent heat retention.

What We Like About the Bear

• In addition to a celliant fiber cover, which promotes blood circulation, the foam in the Bear is graphite gel-infused and breathable, giving this mattress some really great cooling benefits that hot sleepers should love.
• The Bear mattress is easier to move around on than other foam mattresses, and also isolates motion well, making this a great mattress for couples.
• The Bear is eco-friendly and made from certiPUR-US certified foams and it’s low in VOCs. This means that you won’t get any off-gassing smells from the mattress once you unbox it.

What to Keep in Mind About the Bear

• The Bear mattress is made from all foam, so it may not be as durable as some other mattresses on this list.
• Since the Bear is made from softer materials, stomach sleepers may not get the proper spinal support they need while sleeping on the mattress.

Other Customer reviews

On the Bear site, over 10,000 reviewers rated the Bear Original at about 4.5 out of 5 stars. Some customers said that the mattress helped them with chronic neck and back pain, and others thought that the mattress felt on the softer side, and not medium-firm as they expected.

Read our full Bear mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Memory Foam Mattresses for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

The Aurora Luxe mattress comes from Brooklyn Bedding, a producer of high-quality affordable mattresses. Because the company is one of the few brands that owns its factory, it can sell beds like the higher-end Aurora Luxe hybrid at a very affordable price.

Looking at the mattress build, on top of the bed is a cover containing GlacioTex™ — a phase change material that’s cool to the touch and changes its physical state to help people keep a lower temperature at night. After that, a layer of CopperFlex foam is, as the name suggests, infused with copper to draw heat away from the body. Add in the airflow-promoting coils, and that is one cool-sleeping mattress. Testers confirmed as much in the sleep lab, awarding the bed 4/5 stars for its cooling properties.

The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe also has robust edge support (4/5). However, the bed has a less robust 10-year warranty, and a more middling motion isolation score (3/5).

What We Like About the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe

• Thick and plush comfort layer contours well around average-weight side sleepers.
• The Aurora Luxe is a great mattress for hot sleepers. It features a cooling cover, cooling infusions in its three comfort layers, and coils that allow plenty of airflow to circulate.
• If couples want a great mattress for sex, the Aurora Luxe should be a great match. Since it’s bouncy and responsive, it should be easy to move around on and switch positions.

What to Keep in Mind About the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe

• The Aurora Luxe will need about 24-48 hours to allow off-gassing smells to dissipate after unboxing.
• Though couples may love the Aurora Luxe as a mattress for sex, the mattress doesn’t isolate motion well, so there is a chance that partners could disturb each other through the night if they move around in their sleep.

Other Customer reviews

On the Brooklyn Bedding site, over 3,000 users rated the Aurora Luxe 4.7 out of 5 stars. The top reviews on the page state that the mattress has the perfect balance between support and comfort, while some complaints say that the mattress was uncomfortable and felt similar to a blow-up bed.

Read our full Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress review for more information. Or check out our list of Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers for more great options.

Our Expert’s Take

The Leesa Sapira Chill Hybrid boasts all its best features in its name. It’s a hybrid mattress built with pocketed coils and multiple layers of foam. It also features some really nice cooling features, such as gel infusions in the foam, a cooling cover, and a ventilated layer that helps to promote airflow. Testers also assessed a medium firmness that cushions pressure points, which makes it great for side sleepers.

Couples interested in a hybrid that excels in isolating motion might also consider the Sapira Chill, testers said, although in the mattress lab, it’s worth noting that there wasn’t a single performance category where the Sapira Chill slumped: Testers gave the bed at least 4/5 in every category, including motion transfer (4/5), cooling (4.5/5), edge support (4/5), and overall support (4.5/5).

What We Love About the Leesa Sapira Chill Hybrid 

• With four firmness options, this bed should work well for both back and side sleepers. The hips, shoulders, and spine should all fall into proper alignment in both positions, meaning this is a great pick for hybrid sleepers!
• Plush top layer and responsive coil layers offer a classic hybrid feel.
• Cooling features—breathable coils and a cooling fiber cover—should keep you sleeping comfortably all night long.

What to Keep in Mind About the Leesa Sapira Chill Hybrid

• Stomach sleepers and heavier sleepers should consider a firmer mattress that will support the hips and keep the spine properly aligned.
• If you’re shopping on a budget, this may not be a great fit since this mattress comes in at just over $2,000 for a Queen.

Other Customer reviews

On the Leesa website, this mattress is rated at 4.4 out of 5 based on over 1,900 reviews from real customers. Users love the medium-firm feel of the mattress though some sleepers claim they woke up with more back pain than they went to sleep with.

Read our full Leesa Sapira Chill Hybrid mattress review for more information. Or check out our roundup of the Best Hybrid Mattresses for more options!