Best Mattresses for Platform Beds

Our Expert’s Take

Lovers of memory foam tend to appreciate the material’s slow-sinking feeling — a sensation you’re bound to experience on the Nectar. Right away, there’s a thick layer of gel memory foam for contouring and pressure relief, balanced out by firmer foams underneath. You’ll get even more support with a platform bed to give you a slight lift.

What We Love About the Nectar

• Plush foam layers give the Nectar the classic feel of slow-moving foam and deliver excellent pressure relief and close contouring for targeted support.
• It’s an affordably priced mattress with an expected lifespan of eight to ten years, which makes it a great mattress for the money.
• The Nectar has a great balance of support and comfort, and the coil and foam layers can make it a good option for joint pain relief.

What to Keep in Mind About the Nectar

• Stomach sleepers may find the Nectar is lacking in necessary support around the midsection, leading to sagging hips and back pain.
• The slow-moving foam isn’t a great choice for fans of responsive mattresses or combination sleepers who change positions during the night.
• The Nectar mattress is made with gel-infused foam, but especially hot sleepers may find it sleeps too warm.

Other User Reviews

The Nectar mattress has over 50,000 reviews and an overall rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. Customers rave about the comfort and support as well as the excellent customer service, but negative reviews call the mattress too firm.

Read our full Nectar mattress review to learn more. If you aren’t interested in the Nectar mattress, check out our list of the best memory foam mattresses for more great options!

Our Expert’s Take

As a brand, Bear appeals to athletes with a cover made of Celliant — a material that some studies show assists with blood flow and recovery. It’s also a very breathable material, meaning that the Bear’s flagship mattress sleeps cool, especially when placed over the airflow-promoting slats of a platform bed.

Read our full Bear mattress review to learn more. If you aren’t interested in the Bear mattress, check out our list of the best mattresses for athletes for more great options!

What We Love About the Bear

• The eco-friendly Bear mattress has a great balance of comfort and pressure relief, and an optional upgraded cover may improve blood flow for enhanced athletic recovery.
• Stable comfort and support layers make this a great option for many back and side sleepers.
• It’s designed with gel-infused comfort layers that pull heat away from the body to keep sleepers cool and comfortable.

What to Keep in Mind About the Bear

• The upgraded cover, which adds extra cooling benefits and aids in blood circulation and muscle recovery, costs an additional $200.
• Edge support is only decent in the Bear mattress, which may be an issue for people who find it hard to get in and out of bed.
• The soft, thick foam contours closely, which doesn’t appeal to all sleepers and makes it difficult to change positions.

Other User Reviews

There are over 10,000 reviews of the Bear mattress on the Bear website, with an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars. Customers describe the mattress as cool and comfortable, and many report improved sleep. Some negative reviews say the Bear mattress is far too firm.

Read our full Bear mattress review to learn more. If you aren’t interested in the Bear mattress, check out our list of the best mattresses for athletes for more great options!

Our Expert’s Take

The Aurora Luxe mattress is built with several layers that work in tandem to keep you cool and comfortable. It starts with a cooling cover that feels soft and refreshing, like the cool side of the pillow. If you’re seeking cloud-like cushioning, we suggest adding the Cloud Pillow Top ($300 for a queen), which gives the mattress a plush, hotel-like feel. Beneath that layer, copper-infused foam helps thermoregulate the bed, while a responsive layer keeps you from sinking too deep. The support comes from an 8” coil system that’s firmer in the middle, designed to help with spine alignment.

What We Love About the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe

• The Aurora Luxe is made with layers of copper-infused memory foam to keep hot sleepers cooler. The bed netted a 4/5 cooling score after our heat gun measured a humble 6-degree F rise in temperature after a tester napped atop the bed.
• Couples who are looking for the best mattress for sex may want a mattress that’s bouncy, responsive, and easy to move around on, meaning the Aurora Luxe, with a 4/5 response score from testers, may be a great fit.
• Beds with a sewn-in pillow top, like the Aurora Luxe when you add the Cloud Pillow Top, tend to be the priciest type of mattress out there. But this bed stays under $2,000 — a solid price, and it’s in part achievable because Brooklyn Bedding owns and operates all its manufacturing. 

What to Keep in Mind About the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe

• People who love a typical slow-moving foam mattress probably won’t enjoy the bouncy, responsive hybrid feel of this mattress, which also leads to less robust motion isolation (rated 3/5 by testers).
• The Aurora Luxe collapsed a bit more under the weight of our tester Marten than most comparable luxury hybrids. The 6” sag meant the bed notched a 3.5/5 edge support score.

Other User Reviews

On the brand’s website, the Aurora Luxe earns 4.7 out of 5 stars from nearly 4,000 reviews. One reviewer, a combination side and back sleeper, said that the bed achieved the ideal balance of hugging and responsiveness, “especially with the pillow top.” Some reviewers said the pillow top was too soft, while others praised it but said they weren’t sure it was worth the upcharge.

Read our full Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress review to learn more. If you aren’t interested in the Aurora Luxe mattress, check out our list of the best pillow top mattresses for more great options!