Best Luxury Mattresses (2025)

The Helix Midnight Luxe is a luxury hybrid mattress designed for side sleepers, but it caters to a wide range of sleeper types and preferences. It’s made up of a plush pillow top and a sturdy coil unit that yields a versatile medium feel, perfect for folks looking for support and pressure relief in any position. It earned 4s and above in all our testing categories, including 4.8/5 for edge support and 4.5/5 for cooling. 

The Helix Midnight Luxe came in at a 6/10 on our firmness scale, which skews more medium than medium-firm. This slight softness allows for the bed to excel in pressure relief for both side and back sleepers, as well as folks who need that extra cradling. Dr. Hannah Habeeb said, “It cushions your joints enough that people with arthritic pain, chronic pain, joint pain, etc., would find support and relief.”

Heavyweight tester Caine Wilkes found the mattress worked great on his side, corroborating its intentional design for side sleepers. “I usually sleep on my side, and I would recommend this for side sleepers in my weight category,” he said. “The plush top feels really nice and comfortable, while the bottom layers are more supportive.”

I also tested out this mattress and enjoyed it most on my back, even though it’s not my preferred sleeping position. The quilted top contours to that space in your lower back, while the coils help keep your hips from sinking in. You get great alignment overall. I think combination sleepers should do great on this bed.

The Midnight Luxe’s coil unit also helps hold the mattress’s shape, contributing to its durability. When I tested the bed’s edge support, I was able to sit down on the long edges without much sinkage. Though this doesn’t extend to the foot of the bed, so I wouldn’t recommend sitting there to tie your shoes. I was also able to lie down at the perimeter in every position, even with one of my legs over the side. It’s perfect for spreading out if you share a bed with a partner.

Speaking of partners, having two people in the bed means twice the body heat and twice the likelihood of overheating. I don’t think this will be an issue on the Midnight Luxe, though, as I was impressed by its performance in our cooling test. As I lay down on the surface for a few minutes, I could feel the cool-to-the-touch cover keeping things chill, especially around where my neck rested against the mattress. If you’re a hot sleeper, I highly recommend this bed for you.

If I were to nitpick about who might dislike the Helix Midnight Luxe, it might be combination sleepers who prefer a super-bouncy bed. While you can move around on the surface of the Midnight Luxe without much issue, it has a noticeably doughy feel rather than a springy one. If you want to launch yourself like a cannonball across your bed, check out the Saatva Classic.

For more information, read our full Helix Midnight Luxe review.

Memory foam mattresses are prized for their dense, cushioning feel that can comfortably cradle you on their squishy surface. If you’re looking for a luxury foam bed, you’ll love the Nectar Luxe Memory Foam; it has a balanced feel with just the right amount of sinkage. This bed is a level up from your standard foam beds, as it has an icy-cool cover (for which it earned a 4.5/5 cooling score) and a surprisingly responsive surface (scoring 4/5 for response). 

The Nectar Luxe came in at a 6/10 on our firmness scale, a medium feel that should appeal to many sleeper types. While it scored a bit lower than expected in our pressure relief tests, Dr. Hannah Habeeb praised the bed’s cushioning ability. “It has a lot of good sinkage,” she said. “There’s no pressure buildup in the bony parts of your body.”

Highlighting how bodyweight can affect your mattress experience, our lightweight tester wasn’t a fan of this mattress, but our heavyweight and average-weight testers enjoyed the bed on their side and back, respectively. Heavyweight tester Matt Schickling said, “This definitely has a cradling feel to it. I do still feel support, which I don’t always feel on memory foam mattresses.” Average-weight tester Sosha Lewis added, “I like this much better on my back than my side. It fills in around my lower back, and my hips are more balanced and elevated.”

Aside from the balance of support and pressure relief, the Nectar Luxe notably offered a cool and comfortable sleep surface. My colleague Kate Meier discovered this when she performed the temperature regulation test, lying on the surface of the bed for a few minutes. “This mattress felt incredibly cool for the entire time I was on it,” she said. “I moved my hands around the mattress to try to detect any areas where it was getting warmer, and struggled to find any.” This makes the bed perfect for hot sleepers who love traditional memory foam.

Memory foam is known for its slow-moving, sinking feel, which is great for contouring and relieving pressure, but not great for moving around on the surface. This can often be a drawback for sexually active couples or combination sleepers who both rely on easy repositioning. However, the Nectar Luxe Memory Foam contradicts this; it has a surprisingly responsive surface. “You do sink into this mattress, but it’s not so deep that it makes any change difficult,” Kate said. “I’d say minimal effort is needed for switches between all positions.”

This sinkage, though comfortable and not too much of a problem for responsiveness, wasn’t enough for Kate when it came to motion isolation. When she tried out the bed with a partner, she could feel their movements from her side of the bed. “You can feel absolutely every movement your partner makes on this bed,” she explained. “It isn’t aggressive, and it may not be enough to wake you up, but it’s especially noticeable.”

If you want better motion isolation from a foam bed, you might like the original Nectar mattress. But for more about this bed, read our full Nectar Luxe Memory Foam mattress review.

Firm mattress fans, you can sleep like you’re royalty on the WinkBed mattress. This luxury hybrid has a sturdy, robust feel that’s balanced out by its dense, cushy pillow top. It comes in multiple firmness options for your choosing, including the aptly named Luxury Firm and Firm models. It earned its highest score for its robust edge support (4.4/5), and it’s undoubtedly a bed that’s built to last for years to come—well into its generous lifetime warranty.

We rated the Luxury Firm model of the WinkBed at a 6.5/10, which falls at about medium-firm. Though the on-top feel of this bed makes it feel firmer than expected, sleepers who want something truly firm should opt for the Firm model. There’s also a Plus model for sleepers over 230 pounds, even though Dr. Hannah Habeeb thought that the WinkBed was “a great bed for heavier sleepers.”

Dr. Habeeb also thought this bed was best for back sleepers. “I don’t feel any pressure in my hips or shoulders, and my lower back feels really well supported. I think this is a great match for back sleepers who prefer a firmer bed,” she said. Average-weight tester Sosha Lewis agreed with Dr. Habeeb’s sentiments, saying, “If I owned this bed, I would become a back sleeper—it’s somehow firm with a light touch.”

The WinkBed’s firmness extends all the way to the perimeter of the mattress, making for sturdy edges, as my colleague Melanie Kassel found. She was able to sit and lie down on the edges of the bed without noticing much sinkage, especially in the latter position. “If my eyes had been closed, I would not have been able to tell you I was near the edge,” she said. “Even when side sleeping (usually my most precarious position on the edge), I was fully elevated and it felt like lying on any other part of the bed.”

Melanie was also impressed by the bed’s performance in our cooling tests, earning a respectable 4/5. She used a thermal gun to measure the surface temperature both before and after she took a quick nap on the mattress. As she took the final reading, she could actually see the temperature number decreasing as she aimed it at the mattress. “This bed seems to be great at cooling,” she said. “It continued to feel nice and cool during my testing—I didn’t feel a ton of iciness at the surface, it stayed neutral all around my body.”

Most hybrids, especially those that fall a bit on the firmer side, usually have a more responsive feel. “I thought the WinkBed would be bouncier, given its status as a high-quality hybrid,” Melanie said. “But there’s something about the denseness of the base and pillow top that muffles the recoil from the springs.” It was difficult for Melanie to move around on the surface, so much so that she wouldn’t recommend it for combination sleepers. These folks might like the Bear Elite Hybrid instead.

For more about this bed, read our full WinkBed mattress review.

Side sleepers need a somewhat soft, pressure-relieving mattress to properly cradle their hips and shoulders without letting their spine become misaligned. A luxury mattress that does just this is the Leesa Sapira Chill. This hybrid mattress has it all: a plush pillow top, cooling technology, and oodles of pressure relief (scoring 4.5/5 in this category).  It also earned high marks for edge support (4.3/5), a sign of its sturdy construction despite its plusher feel.

The Leesa Sapira Chill comes in multiple firmness options, and we tested the mid-range Medium-Firm option. It came in at a 6/10 on our firmness scale, which is slightly softer than the standard medium-firm. The plush, breathable foams on top allowed our testers to sink deeply into the mattress while resting on their side. 

Our average-weight tester, who doesn’t usually sleep on her side, said, “It has great pressure relief and my body feels aligned so that my hips have no pressure, which is my typical problem area.” 

Heavyweight tester Matt Schickling called the bed “spinalicious,” adding, “This is highly supportive and super cozy.” Matt also appreciated the pressure relief the mattress provided while he lay on his back. “There’s no real discernible added pressure, other than the pressures of being a human being,” he said.

As the name Leesa Sapira Chill suggests, the bed isn’t just good at relieving pressure, but it also keeps temperatures cool. The mattress has a cover made with cooling fibers that my colleague Melanie Kassel noted felt “cool-to-the-touch,” adding, “It didn’t noticeably heat up while I was lying on top of it.” The bed earned a respectable 4/5 for cooling, which should satisfy most hot sleepers who sleep on their side.

Even with its cushy feel and thick pillow top, Melanie noted that the edges of this mattress held up well when she sat and lay down on them. “I felt securely held by the bed, even on the edges,” she said. “Lying down, if my eyes were closed, it might even be hard to tell whether or not I was on the edge of the bed.” She recommended the Sapira Chill for older adults or those with mobility concerns who would benefit from a robust perimeter.

Where the Leesa fell short for Melanie was in the response department. “Even though this is a hybrid bed, switching positions wasn’t the easiest,” she said. “The pillow top tries to hold onto you a bit, and you have to adjust by putting some heft behind your movements.” If you want a bed with a bouncier feel, you might prefer the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe.

Otherwise, read more about this bed in our full Leesa Sapira Chill review.

Hybrid mattresses are a great pick for your new luxury bed as they can offer just the right balance of softness and support, thanks to their thick comfort layers and supportive coil units. The Bear Elite Hybrid is Bear’s most luxurious offering, a pillow-top mattress with a surprisingly bouncy feel (earning a perfect 5/5 score for response) and rock-solid edge support (4.6/5). 

The Bear Elite Hybrid comes in three firmness options, including a Medium option, which we tested as it should be the most versatile. It comes in at a 6/10 on our firmness scale, a true medium feel. The plush foams and pillow top on the surface of the mattress offer plenty of pressure relief without allowing you to sink in too far. “The mattress does a very good job of contouring your body while still being supportive enough and providing pressure relief at your different bony points,” Dr. Hannah Habeeb said after giving it a whirl herself.

Our testers found that the Elite Hybrid’s balanced feel worked best for back sleepers. While more lightweight sleepers may find it soft enough for side sleeping, average-weight and heavyweight folks will enjoy the support it brings to the spine when you are on your back. Heavyweight tester Matt Schickling said, “I’m not feeling any pressure, which is good—and a surprise after trying it out in the side sleeping position. If you’re a heavy back sleeper, I’d say this is a good pick.” Based on these results, the bed earned an overall pressure relief score of 4/5.

If you switch between your back, side, or stomach, the Elite Hybrid’s bouncy coils will make doing so feel like a walk in the park. My colleague Cait Giddings was responsible for testing the responsiveness of the bed and had this to say: “The soft pillow top gave me plenty of cushion, but I didn’t sink very far into it, so toggling through different sleep positions felt very easy.”  This is also great news for sexually active folks, who should be able to move with ease during the main event.

The soft pillow top also wasn’t a problem when it came to the bed’s edge support. Sitting on the edge, Cait barely noticed any sinkage beneath her weight, and the bouncy nature of the bed helped spring her to her feet. “I think seniors would appreciate how easy it is to rise out of this bed or sit on its edge and muster up the energy to start the day,” she added. Lying on the edges was the same: “I felt like I could lie on the absolute farthest reaches of the bed without sliding or rolling out.”

Where Cait encountered some mixed messages was the cooling department. Cait used a thermal gun to measure the surface temperature of the bed after she lay down on it for a few minutes, and found it rose a whopping 12 degrees, more than twice our average of 5.8 degrees. But Cait pushed back against these results, saying, “I didn’t feel the mattress heat up at all while I was lying there, so I wouldn’t describe it as ‘sleeping hot’—though I am a perpetually cold person.” If you’re a super-hot sleeper, you might prefer the Nectar Luxe’s cooling cover. 

To find out more, read our full Bear Elite Hybrid mattress review.

Are you waking up with an achy back? You might be surprised to learn that your mattress can do a lot to hurt (or help) your back pain. The Nolah Evolution earned our pick as the best luxury mattress for back pain because of its zoned support in both its foams and coil unit, providing necessary support for the lower back. It scored well across the board in our tests, earning its highest marks for motion isolation (5/5), edge support (4.6/5), and pressure relief (4.5/5).

The Nolah Evolution comes in multiple firmness options, but we tested out their mid-range Luxury Firm model. It came in at a 6.5/10 on our firmness scale, hitting a standard medium-firm bullseye. Medium-firm mattresses are often great picks for back pain because this feel allows for both spinal alignment and pressure relief. Dr. Habeeb corroborated this, saying, “This bed offers a lot of support yet is still very contouring, so I think people with back pain could find relief.”

The medium-firm feel can also accommodate a wide variety of sleeper types, but our testers most preferred the Evolution while back sleeping. Heavyweight tester Matt Schickling said, “I feel much less pressure than I did on my side. It’s contouring my lower back, where I do have slight pain going on today.” If you’re a side sleeper, you might feel better on the Soft model of the Nolah Evolution, while stomach sleepers might prefer the Firm—there’s something for everyone.

Another sleeper category who will be more than satisfied with the Nolah Evolution are couples. My colleague Cait Giddings hopped into bed with another tester to see how it would feel to share the bed. “At no point did her movements significantly affect my side of the bed or my comfort level,” she said. “My side of the mattress remained static, regardless of what was happening on the other side.” Sounds like smooth sailing for light sleepers with a rowdy bedmate.

Sharing the mattress might limit your space, but spreading out on the Nolah Evolution is a piece of cake with its sturdy edge support. Though there’s some dipping from the doughy comfort layers, Cait never felt like she was going to slip off. “The bed has a reinforced perimeter that helps it maintain good structure,” she said. “Whether I lay on my side, back, or stomach, the mattress remained solid and steady, with no sinking or sagging to suggest its structured support would flag along the edges.”

The doughy feel of the Nolah Evolution does mean there’s quite a lot of comfortable contouring and sinkage from this bed, close to that swaddling or memory foam “hug.” This can pose a problem for sleepers like me who prefer to feel like they’re “on top” of their mattress, and moving around can be a bit tricky. Cait also noticed that the pillow top “slowed down” her movements on the surface. If you prefer a bouncier bed, you might consider the Saatva Classic.

For more about this mattress, check out our Nolah Evolution mattress review.

Fellow hot sleepers, if you’re overheating every night, it might be time to upgrade to a luxury cooling mattress like the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling. The name is no joke—this bed features a cooling cover, gel- and copper-infused foams, and a spaced coil unit that’ll keep heat away and air flowing through the mattress. It earned a 4.5/5 in our cooling tests, alongside an impressive showing for response (5/5) and edge support (4.4/5).

The Aurora Luxe mattress comes in three firmness levels, including a Medium, which is the version that we tried. The name is a bit misleading, as our testers found it had a firmer feel, coming in at 7.5/10 on our firmness scale. Dr. Hannah Habeeb liked this firmer feel from a support perspective: “It maintains a nice, neutral spine and supports the lumbar spine and lower back—this is true for all the sleeping positions.”

Back sleeping was a hit with our testers on this firmer mattress, who were still able to get some pressure relief. This was especially true of heavyweight tester Matt Schickling. “This is one of the better beds I’ve tested as far as pressure relief,” he said. “I’d feel good recommending this to a heavier back sleeper.” Average-weight tester Melanie Kassel added, “It’s not overly plush, but there’s just enough cradling that it feels like there’s a hint of luxury.” Their experiences led to an overall pressure relief score of 4/5.

My colleague Cait Giddings performed the cooling test for this mattress, recording the surface temperature both before and after she rested on the bed to get a feel for how much heat it held onto. The surface temperature increased by only 5.9 degrees, and Cait thought that the mattress cover felt “crisp and slippery.” She never noticed it was heating up, so it should remain cool throughout the night.

Aside from top-notch cooling, this bed is a hit for sleepers who like bounce. Cait was able to move around on the surface and cycle through different sleep positions without sinking into the surface. “I think this mattress would be a good one for combination sleepers and sexually active couples because it’s so springy and responsive,” she said. “Also, the bed does a good job of quelling movement when you have a partner beside you.” 

With its strong showing across the board, it’s difficult to name a sleeper that’ll be dissatisfied with the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling. I would only note that lightweight sleepers pay attention to its firmer feel when looking for pressure relief; if the Medium model is still quite firm, even the softest model could pose a similar issue for those weighing less than 130 pounds. Lightweight side sleepers with conditions like hip or shoulder pain may prefer a slightly softer mattress, such as the Leesa Sapira Chill.

For more about this bed, read our full Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Cooling review.