Best Latex Mattress (2025)

The Birch Natural Mattress is a hybrid with a simple construction. It’s made with layers of organic cotton, natural wool, organic latex, and individually wrapped pocketed coils, and it has a lengthy list of certifications that speak to the sustainability and safety of these materials. That includes Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) and GREENGUARD Gold.

The latex comfort layer is topped with wool and cotton, and it gives the Birch a true medium-firm feel. Our testers rated it 6.5/10 on the firmness scale for back and stomach sleeping, noting that it doesn’t offer much in the way of contouring. It’s a touch firmer for side sleeping at 7/10, so side sleepers may want to consider adding the Birch topper to ensure sufficient cushioning and pressure relief around the hips and shoulders.

Our testers noted the signature buoyancy of this latex mattress — mattress tester Matt Schickling described it as “supportive but wobbly” — but that didn’t detract from its ability to isolate motion and keep one sleeper’s movements from rippling across the bed. The Birch Natural scored 4 stars out of 5 for its motion isolation. Latex doesn’t always do this well, but we’re confident recommending this model to couples even if one of you is a very light sleeper.

One thing that surprised our team during testing is the sound this bed makes. There are no squeaks or the hissing sound of air escaping foam, but it did make a crinkling sound as our testers moved around. If you’re sensitive to sounds at night, that’s worth knowing upfront.

The Birch Luxe is priced around $1,866 for a queen. But the brand’s regular sales can knock hundreds of dollars off the full retail price. Birch offers a 120-night sleep trial and a limited lifetime warranty.

Learn more about our pick of the best latex mattress overall in our full Birch Natural mattress review. If you’re a side sleeper looking for beefed-up cushioning for the hips, shoulders, and other pressure points, check out the Nolah Natural in this roundup.

The Saatva Latex Hybrid has a number of upgrades that contribute to its downright luxurious feel. The Euro top is hand-tufted, and the GOLS-certified organic latex foam is designed with vented channels for upgraded breathability and airflow. It’s also zoned for a better combination of support and pressure relief, while the innerspring coil layer is reinforced for support in the center third of the bed.

Our testers were big fans. “My hips (and even my legs) felt delightfully lifted, and my shoulder felt more cushioned than buoyed,” said enthused tester Melanie Kassel. “This is exactly the combo I enjoy most: lift for the lower body, softness for the upper body.” She gave the bed a 6/10 in this position on the firmness scale, but it was a touch firmer for the back and stomach at 6.5/10, which could help with back pain. “I can feel the lift under my lower back, but I’m so aloft on the latex foam that it’s a light boost rather than a big push,” Melanie said. “I feel fully aligned. It feels a bit firmer on my back than it did on my side just because I’m not sinking much at all. I’d recommend it, especially if you already know you dig the feel of latex foam.”

The Saatva Latex Hybrid has a lot of bounce, so combination sleepers will fare very well. But this ultra-responsive organic latex mattress fell a little short in motion isolation, earning 3 stars out of 5. “The latex layer in this bed is quite thick, so I did think it absorbed more motion than beds I’ve tested with less latex inside them,” Melanie noted. “The movements were light shakes rather than big waves.” Still, light sleepers sharing their beds with a restless partner may need something that does a better job dampening motion.

Another drawback to this luxury model is its luxury price tag. A queen is over $2,500 at full retail, and sales only save you a couple hundred dollars. On the plus side, Saatva offers a 365-night sleep trial, and this model is backed by a lifetime warranty. All Saatva mattresses ship flat with white-glove delivery and setup, along with free removal of your old mattress.

Get more details in our Saatva Latex Hybrid mattress review. Those looking for a new mattress that limits the disruptive effects of a partner who tosses and turns all night long may want to consider our picks of the best mattresses for couples.

The Leesa Natural pairs layers of natural latex with memory foam, wool, and support coils. It gives the bed a classically medium-firm feel — 6.5/10 on the firmness scale — that works really well for side sleepers. “The foam does an excellent job contouring around me and the springs keep me elevated and my spine aligned,” said mattress tester Sosha Lewis, adding that it’s a great combination of materials. The medium-firm feel also worked well when we tested it for back sleeping. “I thought this gave a really balanced feel for back sleepers,” said Sosha. “I liked how it felt around my shoulders and the overall spinal alignment.”

Sosha gave the bed 5 stars out of 5 for its responsiveness, which was a little unexpected considering its materials. “Given the three layers of foam, I expected this bed to be hard to roll around on, but those springs really did their thing,” said Sosha. “It was super easy to switch positions on this bed.”

The bed’s lowest score came from our tests of motion isolation, which isn’t unusual for a bed with such an excellent response time. Sosha, a self-described very light sleeper, tested the bed with a teammate who falls into the lightweight sleeper category (under 130 lbs). “I may be able to sleep through her movements, but not someone who weighs more and is aggressively restless,” she said. Still, the Leesa Natural earned 4.33 stars out of 5 in motion isolation, so sleepers who aren’t easily disturbed shouldn’t have an issue.

The Leesa Natural is made with Global Organic Textile Standard-certified (GOTS) New Zealand wool and GOLS-certified natural latex. And while it does include memory foam, which doesn’t offer the same level of sustainability, all of the foams in the Natural are CertiPUR-US certified. Plus, all Leesa mattresses are GREENGUARD Gold certified. A queen size retails for just under $2,100, but sales pricing brings that price considerably.

If motion isolation is a primacy concern, read more about the Nectar Luxe Mattress, our pick of the best mattress for couples.

Latex is less contouring than materials like memory foam, but side sleepers should get plenty of cushioning on the Nolah Natural. It’s made with dual layers of GOLS-certified latex to balance cushioning with support, and we rated it a 6.5/10 on the firmness scale. “I feel fully aligned—this bed gives you lots of lift, and the zoned coils are doing their job,” said tester Melanie. “They kept my hips buoyed so I felt absolutely no sinkage while on my side.” 

Melanie added that while she’s very picky about latex beds, the Natural delivered in this position. “My shoulder felt more cradled than it has on other latex mattresses, and even though there wasn’t a ton of sinkage or plushness, it felt like joints were being held rather than encountering springy resistance,” she elaborated.

Like other beds in this list, the Nolah Natural got a full 5 stars for its responsiveness. But Melanie described it as a “cozy trampoline,” noting that its surface is so springy and taut that any movement was easy to detect. “The motion transfer was comprehensive, not limited to just the top of the bed,” she said, which earned the Nolah Natural a score of just 2.33 stars out of 5 for its motion isolation.

Latex often does a good job of relieving pressure, and our heavyweight tester found that to be true. Matt called it one of the better pressure-relief tests he’s done for side sleeping and noted that it wasn’t wobbly like other latex beds he’s tried. Our lightweight sleeper was also impressed, noting zero neck strain or back pain and no pressure at the shoulders.

Read our full Nolah Natural mattress review for more information, or consider the Nolah Evolution if you want a bed that accommodates side sleepers and isolates motion exceptionally well.

Latex mattresses have a gentle pushback sensation, which can create the feeling of a firmer sleep surface. That’s the case with the Avocado Green, which comes standard with a firm mattress feel thanks to three inches of GOTS-certified organic Dunlop latex.

Mattress tester Kate Meier rated it a 7/10 on the firmness scale. “This is the type of mattress you sleep ‘on’ and not ‘in’,” she said, adding that the support feels well dispersed. Despite the firmer feel, Kate found the Avocado Green equally supportive and comfortable when she tested it on her back, side, and stomach. She gave the bed 5 stars for its responsiveness, again crediting the fact that she felt so on top of the mattress. “I feel like you could tie your hands behind your back and still comfortably move among positions on this bed,” she said.

The very limited contouring in the standard firm model affected its motion isolation. Kate rated it 3 stars out of 5, noting “you feel every bit of movement on this bed.” Still, she thinks it’s a reasonable option if you’re a moderate to heavy sleeper and not easily disrupted by movement in the bed.

The Avocado Green is a certified organic latex mattress, so all of its materials are responsibly and sustainably sourced. The Dunlop latex is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and GOLS, while the organic cotton cover and wool are GOTS certified. That makes it a great choice for people in search of a mattress made without polyurethane foams and chemical fire retardants.

There are optional upgrades that add additional layers of Dunlop or Talalay latex, which changes the standard 11-inch mattress to 13 and 15.5 inches. It also softens the firmer feel.

Get the whole story in our Avocado Green mattress review, and consider the Birch Luxe in this roundup if you like a firm feel with improved motion isolation.