The 16 Best Mattresses to Help You Sleep Better

THERE ARE no two ways about it: Your mattress is the very foundation of your sleep. While it may cost a pretty penny—and feel more like an investment—a great mattress can mean the difference between tossing and turning and a good night’s rest.

And it’s more important than ever to get a good night’s sleep: Proper sleep can help your job performance, power better muscle recovery, ease your stress, and so much more. So when you ask if a great mattress is worth the investment, our answer is a resounding yes.

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Ahead, our picks for the 16 best mattresses of 2023 for every type of sleeper. You won’t regret the investment.

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Best Hybrid Mattress: Saatva Classic Mattress

If you’re a stomach sleeper—or even if you sometimes sleep on your back—then Saatva’s Classic Mattress is a phenomenal investment. It comes in three firmness versions: plush soft, luxury firm, and firm. All excellent choices. No matter if you choose the 11.5-inch height or the 14.5-inch height, laying on the mattress will feel every bit as luxurious as a fine hotel bed, and maybe the best part—at least for us—is how green it is. The naturally breathable organic cotton cover allows more airflow to help disperse body heat.

Other bonuses: a responsive dual-coil design made of recycled carbon steel that’s tempered three times for superb durability. And it’s all assembled in the USA. Saatva’s quality is unparalleled, and it’s worth the investment. If you tend to flip flop between sleeping on your stomach and your back, pick this one up.

Best Plush Mattress in a Box: Nectar Premiere Copper

Nectar’s out-of-the-box Premier Copper Mattress is, well, a little out there with how sophisticated it is in its design: a mix of a cooling copper cover and gel-infused memory foam layered on top of supportive and shift resistant foam base. The result is a cooling, 14-inch thick, five-layered masterpiece. It’s a solid mattress-in-a-box pick for hot sleepers and those who enjoy their mattress to contour to their body. Most of Nectar’s mattresses lean firmer, but the Premiere Copper is the plushest mattress the brand offers. In terms of sleep positions, side sleepers will likely enjoy the locked-in feel the foam creates.

Best Firm Mattress in a Box: Tuft & Needle Original

Tuft & Needle’s Original mattress provides a whole lot of value for the price point. What you get is a medium-firm sleeper with a cooling knit top and memory foam layer, followed by a foam comfort and stability layer. Thanks to a supportive design, the mattress caters to back sleepers and stomach sleepers exceptionally well. It’s also worth mentioning buying mattresses for stomach sleepers can be difficult, so it’s nice to see the T&N Original provide enough support to keep a sleeper’s hips from sinking down too far into the bed. (Allowing the hips to sink too far when sleeping on your stomach can result in some nasty back pain.) The only qualm about the T&N Original is some side sleepers may want to opt for a more plush mattress, which is why we split our best mattress-in-a-box picks into a firm and plush category.

Best Smart Mattress: Eight Sleep Pod 3

For those who are serious about their sleep and recovery, the Pod 3 could prove to be the ultimate tool for ensuring your get an optimized rest. The Pod 3 clocks in at a solid medium mattress rating, so most won’t feel like it’s too plush or too firm. On the Pod 3 is a layer of sensors that Eight Sleep calls the “Active Grid”. The sensors will track everything from sleep patters, breathing, heart rate and more. The Pod 3 also has active cooling technology built into each side of the mattress. The technology consists of long tubes filled with water that lead to a water container on the side of the mattress that’s called “The Hub”. No matter if you’re a hot sleeper or cold sleeper, the tubes of water can be set from the Eight Sleep app to a range of 55-110 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing you and your partner to get a personalized surface temperature at all times of the year. The Pod 3 is expensive, we know, but if you’re looking to get into the smart mattress game this is as good as it gets.

Most Balanced Mattress: Leesa Studio

The Leesa Studio is an affordable mattress in a box that leans firm but is overall a well balanced sleeper. Leesa uses an all-foam makeup to build the 10-inch mattress. In many ways it feels like a traditional memory foam mattress for all sleeping position. Side sleepers will likely enjoy the Studio’s level of sink the most, as it contours just enough to provide proper support without being too plush. Lest we forget to mention the Studio does not exceed $1,000, so it’s likely you’ll have some leftover cash to buy a nice bed frame or piece of furniture.

Best Foam Mattress: Purple Plus Mattress