Choose the best mattress for your budget with our guide to buying a mattress online.
The best mattresses are designed to offer proper support for your back during sleep, plus plenty of cozy comfort to help you relax and drift off. When you sleep better, you feel better, so picking a good mattress is important for your overall health and wellbeing. To help you easily make the right choice for you, here we’ve rounded up the top mattresses for different sleeping positions and budgets. You’ll find memory foam, organic and hybrid models in our best mattress guide. We’ve ranked them on price and performance — both how they behaved in our tests, and after analyzing thousands of user reviews. Full mattress reviews for each will appear on the site over the coming weeks. From our experience, the best mattress you can buy is the Saatva Classic luxury hybrid innerspring. It’s comfortable and supportive – we loved sleeping on it – handcrafted in America and well-priced for the premium materials used, with prices starting from $887 at Saatva. But the right mattress for you depends on your personal preferences. Memory foam is a good option if you like to sink into your mattress during sleep, or if you need extra pressure relief or have a restless partner. Prefer a little bounce? Go for an innerspring or hybrid — these are cooler for hot sleepers too. Buying a mattress online is easy, convenient and often cheaper than in-store (online companies have lower overheads). We’d recommend choosing a mattress maker or retailer that offers free shipping and returns, and a risk-free trial of at least 100 nights. It can take up to three weeks to adjust to a new mattress, so don’t assume one isn’t right if you initially wake up feeling achy. If you still don’t like it after three weeks, contact the company. You’ll get a refund and they’ll collect the mattress. The good news is we’re starting to see Black Friday mattress deals starting to appear. You’ll find today’s lowest prices for our top picks below. The Saatva Classic is the flagship mattress from premium sleep brand Saatva, and we think it’s the best mattress you can buy. This luxury hybrid innerspring combines the superior support of traditional springs with the comfort and advanced features of the latest mattresses. It’s the best of both worlds: you get excellent pressure relief in all sleeping positions, while staying cool and well-supported at night. It’s competitively priced for a luxury hybrid too, starting from under $900 for a twin. The mattress comes in three different comfort levels (plush soft, luxury firm and firm) and two different heights (11.5 or 14.5 inches), so you can customize it to your preferences. Whichever version you choose, you’ll benefit from Saatva’s patented spinal zone technology. This has been approved by the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations, and makes the Saatva Classic a particularly good choice for anyone with a bad back or achy joints. It’s also a great option for hot sleepers. Our reviewers found it to be one of the most cooling mattresses they’ve tried, partially due to the breathable pillow top and dual layer of coils, which boost airflow. But also because you sleep on top of the Saatva Classic, rather than sinking into it, which gives you less skin contact than an all-foam mattress. Edge support is very good as well — you can sleep right up the sides without them sagging. This makes the Saatva Classic feel wider, which may be a bonus for some couples. Be aware that if you prefer the full ‘hug’ of memory foam while you sleep, you may find the Saatva Classic too buoyant — try the Nectar Memory Foam at number two instead. There’s a $99 return fee, too. Still, the Saatva Classic is great value for a luxury mattress: it uses high-quality materials, comes with free white glove delivery, and is extremely durable — so it should last longer than your average mattress. If you’re looking for hotel-quality luxury without the premium price tag, we think the Saatva Classic is the best mattress you can buy. For the latest savings, see our round-up of the best Saatva mattress sales. The Nectar Memory Foam is a mid-range, all-foam mattress and one of the best in our guide for anyone on a tight budget.
