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Strength: Our team takes turns testing the mattress and top to determine if it’s soft, firm or somewhere in between. Firmness level is an important factor in choosing the best mattress for you.

felt: We get hands-on with our mattresses; we pinch, squeeze and lay on the beds to feel the materials inside. Memory foam makes a mattress slow to respond and relieve pressure, while coils or latex foam bounce.

Strength: We usually analyze the construction to understand how durable the mattress is, because most of our beds don’t go through the kind of wear and tear during our testing period that happens during the eight years you sleep. this. Hybrid mattresses made of coils are stronger and more durable than foam beds.

Body type: Heavier individuals should opt for a hybrid mattress because these types of beds provide more support and stability, especially in the long run.

Sleeping position: We get really physical and turn around the mattresses, testing every sleeping position: side, back, stomach and combination.

Isolation in motion: If you are sleeping with a partner you will want to consider this feature. We tested motion isolation by placing a cup of water on the end of a bed and bouncing it to test how well it absorbed motion.

Edge support: We will analyze the materials of the mattress and physically put on each edge of the mattress to feel how well it will keep us firm.