Best Hotel Mattresses in 2024

Why we chose the Helix Midnight Luxe mattress: The Helix Luxe mattress does a good job of emulating hotel-style comfort at home. The brand has six different beds to choose from, which is honestly a little overwhelming. Luckily, Helix has an easy-to-use sleep quiz on its website, which matches you with the bed that’s right for you.
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I suspect that the majority of people who take the quiz will wind up with either the Moonlight or the Midnight mattress because they are more generally accommodating mattresses that are great for accommodating different sleeping positions. 

Regardless of the Luxe model you’re matched with, all of them come with a great pillow top. They add a zone support coil structure and you can even get it with a cooling cover, which is nice. There’s a ton to like about the Helix Luxe lineup of mattresses. 

The Helix Luxe mattress is a bit more expensive than your average bed in a box. I think you can expect that just by looking at them. You’re looking at about $1,780 for a queen size after factoring in discounts, but I think it’s still a solid value, considering the amazing quality and construction of the bed.

Why we chose the Saatva Classic mattress: The Saatva Classic is kind of similar to the WinkBed in that it has a decent pillow top as its primary comfort layer and it’s pretty supportive. The Saatva Classic has two separate layers of coils for extra support, so I think it’ll be a great option for people with back pain, heavy sleepers or anyone who wants those additional reinforcements.

You can also select your firmness level with the Saatva Classic. There’s a Plush Soft model, a Luxury Firm and Firm. The Luxury Firm is a nice pick for back, stomach sleepers and some combo sleepers. The Plush Soft is closer to a medium and good for side sleepers. The Firm model is a truly firm bed, and only recommended to strict back sleepers who want little to no give. You also have the option to buy it in a 14.5-inch profile or an 11.5-inch profile.

Like the WinkBed mattress, the Saatva Classic is a great deal for what you’re getting. A queen-size mattress will cost you about $1,780. Instead of showing up inside of a box, this mattress comes with complimentary white glove delivery.

Why we chose the Nolah Evolution 15 mattress: The Nolah Evolution 15 Mattress is another nice pillow top hybrid that’s supportive and luxurious. The mattress contains the unique proprietary Nolah Air Foam that you’ll only find in Nolah mattresses.

With the Nolah Air Foam, you get the cradling sensation of memory foam, but the foam is also responsive. That said, it has more of a memory foam feel compared to the other beds mentioned in our best hotel mattress review. It has a zoned-support coil structure like the Helix Lux does, and it also has three different firmness options you can pick from when you’re checking out.

The luxury firm model is their most popular, and that one’s actually closer to a medium, so it should work pretty well for everybody. The cover of the Nolah Evolution 15 hybrid is slightly cool to the touch. I wouldn’t necessarily put it in the active cooling category as our threshold for active cooling beds is high, but does a nice job at sleeping temperature neutral in most environments. 

After discounts, you’re looking at $1,600 for a queen-size Nolah Evolution Hybrid, which makes it a great value.

Why we chose the Nest Bedding Sparrow mattress: Not surprisingly, we have another luxurious pillow top hybrid on our roundup of best hotel mattresses. It’s the Nest Bedding Sparrow, and I slept on the original version of this mattress for a long time. If you unzip the pillow top, you’ll find a thick layer of what it calls eject foam. This foam has a nice balance between sink, comfort and support. It doesn’t feel much like a memory foam, and most people will find it comfortable. 

Like most in our best hotel mattress review, you can pick and choose your firmest level with the Nest Bedding Sparrow. I would recommend most people go with the medium model. It should work pretty well for all sleeping positions, but you also have the Plush option, as well as a Firm. 

One novel feature of the Sparrow Hybrid is the lifetime renewal exchange program the brand offers, where you can get a free pillow-top foam replacement at any point in owning the mattress. Price-wise, you’re looking at about $1,900 for a queen-size after applying a discount, which puts it in a similar pricing tier to the beds we’ve discussed so far.

Why we chose the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress: The Aurora Luxe from Brooklyn Bedding is the best cooling mattress that also feels like something you’d find inside a hotel. Most brands claim that their beds sleep cool, but most of the time that proves not to be true. The Aurora Luxe is an active cooling bed with a cool-to-the-touch cover. 

This bed doesn’t have that traditional pillowtop feel like the majority of the beds on this list. It has more of a soft neutral feel, which just means you’re not going to get that fluffy feeling that you would expect from a pillow top. That said, Brooklyn Bedding recently announced they’re adding a Cloud Pillowtop option for the Aurora Luxe, and we’ll be trying it out very soon. 

You have the option to choose your firmness level. Again, I would just recommend going with that medium model first. It works pretty well for everybody, but you also have a Plush model that’ll be softer, and a firmer option as well. 

After discounts on the base model, you’re looking at about $1,400, which makes it a nice value for this bed, and the most wallet-friendly bed in our best hotel mattress review.