Top 10 best Foam Mattresses 2022 Review And Buying Guide

The background: My wife and I bought our first king size bed in April 2005. Three years later the thing was already sagging down the middle. We lived with it for a year and then finally made a warranty claim. The company stripped the bed down to the springs and rebuilt a new mattress. It lasted 8 months before terrible again.So I read Consumer Reports and lo and behold, besides the fact that it states that mattresses are the number one inquired about review next to cars, they don’t actually rate any mattresses. I guess it is b/c the companies give each store their own model so it is impossible to compare. Consumer Reports did, however, give satisfaction survey numbers on the different manufacturers. It was amazing. All but one were 50% or lower (the question, I believe, was would you buy another mattress of this brand). Most were much lower than 50% (Serta was 35%). I mean WOW. It is disheartening to think that the vast majority of people are unhappy with their beds. And yes, this includes those Sleep Number, outrageously priced people (I can buy an inflatable queen mattress at Wal-Mart for $15. Why does putting a case around it make it worth $3,000?)Well, the ONE COMPANY that had higher than 50% was Tempur Pedic (around 60%, not great, but better than the rest). Problem is, even though I could afford it, there is no way I am paying $3,300 for a 12″ king size mattress. My first thought is, “China makes everything for 1/100th of the cost”, so I started Googling memory foam mattresses. To my pleasant surprise the good ol’ USA came through with Sleep Innovations.I read all, and I mean all the reviews. I initially thought the Amazon Vine reviews (which are a lot) were bogus, purposely placed customer reviews. I have since learned (from a negative comment) that just means the company gave a bunch of free beds to get Amazon Vine reviews. But even discounting the Vines’ reviews, you could see that nearly all people were happy with it. I was still concerned though because I read horror stories from customer reviews on another off-brand memory mattress at Amazon. Stuff like the corners not ever flattening out and the company saying it could only be returned in the original box (which is absolutely impossible – the thing is vacuum sealed in there).So I called the company. I am expecting terrible service and it was the complete opposite. I got someone right away. A very nice, non-outsourced woman said that the company had been in business for 12 years; yes I could return the mattress within the 20 year warranty and no I would not have to use the same box (which when I asked that question, she stated flatly, “that would be impossible”).The product: I took the dive and bought it. The real test is how it will feel in 5 years, but I can’t fast forward five years to give you a final verdict. And to that end, I figured I could get six of these for the price of a Tempur Pedic. But I can say that two weeks into it and I love this bed. A couple bullet points:1. No problem with the hotness issue you read about, but it is not summer. I figure worst case scenario, I will add an egg crate on top to have some separation from my body and the foam mattress if I have a heat issue. I should note that we had an 80 degree day recently and I had no heat issues that night.UPDATE: Have had 99 degree weather days and no problems (of course we use the A/C (keep it on 78), but I thought I should add that).2. Foam smell went away. Again, if it hadn’t, I would have bought an egg crate so my nose wasn’t right on it.3. It is a firm mattress. You would never believe it if you sat on the side but when your whole body is stretched out, it is firm. It is a good firm though. I always thought I was a soft mattress guy, but after sleeping 4 years on a pillow top and a bad back to show it, I am making the switch. I figured if I needed it softer, I could buy an egg crate (see a pattern here?).4. DO NOT TAKE OFF THE WHITE COTTON COVER. This is apparently the equivalent of the do not remove for penalty of jail tag. If you read the brochure that comes with the mattress it tells you that the warranty is void if you do that. So put some other cover over that if you must.5. My wife has a memory foam pillow and it contours big time to your head and if you move your head, it is like you are squishing down Mount Everest again. This mattress is not like that. Very mild contouring which I think is a real plus.6. As other reviews say, it is heavy as Hades. I got it upstairs with me pushing it up with my back and my wife getting it over each stair hump. I would NOT recommend this if you have a bad back, etc. Get a couple guys to do it.Anyway it is late, I am tired, and I have a fantastic bed to go sleep in.UPDATE: Unfortunately, we have had numerous 100+ degree weather days here in Georgia. Fortunately, however, I have not had any problems with feeling hot because of the bed.UPDATE: Year later, no sagging, still very happy.UPDATE: Two years later, no sagging, still very happy.UPDATE: Three years later, no sagging, still very happy.UPDATE: Well after four years, we noticed the memory foam top 2.5 inches was much softer than when we bought it. I guess it is to be expected, but we want a very firm mattress. Best option is flipping over and putting your own new memory foam topper on. That will make this a 14″ tall mattress, which makes me think maybe it would have been better to start with the 10″ model.So I pulled the warranty card and got a new mattress. But I hesitate in saying anyone could do the same. According to the website, you have to have a 1.5″ permanent indention to meet warranty requirements (by way of contrast, the exorbitantly priced TempurPedic only requires a .75″ permanent indention). I mentioned to the customer service rep that I have loved the bed and in fact authored this review. I cannot say whether that made a difference which is why I hesitate in saying anyone could do the same.Note, however, that the couple I gave my 4 y/o bed to LOVES the bed and has no problem with it. As I said, I think it would be perfectly fine for anyone who does not want a firm top.UPDATE 5/17/18: Still love it!

***2 Year Update 4/21/19***Sorry I missed the update! Six months wasn’t enough time to give this bed a proper review. The big question you probably have is would you buy it again? Yes.This has been our nighty sleeper since purchased. We rotated the bed every three months. The wife has been very very happy with the bed as a back sleeper. She praises the deep, relaxing sleep almost every day. Around the 6 month mark, as a side sleeper, I started to have deep pressure points on my hips. I would move around a little and be fine, but I could feel the residual pain later in the day. That’s where I’m at. Meh.I’ve finally gotten to the point where I’m looking at another mattress in the next year. Wifey doesn’t know this yet because she’s super happy with the bed. I am too, but I want a better sleep. I miss the deep sleep I had the first few months.These beds are perfect for growing kids or a guest bedroom. That’s why I say I would purchase another, because I will for that application.****I wanted to make sure I put some thought into this review as I was once just like you. I was on the fence about buying a bedfrom Amazon. If your reading this, good job trying to educate yourself on this purchase! There are THOUSANDS of positivereviews on this bed and as of 5/19/17 mine is one of them. I set a Google calander reminder to update this review 6 monthsfrom today.The wife and I purchased the Zinus 14″ metal platform (no headboard) instead of using our old boxspring. We wanted to havethe extra bed available in case we had over night guests. The bed frame was easy enough to put together, I’m pretty sure itsonly 20 wing nuts and bolts. I took the additional step of brushing thread sealant on the bolts to reduce the possiblity of*squeeks* and vibration as other reviewers have suggested.Unboxing the mattress was pretty straight forward. I watched a few Youtube videos and I suggest you do the same. Carefullycut the tape on the cardboard box and dump out the big heavy white bag. The mattress itself is inside the white plastic bagthat you rip open once you have the bag on the frame. Repeat. Open once you have the bag on the frame. DO NOT CUT THE WHITEBAG, RIP IT ALONG THE SEAM! Align the mattress on the frame and remove the clear plastic bag. Once the bed is completelyremoved from the packaging, measure the mattress thickness, do another alignment, pull the corners up toward you if they arefolded under and start the clock.I purchased the bed set in early April and the temperature wasn’t exactly warm. As other reviewers have done, I brought in asmall space heater to warm up the room. This seemed to help expand the foam faster and uniformly. After 2 hours the mattresswas about 8 inches and I went to work leaving this project until later in the evening. Upon returning home, I found the bedhad expanded to 11 1/2 inches! I was very tempted to sleep on the bed that night but my wife reminded me that I shouldn’truin our new bed….a total of 36 hours have gone by…The wife has agreed that the bed is now ready to sleep on! I measured the thickness of the bed in 4 different locations allof which were over 12 inches. I’d say our bed has expanded to 12 1/4 inches! There didn’t seem to be any visible dips orlumps in the mattress.I’m 6’4″ 235lbs side sleeper, wifey is 5’9″ 130lbs back sleeper and both found the bed to be very comfortable. I did not findthe bed to be “marshmallow” soft, but more on the medium soft/firm level. Is this a complaint? Nope. If you’ve never slept ona memory foam mattress there is a bit of getting used to. It’s not bad, the bed just doesn’t react like a tradtionalboxspring would. I was shocked at how well my wife and I both slept that night. Yes, there are a few days to acclimateyourself to this bed so don’t jump into it expecting the magic floating marshmallow unicorn will usher you off to the deepestsleep you ever had on the first rainbow star lit night of spring. Did I sleep incredibly well the first few nights? Youfriggen bet Mr. Lahey!Regarding heat… I read where others had to change how they layered the bed sheets/comforter and will agree with that. Whilethis bed is not HOT it is warm so you may have to rethink having 6 layers of bed sheets. I sleep hot, but once I rethought mybedding heat was no longer an issue.For people wondering how this bed handles adult fun play time I wouldn’t worry. The wife and I made sure to diligently testthis aspect of mattress performance and are happy to report… neither of us really noticed a difference. Our only realcomplaint was more with the bed frame than the mattress. There are no grooves/slots/tabs to secure the mattress to the frameor vice versa. Hence, the bed can move if your really really into adult fun play time.I can say after a solid month of sleeping on this bed that it’s amazing. I wake up rested, no hip pain, and groggy from themass amount of REM sleep I just experienced. Only time will tell how this mattress holds up. Right now, it fit the bill andour budget. I will update everyone in 6 months.

This mattress has to be as good as any $2,500 to $3,000 one I tried but at a substantial reduction in price. It is firm enough but not too soft. Just right for me. I’m about 190 pounds and generally sleep in lots of positions. I bought this after refusing to pay the exorbitant amounts others were asking. I only gave a deduction because it came in a very banged up package and didn’t have instructions for opening the plastic wrap and without a cutting tool that I knew should be in the package. But otherwise I am lucky to sleep on such a dream mattress. Queen size.

** Initial review: 4 stars ** (see updates below)I got this mattress in 10″ queen in gray. I’ve had many memory-foam mattresses/“bed in a box” kits over the years. What appealed to me about this one was the price and that it’s fiberglass-free.UNPACKING ITHubby and I opened the mattress at 4:00 pm and closely inspected it — no mold or dirt. Whew. Looked totally clean. I have allergies and am a STICKLER about clean mattresses. Had I seen a smudge of anything remotely suspect, I would have immediately returned it. I was horrified by the stories from other reviewers about finding mold (and then being told by the company that it was “just dirt” — equally unacceptable!), and honestly I was expecting the worst. Fortunately, to my great relief, the mattress was 100% clean. And believe me, I inspected every inch of the thing.As part of my inspection, I checked the stitching all the way around. I saw no open seams or loose threads. The zippers ran smoothly.There was no smell at all once we got it out of the packaging. Memory foam mattresses have a very recognizable odor (if you’ve had one, you know!) and usually off-gas for a few days. This one had a faint odor ONLY during the five minutes we were removing the plastic packaging. (And honestly, a lot of products do that if they’ve been cooped up in plastic wrap for a time.) It went away immediately.FIBERGLASS DOUBLE-CHECKI unzipped the cover a few inches — gingerly at first — to confirm that the mattress is indeed fiberglass-free, as advertised. Thank heavens! The slabs of foam are held together by a knit “sock” that clearly does not contain fiberglass because it is matte and has no shiny bits, nor did it shed any fibers. It appears to be a cotton-poly blend. See my attached photo.This means the cover is washable! (To be clear, I’m talking about the *zippered cover*, not the inner sock.) Although I don’t personally need to wash the cover — because I use an allergen-proof mattress encasement — I can see how at least having the option to wash it could be useful.HEIGHTWe set the mattress on the bed frame, and two hours later, it had plumped up to 8″.Twenty-four hours later, it had only plumped up to 9″, and one of the corners by the footboard was still quite crumpled in appearance.At this point now (a week into it, at the time I’m writing this review), I’m not sure it will ever fully inflate to the stated 10″. Not a huge deal, though, as I only ordered this mattress as an emergency stopgap until we can buy a nicer one locally.FIRMNESSEveryone’s perception will be different, but on a scale of 1-10 — where 1=plush (squishmallow) and 10=firm (plank of wood) — this mattress feels to me like an 8. It’s quite firm. I honestly wasn’t expecting this. All of my memory foam mattresses over the years have been a ~5 (fairly cushy), so I assumed this one would be too.Despite my reservations about its firmness, I have slept VERY well on this mattress over the past week. No pain, zero complaints. I don’t normally go for firm mattresses, but I may be a convert now. LOL.FINAL THOUGHTSOverall this is an excellent mattress if you have a smaller budget and want to avoid the dreaded fiberglass sock. Despite its minor drawbacks, for the price, it’s a perfectly acceptable mattress.** UPDATE, four days later **The crumpled corner has corrected itself, but the mattress is still only 9″ tall.** UPDATE, two weeks later: Rating increased to 5 stars **I changed the bed linens today and, for craps & cackles, measured the height of the mattress again. It’s at 10″ now. I was shocked that it actually got there. I’m still loving the firmness and have been waking up blessedly pain-free. I’ve increased my rating to five stars.** UPDATE, three months later, January 2023 **I am IN LOVE with this mattress. I don’t think I’ll bother buying a different one locally, as this “stopgap” mattress has exceeded all my expectations.I noticed the manufacturer is now, at the time of this update, offering more variations of this mattress than were available when I bought it. There are now “firm” options.Although I can’t say for sure, my best guess is that the mattress I received is the “firm” variety, and they are selling a new, softer mattress slotted into the plain “8/10/12-inch” categories.Why do I think this?Because I cannot imagine how a memory foam mattress could possibly be firmer than mine without either (1) defying the laws of physics, or (2) being a slab of literal stone.If we end up ordering a new mattress for the guest room, you can bet we’ll buy this one again, and I’ll report back and either confirm or refute my theory about the new “firm” variety.In the meantime, may you have restful and pain-free sleep.

I am active and exercise most days of the week. The GhostBed has delivered a very comfortable and pain free sleep. My last bed was a Sleep Number bed with personal settings at a cost of 10K. This GhostBed is as comfortable as my Sleep Number bed at less than 10% of the cost.

This mattress turned out to be pretty nice. I ordered this for a toddler and its exceptional for a child. Maybe not perfect for an adult but I would sleep on it no problem. When I opened it up ( I have ordered several beds in a box) I was sceptical. It took longer to expand than others I have experienced but it still only took a couple of hours to fully expand. It definitely doesn’t take the 24-72 hours recommended. The biggest issue I have with this mattress is the smell. I have read about mattresses having this chemical smell but this is the first time I have actually experienced it. And I thought people were being dramatic. But it’s actually incredibly strong and I could even taste it. That’s the reason I gave this mattress 4 stars instead of 5. For the price this is a great mattress. Especially if you’re looking for a high quality children’s bed. But definitely let it air out somewhere with good ventilation.

I should of have never bought this mattress. I wish I could return it. We just figure out it was the mattress that the back pain coming from. Now I have to buy a new one and can’t afford a firm Mattress right now. Buyer be ware.

Let’s get the obvious out of the way. This is in know way going to be as good as a traditional mattress. It’s just not possible. That being said, for the price and the convenience, it’s pretty darn good. I bought this mattress at a really rough time in my life. I’d lost my real bed due to a flood and couldn’t afford a new one. Additionally, I simply didn’t have the time or energy to lug a new mattress and box spring up three flights of stairs into my apartment. For someone in that situation, this mattress was a godsend. Mushy stuff out of the way, there are obviously some drawbacks. For one, the memory foam is incredibly firm. If you’re used to super soft mattresses, it can take some getting used to. Additionally, you will almost certainly need a raised bed platform because the mattress is only maybe 8 inches thick. If you can live with those two drawbacks and are looking for a cheap mattress that you can easily get inside and get set up, this is a great option.

The last bed I bought from this manufacturer lasted 5 years and was just over 300. For my size I went with this version which is 2 inches thicker and I believe it will do as well if not better. I knew it was time to replace the last one because I was starting to feel the metal bars of my platform. Which was starting to cause me back pain. And within 2 nights of sleeping on this one the back pain was gone. Considering a $2000 mattress is still only supposed to last 10 years I am perfectly content with a $300 mattress lasting 5. I love this brand and recommend it to everyone.

I needed an inexpensive mattress asap because my child ruined his old mattress. Quick ship! Only at 8 inches this is a great size for a child or someone who doesn’t weigh more than 200lbs. I want to sleep in his bed now because its so comfortable!.It has a gel leve to keep you cool and more comfy. If you don’t like firm you might not care for it, but with memory foam it conforms to your body and helps align your spine and helps with back pain, so I think it’s great for anyone. But if you like a super soft mattress this may not be for you.The nice thing about memory foam mattresses is the shipping is cheaper and more simple. They suck all the air out to fit in a fairly small package for a mattress. Just opened it and at 6 hours its twice the size, its not quite to full size. This size will be at full depth in 24 to 48 hours. Thicker mattress can take up to 3 days. Hope this helps. If you’ve always done spring mattresses, you’re in for a treat. If you don’t want this one still go with memory foam because you can still get the firmness level you want me. It’s sooo much better and cheaper, especially for people with back pain. This mattress does not disappoint!