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Best full-size mattress for side sleepers
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Cocoon by Sealy Chill Memory Foam Mattress
Best full-size mattress for hot sleepers
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Amerisleep AS2 Hybrid
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The best full mattresses will offer a balance between comfort and proper support, regardless of whether you find yourself needing something a bit more soft or firm. Choosing the best full mattress for you can seem like a daunting task. You’ll want to consider things like mattress construction, mattress type, pressure relief, motion isolation and your personal preferences.
Are you looking for a foam mattress, an innerspring mattress or a hybrid mattress (innerspring with a foam layer)? Do you sleep on your back or are you primarily a stomach sleeper? Do you prefer a soft mattress, a firm mattress or a medium-firm one? It’s a lot to wade through. To help make things easier, CNET has spent years testing the best mattresses on the market. I’ve rounded up seven of my recommendations for the top full-size mattresses below.
What is the best full mattress?
The Layla Hybrid mattress is our top pick for the best full mattress overall due to its impressive features. Including its soft cover, the mattress is made of several layers of copper-infused gel memory foam, support foam and individually wrapped coils. The copper-gel memory foam helps to keep sleepers cool at night and the coils keep the motion transfer to a minimum. The most impressive feature is that the Layla Hybrid is flippable; one side is soft and the other is firm.
Video: Best full mattresses for 2023
Watch CNET video producer Owen Poole review the best full size mattresses for 2023.
Best full mattresses of 2023
Mattress price scale:
$ = Budget: $799 and below
$$ = Average: $800 to $1,699
$$$ = Premium: $1,700 and up
These reflect MSRP or list prices. Sales might make a mattress less expensive, but are always changing.
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~ Great for all body and sleeper types
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Type Flippable hybrid mattressFirmness Firm: 5 or medium | Soft: 3 or medium-softTrial 120 nightsWarranty 10-year limited warranty Price $$
Like
- Flippable with a soft and a firm side
- Great for all body and sleeper types
- Made of gel memory foam and pocketed coils
Don’t like
- A little expensive for budget shoppers
- Combination sleepers might find the bed to have a little resistance
The Layla Hybrid really has it all. This mattress is constructed of several layers, including a gel memory foam, airflow support form and individually wrapped pocketed coils that add extra support and just enough bounce. The mattress felt soft and comfortable, but also supportive like it was contouring my body in all the right places without sinking too much. This hybrid mattress also had very little (if any) motion transfer. I wasn’t disturbed or jolted awake when my partner tossed and turned.
The middle layer of the Layla Hybrid is made from copper-infused memory foam, which is designed to absorb and disperse heat so you stay cool while you sleep. The copper is also antimicrobial, so it fights off bacteria and other icky things that can build up in the mattress over time. One of the biggest things that sets the Layla Hybrid apart is the fact that it’s a flippable full-size mattress. Not only that, one side of the mattress is soft and the other side is firm, so you can test out both sides of mattress firmness to find out which one is right for you.
Read our Layla Hybrid review.
Layla Hybrid
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~ An affordable budget option
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Type Cooling memory foam mattressFirmness Medium to medium-firm or 6Trial 100 nightsWarranty 10-year warranty Price $$
Like
- Cooling mattress for hot sleepers
- An affordable budget option
- Made with three layers of memory foam and a cooling cover
Don’t like
- Not supportive enough for heavier people
- May be too cold for some sleepers
The Cocoon by Sealy Chill Memory Foam mattress is the perfect marriage of softness and the right amount of mattress firmness support. While having some firmness level is important, you also want it to have enough give to contour your body and alleviate pressure, which is exactly what The Cocoon offers. If your mattress firmness level is too soft, it can lead to back pain and many restless nights.
This mattress type is made with a specialized memory foam called Perfect Fit memory foam, which is designed to adapt to your body almost immediately. Underneath the Perfect Fit layer lies another layer of responsive comfort foam that prevents your body from sagging into the mattress and adds some extra cushioning. Not only did the Chill Memory Foam mattress immediately feel comfortable, but it also provided excellent pressure relief so I felt like it took the weight of the day off my body. It also has a stretch-knit cover designed to pull heat away from your body so you don’t sleep too hot. Even with a down comforter, I stayed cozy and comfortable.
Cocoon by Sealy Chill
35% off + free pillows and sheets applied in cart
Pricing based on Queen model
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Type Poly foam hybrid mattressFirmness 5 or mediumTrial 100 nightsWarranty 15-year limited warranty Price $$$
Like
- Comfortable for all sleeping positions
- Great for those looking for a luxury mattress
- Made with a premium pillow top
Don’t like
- May be too soft for heavier back and stomach sleepers
- Expensive
The Helix Midnight Luxe is an excellent mattress for when you’re not really sure what you want, or which type of mattress is best for you. When it comes to firmness, this mattress is rated a 4 to 7 out of 10, which means that its firmness level is roughly equal parts soft and firm and may work well for most sleepers.
A true hybrid mattress, the Helix Midnight Luxe is made from a combination of high-density memory foam, gel visco and pocketed coils. This combination provided excellent lumbar support and relief from the aches and pains that I had been dealing with from other mattresses. It was equally comfortable whether I was sleeping on my side or back — something that can be difficult to find. I also found The Helix Midnight Luxe to be plushier than other bed-in-a-box type mattresses. It has a breathable premium quilted top that provides an additional comfort layer of cushioning that feels more reminiscent of a traditional mattress but without any motion transfer. Read more in our full Helix mattress review.
Helix Midnight Luxe
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~ Impressive pressure relief and support
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