The best mattresses and sleep gear, honestly

What we'd buy

The top pick from each roundup, with today's price. Buy from here, or read why it won first — both links go where they say they go.

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  Best Overall

  Nectar Classic Hybrid 12" Queen

  If you make me pick one bed for someone I've never met, it's this one — a coil core takes the biggest risk off the table.

  $817.47 · Buy on AmazonWhy this one — and who should skip it
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  Best on Amazon

  Nectar Classic 12" Queen

  The safest all-round pick on Amazon, and the trial period is the real reason to buy it.

  $699.00 · Buy on AmazonWhy this one — and who should skip it
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  Best for Side Sleepers

  Nectar Premier 13" Queen

  Thirteen inches of build is the point. Depth is what gives a shoulder somewhere to go, and almost nothing sold in a box has more of it.

  $999.00 · Buy on AmazonWhy this one — and who should skip it
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  Best for Back Pain

  DreamCloud Classic 12" Hybrid

  A coil core plus a year to change your mind. On a page where the honest answer is "it depends on your body", the trial is the feature.

  $799.00 · Buy on AmazonWhy this one — and who should skip it
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  Best for Heavy Sleepers

  BedStory 14" Firm Queen Hybrid

  Tall, firm, coil-based, and it comes with a year to change your mind — the combination I'd want if I were shopping this segment.

  $399.99 · Buy on AmazonWhy this one — and who should skip it
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  Best for Kids

  Avenco 6" Twin Innerspring Hybrid

  Coils under a light body barely compress, so this is the pick most likely to still be a mattress in five years.

  $78.29 · Buy on AmazonWhy this one — and who should skip it

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