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The late-spring timing of Memorial Day has given rise to the Day of Remembrance also being a seasonal signifier of sorts. Although the official first day of summer is weeks away, we ready our wetsuits and whites in anticipation of pool days and resort-wear fashion. Typically you’d think Black Friday or Cyber Monday is the best time to buy a new bed, but Memorial Day is also the perfect occasion to buy a new mattress. It’s a time when most mattress companies not only offer steep price cuts on their wares, but throw in free pillows, a sheet set, and other sleep accessories to feather your nest with.
We’d hate for you to sleep on the best mattress deals, so with the help of Mattress Advisor, we rounded up 14 of the best Memorial Day mattress sales. These are our picks, and the sleepers our review team thought each bed would be ideal for:
Best Memorial Day Mattress Sales
- Best Mattress for Side Sleepers – Helix Midnight (20 percent off, plus two free Dream Pillows)
- Best Luxury Mattress – Nolah Evolution (up to $700 off beds, and two free pillows)
- Most Comfortable Mattress – DreamCloud Premier ($200 off and complimentary bedding bundle)
- Best Value Mattress – Nectar Original ($100 discount, plus $499 in accessories)
- Best Adjustable Mattress – Saatva Solaire (up to $450 off mattresses)
- Best Latex Mattress – WinkBeds EcoCloud ($300 off beds)
- Best Hybrid Mattress – Bear Mattress Elite Hybrid (30% off entire site, and free accessories)
- Best Mattress for Back Pain – Leesa Legend ($500 off and bedding accessories included)
- Best Extra-Firm Mattress – Brooklyn Bedding Plank (25 percent off sitewide)
- Best Mattress for Couples – Casper Wave Hybrid (save up to $700 on beds)
- Best Memory Foam Mattress – Puffy Original (up to $750 off beds, and bedding bundle included)
- Best Flippable Mattress – Layla Hybrid ($200 off beds with free bedding accessories)
- Best Hypoallergenic Mattress – Awara Original ($300 off beds and complimentary bedding bundle)
Best Mattress for Side Sleepers: Helix Midnight
- Material: Hybrid
- Firmness: Medium (5.5/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.5/5
- Delivery: 3-7 business days
- Warranty: 15-year warranty, limited
Side sleepers, and in particular those with hips and shoulders highly reactive to pressure, need adequate cushioning when lying down laterally. Because Helix Midnight was designed to fit side sleepers, careful attention to detail was paid to create top memory foam comfort layers that cradle side sleepers without letting their spines slump. And because the hybrid mattress’s foam and coil construction lends support and durability, you’ll be snagging a mattress that should last many Memorial Day weekends to come. Helix is knocking up to $400 off a new mattress to celebrate the holiday, bringing the price of a queen-size to $1,049. And speaking of 9s, the Helix scored 9 out of 10 in three key sleep lab categories: Edge support, spine alignment, and motion transfer. Plus, the mattress sale includes two complimentary plush pillows.
Best Luxury Mattress: Nolah Evolution
- Material: Hybrid
- Firmness: Plush (4.5/10), luxury-firm (6.5/10), firm (8/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.9/5
- Delivery: 2-8 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
At a sizable 15-inches tall, the Nolah Evolution is a luxury hybrid mattress that boasts some of the most advanced cooling technology you can find in a modern mattress. Among other features that add to the mattress’s regal feel, the mattress uses a heat-dissipating graphite-infused foam, a quilted, plush pillow top layer, and bouncy, highly resilient foam. Gussets on the side, or fabric flaps, also help prevent heat from becoming trapped. You can get up to $700 off for Memorial Day, and two free pillows to boot at checkout.
Most Comfortable Mattress: DreamCloud Premier
- Material: Hybrid (foam and coils)
- Firmness: Medium-firm (6.5/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.6/5
- Delivery: Within 18-21 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
Comfort is king when it comes to mattresses, and testers can’t gush enough about how comfortable DreamCloud Premier is, helping the mattress earn the coveted title of Most Comfortable. Reflecting its quality hybrid-foam construction, DreamCloud Premier scored 9s out of 10 in the testing lab for pressure relief, responsiveness, and motion transfer. The bed’s cashmere blend Euro top, meaning the layer is quilted into the mattress seamlessly, is another standout that testers loved. For its big Memorial Day weekend sale, you can get the mattress at a $200 discount, with accessories thrown in — a mattress protector, sheet set, and pillows.
Best Value Mattress: Nectar Original
- Material: Gel memory foam
- Firmness: Medium-firm (6/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.8/5
- Delivery: 2-5 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
The Nectar has a reputation for value that precedes the mattress and for good reason. You get affordability, comfort, and quality with the Nectar, all backed by one of the best guarantees in the biz — a year-long sleep trial, and a lifetime warranty. Adding to The Nectar’s value, the memory foam mattress has excellent edge support (a 9 out of 10 rating from Mattress Advisor testers), meaning a queen-size should be more than enough square footage versus a pricier king-size mattress. Testers also gave high scores in pressure relief and motion transfer, making the bed excellent for those who want to sleep undisturbed next to their partner or pets. This Memorial Day, you can take another $100 off an already-affordable new mattress, and bask in free accessories — one of the best mattress deals we could find.
Best Adjustable Mattress: Saatva Solaire
- Material: Adjustable airbed
- Firmness: 50 customizable levels
- Customer Rating: 5/5
- Delivery: 9-21 days, free white glove delivery
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
Mattress Advisor has endorsed many Saatva models, from its hypoallergenic Zenhaven to the Saatva Classic, which is available in custom firmness options. But for the ultimate tailored mattress experience that works with an adjustable base, no other Saatva model can compare to the Solaire. And while the luxury mattress is classified as an “airbed,” don’t let that fool you into thinking sleeping on the Solaire adjustable bed is anything like sleeping on an air mattress. Instead, you have an air chamber layer that is leak-proof, encased in vulcanized rubber, and can be inflated or deflated to cycle among 50 firmness levels. The air layer is flanked by memory foam, latex, and polyfoam to add a luxe feel to your adjustable bed. You can take up to $450 off mattresses under the Solaire line, which runs from twin XL to California king, as part of the Memorial Day weekend sale.
Best Latex Mattress: WinkBeds EcoCloud
- Material: Latex and memory foam
- Firmness: Medium-firm (6.5/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.5/5
- Delivery: 7-10 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime
If your mattress lacks bounce, the last thing you want to do is rebound with another subpar bed. An excellent, eco-friendly solution for those who like a responsive mattress are latex builds like the WinkBeds EcoCloud. One group of sleepers in particular who might take a closer peep at Winkbeds EcoCloud are combination sleepers. Testers said the bed’s hypoallergenic latex foams, in conjunction with a coil support base, provided give-and-take without ever letting them feel unsupported when they switched positions.
Best Hybrid Mattress: Bear Mattress Elite Hybrid
- Material: Hybrid (foam and coils)
- Firmness: Luxury-plush (5.5/10), luxury-firm (6.5/10), extra-firm (7.5/10)
- Customer Rating: 5/5
- Delivery: Ships free within 7-10 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty, limited
Forty pounds heavier than the Bear Original, and similar to other hybrids, the 110-pound Elite Hybrid is a true bear of a mattress. And like other hybrid mattresses, testers singled out that sturdiness with a near-perfect 9.5 out of 10 score for durability. One of many mattress features unique to the Bear Hybrid Elite is its availability in varying firmnesses. You can order a soft, medium-firm, or extra firm model of the mattress. The Elite Hybrid has a zoned support foam layer, meaning you get better, firmer support under your lumbar. Hot sleepers will benefit from the bed’s breathable coils and a copper-infused memory foam layer that adds to the heat dissipation.
Best Mattress for Back Pain: Leesa Legend
- Material: Hybrid
- Firmness: Medium-firm (6/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.6/5
- Delivery: Ships free within 2 weeks
- Warranty: 10-year warranty
To prevent and alleviate back pain, a well-aligned spine is essential. The hybrid Leesa Legend, with its two layers of zoned innerspring—pocketed coils and pocketed micro-coils—helps keep your spine comfy in its natural S-shaped curve. Testers gave the bed a 9 out of 10 for spinal alignment. Edge support (9/10) is also robust, thanks to the durable design. And indicative of a well-rounded mattress, Leesa also nabbed sound scores in responsiveness, motion transfer, pressure relief, and cooling. Take $500 off the Leesa Legend for Memorial Day while stocking up on sleep accessories, which are included with your new mattress purchase.
Best Extra-Firm Mattress: Brooklyn Bedding Plank
- Material: Polyfoam
- Firmness: Firm (7/10) and extra-firm (9/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.8/5
- Delivery: 3-4 business days
- Warranty: 100-year warranty
The flippable Brooklyn Bedding Plank proves two sides worthy of a firm mattress enthusiast, with a firm and extra-firm side. Despite the study support, Plank doles out solid pressure relief (rated 9 out of 10 by testers), and also earned respectable scores for spine alignment and responsiveness. Hot sleepers can affix a cooling pane made with phase-change, thermoregulating material to each side of the Plank for an extra fee — a worthy add-on if you like a cool-to-the-touch feeling on your mattress surface. Plus, you can cancel out the cost of the cooling panel this Memorial Day by taking 30% off mattresses sitewide.
Best Mattress for Couples: Casper Wave Hybrid
- Material: Hybrid (foam and coils)
- Firmness: Medium (5/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.6/5
- Delivery: Ships free within 2-7 business days
- Warranty: 10-year warranty, limited
When couples are on different sleep schedules, it can be a struggle to slip in or out of bed without interrupting their shut-eye. That’s one mark where the Casper Wave Hybrid mattress excels for couples’ comfort. Testers give the hybrid mattress 9 out of 10 for its ability to absorb motion on the bed’s surface. Likewise, if your partner tends to encroach upon “your side” of the mattress, you’ll also want a mattress with solid cooling and structural integrity. Testers gave Casper solid marks for cooling (9/10) and edge support (8.75/10). And although the Wave Hybrid mattress is one of the pricer mattresses on the market, you can save up to $700 off its retail price for Memorial Day.
Best Memory Foam Mattress: Puffy Original
- Material: Memory foam
- Firmness: Medium-firm (7/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.6/5
- Delivery: Ships free within 2-5 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
Memory foam mattresses are a popular choice for side sleepers, as the material offers an elegant canvas for cradling the hips and shoulders. What Mattress Advisor especially loved about the all-foam Puffy mattress was its affordability, and proprietary cooling tech — memory foam mattresses and Tempur-pedic mattresses typically sleep warmer, but the Puffy offers a cool sleeping solution. Mattress Advisor awarded it an 8 out of 10 in the cooling category.
For couples who sleep together, the Puffy offers a great fit, thanks to the happy medium of its medium-firmness, and near-perfect motion transfer score (9.25/10). You also get the assurance of a lifetime warranty when you make a Puffy mattress purchase. The mattress will run you well under its normal retail price with $750 off for Memorial Day, and you’ll also get gratis accessories including pillows, a mattress protector, and a sheet set.
Best Flippable Mattress: Layla Hybrid
- Material: Hybrid (foam and coils)
- Firmness: Medium-soft (4.5/10) and medium-firm (7/10)
- Customer Rating: 5/5
- Delivery: Ships free within 4-8 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
The Layla Hybrid is a rare hybrid mattress type to earn the best flippable accolade. Why? Because while most flippable beds are all foam (like the original Layla), Layla also makes a flippable bed with an innerspring mattress coil layer. The Layla hybrid mattress has medium-soft and medium-firm sides, offering an excellent way to accommodate your changing sleep preferences or the whims of guests.
Lightweight stomach sleepers can gently contour into the soft side without feeling stuck, while heavier stomach sleepers can get the support they need on the firm side without sinking too deep into the mattress. Sleepers with back pain will especially cherish that testers said both sides of Layla kept their spines in alignment (rated 9 out of 10 by testers). Take $200 off the uniquely flexible hybrid mattress for Memorial Day, and enjoy two of Layla’s luxe memory foam pillows, included for free upon checkout.
Best Hypoallergenic Mattress: Awara Original
- Material: Hybrid (latex and coils)
- Firmness: Medium-firm (7/10)
- Customer Rating: 4.8/5
- Delivery: 3-5 business days
- Warranty: Lifetime warranty
Comfort is far from the only consideration when it comes to finding a mattress that meets your unique physical needs. If your priority is a hypoallergenic mattress free of materials prone to cause reaction or irritation, Awara is an excellent choice. Starting from the top, materials are organic and breathable. A wool cover sustainably sourced in New Zealand starts the all-natural experience, followed by a high-density layer of latex, aerated to promote airflow. A hybrid bed, Awara’s main support is lent by individually wrapped coils, meaning they spring independent of each other. Awara is knocking up to $300 off mattresses for the holiday, and throwing in sleep accessories (a set of cotton sheets, pillows, and a mattress protector) free of charge.
