Guide to Wellness – July 2019

6 Picks for Sweet Dreams

Confused about where to begin your mattress search? CR’s experts share

highlights of a half-dozen high-scoring mattresses that will satisfy a wide array

of sleep preferences and budgets. Prices listed are for queen-size.

$Casper

The Casper (Foam)

$995

85

$Denver Mattress

Doctor’s Choice Plush

(Innerspring) $580

76

!Tuft & Needle

Mint (Foam)

$895

78

!Charles P. Rogers

St. Regis Pillowtop

(Innerspring) $1,160

75

!Sleep Innovations

Marley (Foam)

$430

77

$Sleep on Latex

Pure Green Firm (Foam)

$795

81

Impressive all-around

performance earns Casper’s

namesake mattress the top

spot in our foam ratings,

and its combination of

stellar test results and a

moderate price make it

a CR Best Buy. Its stability

is better than average,

meaning you won’t be

rocked and rolled by your

bedmate’s movements, and

it offers ample support for

a wide range of body types

and sleep styles.

SOFT, SUPPORTIVE,

AND GREAT FOR COUPLES

A NATURAL CHOICE

FOR BACK SLEEPERS

A BARGAIN INNERSPRING

BUILT TO LAST

ALL-AROUND

FOAM FAVORITE

FOR THOSE WHO

LIKE TO SLEEP TOASTY

RIVALS THE BEST—AT LESS

THAN HALF THE PRICE

The Denver Mattress retains

its position as a CR Best Buy.

The innerspring earns a Very

Good rating for support for

side and back sleepers of all

sizes. Despite its low price,

this model is built to last: It

earns an Excellent rating

in our durability test, which

simulates eight years of

use. It’s not as stable as some

of the competition and is

not very firm, with a firmness

rating of 3 out of 10 (with 10

being the firmest).

On the softer side, with a

firmness rating of 4 out of

10, the Tuft & Needle Mint

mattress rates a Very Good

in support for all body sizes

(petite, average, and large/

tall), whether you prefer to

sleep on your side or on your

back. It also earns a rating

of Excellent for stabilization,

which means it’s great

for couples because one

sleeper’s restless movements

won’t be easily felt by

the other sleeper.

If you tend to pile on

the blankets, this

innerspring is for you:

Our tests found that it

retains a fair amount

of body heat. The St.

Regis Pillowtop offers

Very Good or Excellent

support for petite

side sleepers and all

back sleepers, though it

doesn’t perform as well

for average or large/tall

side sleepers, earning

a middling Good rating

in those tests.

This bargain doesn’t

require much compromise:

For less than half the

price of the No. 1-rated

foam Casper above,

this mattress boasts

similar scores in our

tests for back-sleeper

support, durability, and

stabilization. It doesn’t

compare as favorably

in support for large/tall

side sleepers, though.

In that test, the Sleep

Innovations Marley earns

just a Good rating.

A solid performer in our

tests, the Pure Green

is made of all-natural

latex foam. It’s extremely

durable, maintaining

its shape after eight

years of simulated use in

our durability tests. No

matter your build, it offers

Excellent support for back

sleepers and Very Good

support for side sleepers.

This mattress is on the

firmer side of our ratings,

scoring a 7 out of 10 on

our firmness scale.

TIP

In between

cleanings, use a

fitted mattress pad

placed underneath

the bottom sheet

to absorb moisture

and reduce the

chances of staining.

(Be sure to launder

it occasionally.)

If you’re worried

about dust-mite

allergies, you can

use a dustproof

or allergen-

impermeable cover

to protect

against these

creepy-crawlies.

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CR BEST BUY

Cover It Up
Using a fitted mattress
pad can help to keep
your mattress fresher
between cleanings.

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