
To make sure we've found only the best mattresses on the market right now, our in-house writers and editors tested out these mattresses by sleeping on them in their own homes for at least a month.

Best bed-in-a-box mattress: Simba Hybrid, from £449.Best pocket sprung mattress: Dusk Superior 2000, from £349.Best soft mattress: Brook + Wilde Elite, Soft, from £999.Best Simba mattress: Simba Hybrid Luxe, from £899.Best mattress for temperature regulation: Brook + Wilde Ultima, from £1,999.Best memory foam mattress: Emma Original Mattress, from £249.Best overall mattress: Simba Hybrid Pro, from £689.And our quick-fire guide to the best mattresses to buy now…. And for less than £500, it's one of the best on the market. The Emma Original Mattress incorporates three layers of pressure-relieving memory foam, all of which are designed to create a breathable, comfortable and supportive sleeping environment. You can find our in-depth reviews of the 13 best mattresses around below, but if you want a quick-fire pick of our top recommendations we've included our three favourites here, and a guide to the best mattresses for certain requirements below. What is the best mattress to buy in 2022? And if you’re looking to level up your sleep, we’ve also got you covered with our best memory foam pillows and best sofa beds buying guides. Read our advice for mattress buyers and then take the plunge with our pick of the best to buy right now. So for anyone still sleeping on that lumpy, uncomfortable, old mattress that makes your lower back ache every morning, take this as a sign it’s time to finally invest in yourself. Just make sure you also pair it with the right duvet, pillow and duvet cover so you’re truly sleeping in bliss. With options for all budgets and mattresses suitable for side sleepers, front sleepers, and back sleepers, this is the definitive GQ guide to the best mattress for a true sleep upgrade. Whether you’re after memory foam mattresses, hybrid mattresses or pocket spring ones, we’ve made it a mission to weed out the best mattresses from the mediocre so your next mattress purchase will have you sleeping like a baby for years to come. As more have come on the market, there’s been a constant push to innovate as much as possible, whether by making memory foam more cooling and temperature-regulating, using new types of pocket springs, or combining the two for some of the best hybrid mattresses on the market. Thanks to a boom in new online mattress brands and retailers, mattresses have come a long way since being sold just in large warehouse stores. In fact, we’d say that makes it the most important furniture choice you could make.

And unlike some items of furniture, the design of your mattress really makes a difference, not just to your comfort overnight, but also to your quality of sleep, and ultimately your health because of it. Given that you sleep on it every single night, and spend around a third of every day lying on it, there’s no denying that it's worth paying attention to your mattress.
