Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers
Five mattresses ranked for side sleepers, from a $599 budget pick to a $1,049 smart bed that adjusts its own temperature.
The Nolah is wonderfully soft, sleeps cool, yet maintains good support for your back.
On the Nolah SleepFive Mattresses Chosen for How Side Sleepers Actually Rest
Side sleepers carry more risk from the wrong mattress than back sleepers do — a bed that's too firm can pinch nerves and throw off back alignment, so getting the shoulders and hips enough room to sink in matters more here than almost anywhere else.
Nolah Sleep ($849) tops the list: soft, cool, and still supportive enough to be recommended for anyone who mainly sleeps on their side. Amore Soft ($850) offers the same dual-firmness trick as its firm sibling, letting a back-sleeping partner take the other side of the bed.
Eight Sleep ($1,049) stands apart as a genuine smart mattress, connecting to a smart-home system like Nest to actively cool the room or warm the bed and keep a sleeper in deep, restful sleep. On the budget end, Love + Sleep and Freedom Sleep both land at $599 — Freedom Sleep in particular surprised the reviewer, who expected a patriotism-driven gimmick and instead found a genuinely supportive, hotel-quality bed.
Temperature matters more for side sleepers than for back sleepers, since sinking deeper into a soft mattress traps more heat — a mattress that disperses heat well is essential, alongside a pillow that holds its shape, since a side sleeper's head sits higher off the bed.
Five Picks Chosen for Side Sleepers
Here's what makes each mattress stand out, and what you'll pay after available discounts.
01
Nolah Sleep
Wonderfully soft, cool and cloud-like, yet still supportive — highly recommended for anyone who mainly sleeps on their side.
02
Amore Soft
The soft version of Amore's three firmness options suits side sleepers well, and a dual-firmness option lets a partner with a different sleep style take the other side of the bed.
03
Eight Sleep
The outlier of the group — a Wifi-connected smart mattress that talks to your smart home system to cool the room or warm the bed and keep you in deep, restful sleep.
04
Love + Sleep
Ideal when one partner is a back sleeper and the other a side sleeper — the Love and Sleep Medium feels like sleeping on a cloud while maintaining good support.
05
Freedom Sleep
Heavy patriotic branding read as a gimmick going in, but the mattress delivers a soft, comforting combination of comfort and support for back and side sleepers, like a fancy hotel bed.
What Each Mattress Costs
All prices are for a queen; three of the five picks come with a discount code.
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Nolah SleepPopular | $849 |
| Amore Soft | $850 |
| Eight Sleep | $1,049 |
| Love + Sleep | $599 |
| Freedom Sleep | $599 |
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The Bottom Line
Nolah's blend of softness, cooling and support makes it the top pick for side sleepers, though Eight Sleep's smart temperature control and Freedom Sleep's $599 price tag are worth a look depending on your priorities.
