The best mattresses for summer (beat the heat!)

Best Mattresses For Summer

If you think the cold side of the pillow and throwing your duvet off you on a hot night is bliss, wait until you try a cooling mattress.

Cooling mattresses have a layer of foam with cooling gel pellets, which dissipate heat and stay cool to the touch even with you are lying on them.

However, this is one type of mattress perfect for summer – you can also get mattresses with highly breathable foams and membranes.  

It might surprise you that many mattresses have poor breathability in the top layers. This is usually caused by a dense layer of memory foam that does not allow air to circulate correctly, making you sweat.

Thankfully, innovations in memory foam technology mean that you can get breathable memory foam (e.g., charcoal-infused) and reflex foam mattresses with large pores. Simply put, there’s a perfect summer mattress for everyone!

Best mattresses for the summer heat 

Here are our top picks priced low to high:

Giltedge Beds Gel Bonnell Mattress

• Price: £339 for a double.
• Feel Medium.
• Technology: Cool gel, pocket springs.

The Giltedge Beds Gel Bonnell Mattress has a tufted top and a soft knit cover, making it look and feel more expensive. It has cooling gel pellets infused into the foam for comfortable sleep. An excellent option for low budgets.

Pictured: Giltedge Beds Gel Bonnell Mattress

Birlea Paradise Coolgel Mattress

• Price: £389 for a double.
• Feel Medium.
• Technology: Cool gel, open coil.  

The Birlea Paradise Coolgel is an exceptional mattress for the money, with 800 pocket springs for support and a plush comfort layer of memory foam. The foam is infused with gel to dissipate heat and keep you cool in summer.

Silentnight Miracoil Geltex Carme

• Price: £529 for a double.
• Feel Medium-firm.
• Technology: Coolgel, Miracoil (open coil).  

If you’re looking for a medium-firm mattress (great for back support), the Silentnight Miracoil Geltex Carme fits the bill. It has a zoned Miracoil support system, a knitted cover, and a layer of memory gel that dissipates heat.

Giltedge Beds Astrid

• Price: £599 for a double.
• Feel Medium-soft.
• Technology: Pocket springs, memory foam.   

The Giltedge Beds Astrid is a plush, medium-soft, mid-range mattress with 3,000 pocket springs, cooling gel, and Floatex foam that contours to your body. We love the way this mattress isolates movement between sleepers.

Pictured: Giltedge Beds Astrid 4FT 6 Double Mattress

Giltedge Beds Balmoral Mattress

• Price: £249 for a double.
• Feel Medium-soft.
• Technology: Open coil spring, Turnable mattress.    

Giltedge Beds have been manufacturing luxury divan beds and mattresses for over 30 years, Located in the North of England, Giltedge has an excellent reputation for making top-quality products at extremely competitive prices that a lot of the bigger brands cannot compete with.

Pictured: Giltedge Beds Balmoral 4FT 6 Double Mattress

• Open coil spring unit with a 13 gauge wire tension for a medium feel
• Generous layers of fillings including polyester create an extra-deep mattress
• The tufted finish provides an even spread of fillings across the sleep surface
• Contemporary white fabric finish
• Turnable mattress
• Handles and vents

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Sleepeezee Pocket Gel Poise Plus

• Price: £899 for a double.
• Feel Medium-soft.
• Technology: Pocket springs, Staycool gel.      

The Sleepeezee Pocket Gel Poise Plus is a premium mattress with 2,200 SoftTouch support springs and 1,000 comfort springs. It keeps you cool in summer with a layer of Staycool gel, breathable reflex foam, and air gaps between the layers.

Pictured: Sleepeezee Pocket Gel Poise Plus Mattress

What mattress should I avoid for summer?

Pure foam mattresses are the worst at regulating heat because the foam squishes under you, creating a dense foam that can’t breathe.

You are better off with pocket spring, open coil, or hybrid mattresses, but look at mattresses with cooling gel for ultimate comfort.

What else can I do to stay comfortable at bedtime in the summer?

• Keep a glass of iced water next to your bed.
• Get a summer duvet or sleep with a blanket.
• Wear light pyjamas, or no pyjamas at all.
• Set up an electric fan next to your bed.
• Buy a portable air conditioner to lower your bedroom temp.

Hopefully, these tips will help you out. Comfortable sleep!