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!
Here are our top picks priced low to high:
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
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.

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