The Best Mattress Toppers on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers

One top-rated review says that, thanks to this memory foam topper, the buyer successfully convinced her boyfriend to abandon his taste for brick-hard beds. She goes on to report that they now both sleep without any issues — well, aside from his snoring. This mattress topper, which is made in the U.K. by Southern Foam, is the most popular memory-foam topper on Amazon with 4.4 stars across nearly 2,500 ratings. At two inches deep, it’s significantly thicker than our best-rated option, so it provides more support for buyers who may be struggling with an uncomfortable or uneven mattress. For customers, the standout factors for the Southern Foam topper are its value for money and its good quality, which are called out in the reviews by over a hundred people each. Another 80 people describe the foam as pleasantly soft, and several reviewers say the toppers were a hit with their kids. (Interestingly, a handful of buyers also recommend the topper for DIY furniture products, as the foam can be easily cut to size to fit odd bed shapes, reupholster chairs and sofas, or fit out camper vans.) The topper is available with or without a polyester cover. The review section includes some negative feedback about the sizing of these mattresses and the smell that the memory foam has when it is first used. That said, there are hundreds of happy customers who disagree with these criticisms, say they’re temporary, and emphasise that the topper’s pros outweigh the cons.

At four inches deep, this topper is a doubly thick version of the Southern Foam topper described above. (The company also makes popular toppers in a three-inch thickness.) Like Southern Foam’s other toppers, this model does get some criticism from customers regarding its foam smell and longer-term durability. Nonetheless, the four-inch model remains super popular with Amazon customers and has 4.3 stars across 2,000 ratings. Reviewers say it demonstrates the same good qualities described above: softness, affordability, and effectiveness if you want to supplement an old, uncomfortable or cheap mattress. Given the extra depth, more than 120 buyers also say that this topper has helped relieve tension or pain while sleeping. According to one of them, the topper has done such wonders for their back that — since they began sleeping on it — it feels like they wake up ten years younger every day.

For an affordable alternative to feathers and foam, where you still want to add some softness and plushness to your existing mattress, a microfibre topper is your best bet. This rejuvopedic topper, which has 4.5 stars across 2,200 reviews, is a very popular option. Unlike a foam topper, feedback suggests that this microfibre topper is built like a thick duvet, so it may not be firm enough for some people’s taste. Still, the reviews are filled with grateful university students and renters who praise the topper for saving them from poky springs and lumpy mattresses. Over 100 people praise the good value and more than 200 reviewers confirm that the microfibre is soft: One person even refers to the topper as a giant slab of marshmallow. Another 30 reviewers say that the topper is great for making sofa beds feel like real mattresses. The topper is box-stitched to ensure that the microfibre filling remains evenly dispersed, but like the feather topper above, reviewers suggest giving it a good shake every now and again. If you do that, dozens of people say the topper will last well and stay plump.

Like sleeping on a cloud. That’s the review that 25 different customers gave this extra-thick topper from High Living. The topper is filled with polyester hollowfibre, is machine washable and hypoallergenic. It has 4.6 stars across 1,200 ratings. Reviews are full of the usual praise, describing this topper as good quality and good value. But according to most shoppers, comfort is what sets this topper apart — hundreds describe the topper as soft or snuggly, with 25 reviews describing the topper as luxurious. This makes all the difference for some buyers: There are glowing reviews from over 20 buyers with fibromyalgia, arthritis or sciatica, as well as 40 who experience general aches and pains. Each of them say that this topper relieved the pain they used to experience while lying in bed, and several add that it has helped them sleep through the night.

Prone to night sweats? Constantly kicking off the duvet? You might benefit from this highly rated “gel-infused” mattress topper. At 4.7 stars overall — and 94 percent four and five-star ratings — this is arguably the highest-rated topper on this list. It’s made by a brand called Panda Life that specialises in bamboo bedding, and this memory-foam topper is specifically designed to help you keep cool at night. (Bamboo is known to be cooling, but apparently the gel-infused foam is also a natural temperature regulator). More than 25 reviewers confirm that they’re comfortably cool sleeping on this mattress topper, including several women who experience hot flashes. As one person says, unlike other memory foam mattresses, the Panda one doesn’t turn their bed into a sauna. For another reviewer, the gel also gives the memory foam the right balance of support, firmness and bounce. Some buyers indicate that this topper was not firm enough for their liking, or that they didn’t personally experience cooling benefits. But the praise outweighs the criticism: Over 100 shoppers say that they would recommend the topper to others, 50 call the topper supportive, and — although this topper is more expensive than others on this list — more than 40 people say that the results were well worth the investment. (“You get what you pay for” is a common refrain.) The bamboo cover is hypoallergenic, removable and washable, and the topper comes with a ten-year manufacturer guarantee.