The Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers, After Testing 200+ Beds
Expert-tested beds with pressure relief for your shoulders and hips.

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When we asked 10,000 users on our survey panel, an overwhelming majority (over 75%!) said they sleep on their side. And yet, many struggled to find their perfect mattress. The biggest culprit? A mattress that didn't provide sufficient give or support where they needed it most (especially the hips and shoulders). Maintaining a neutral spinal alignment is key—as a side sleeper, your shoulders should sink into the bed ever so slightly and there should be ample pressure relief around the hips.
What's the best mattress for most side sleepers? After testing over 200 mattresses, the Tempur-Pedic's Tempur-Cloud Mattress came out on top. The bed contours beautifully to your body to help maintain spinal alignment with a versatile medium firmness, according to our testers.
At the Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab, our scientists and engineers been evaluating products for over a century. We've vetted hundreds of popular mattresses and analyzed survey feedback from over 10,000 users. In the past few years, we've tested over 200 mattresses with hundreds of at-home consumer testers to find the best mattresses available.
Our top picks
- Best Overall: Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Cloud
- Best Value: Allswell Luxe Hybrid
- Best Innerspring: Saatva Classic Mattress
- Best on Amazon: Tuft & Needle Original Mattress
- Best Plush: Puffy Lux Hybrid
- Best for Hip and Shoulder Pain: Nolah Original
- Best Hybrid: Bear Elite Hybrid
- Best Cooling: Purple Mattress
- Best Organic: Avocado Organic Mattress
Grace Wu (she/her) is a product reviews analyst at the Good Housekeeping Institute's Textiles, Paper and Apparel Lab, where she evaluates fabric-based products using specialized equipment and consumer tester data. Prior to starting at Good Housekeeping in 2022, she earned a master of engineering in materials science and engineering and a bachelor of science in fiber science from Cornell University. While earning her degrees, Grace worked in research laboratories for smart textiles and nanotechnology and held internships at Open Style Lab and Rent the Runway.
Lexie Sachs (she/her) is the executive director of strategy and operations at the Good Housekeeping Institute and a lead reviewer of products in the bedding, travel, lifestyle, home furnishings and apparel spaces. She has over 15 years of experience in the consumer products industry and a degree in fiber science from Cornell University. Lexie serves as an expert source both within Good Housekeeping and other media outlets, regularly appearing on national broadcast TV segments. Prior to joining GH in 2013, Lexie worked in merchandising and product development in the fashion and home industries.
Raj Dasgupta, M.D. is an ABIM quadruple board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. He practices at the University of Southern California, where he is an associate professor of clinical medicine, assistant program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and the associate program director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Dasgupta is an active clinical researcher and has been teaching around the world for more than 20 years.

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