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Overview

• Price (Queen): $999
• Sleep Trial: 365-nights
• Warranty: 20-years
• Made In: Canada
• Trustpilot Rating: 4.8/5 (Excellent)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 4.85/5 (A+)

Key Features

Top-rated motion isolation
11-inch height
Cooling gel foam with Polar® temperature-balancing technology
Moisture-wicking machine-washable top cover
Eco-conscious design
One fine-tuned firmness approved for all sleep styles

Why It’s Best

A combination of quality construction and materials, performance, affordable prices, a lengthy sleep trial and warranty propel Douglas Alpine to earn the top spot on our list.

The Douglas Alpine mattress boasts a medium-firm feel that provides an optimal balance of comfort and support. This makes it a versatile choice for sleepers looking for a mattress that offers just enough “hug” while giving plenty of support to maintain spinal alignment and provides superior pressure-point relief. Both of which is ideal for side sleepers.

In third-party testing of over 115 popular mattresses, the Douglas Summit mattress earned the top spot as the best mattress for motion isolation, closely followed by the Douglas Alpine in second place, and the Douglas Original in fourth. This means that Douglas is particularly adept at absorbing movement, making it a smart choice for couples who don’t want to be disturbed by their partner’s restless sleep.

The Douglas Alpine features ecoLight® cooling gel foam enhanced with Polar® active temperature balancing. The expertly designed layer of cooling gel foam dissipates heat and promotes airflow that has been treated with an advanced phase-change material that absorbs body heat if you get too hot, and releases the warmth back to you if you get too cold.

★★★★★

Sleeping Much Better!

“Sleeping much better and not waking up sore. So glad we got a side sleeper type mattress with extra cushion.”

Theresa B. – Verified Douglas Alpine Buyer

North Fergus, ON

Overview

• Price (Queen): $899
• Sleep Trial: 365 nights
• Warranty: 15 years
• Made In: Canada
• Trustpilot Rating: 4.8/5 (Excellent)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 4.85/5 (A+)

Key Features

Higher-density copper-infused gel foam for pressure point relief
Phase-change material designed to balance body temperature
Machine-washable cooling nanofibre cover
Multi-zone support foam with breathable built-in air channels

Why It’s Best

The Octave Vista is a three-layer memory foam mattress that delivers an excellent blend of cool, cushioned support. Octave offers customers a medium-firm feel and incredible full-body contouring, pressure-point relief, and balanced support, making it an excellent choice for side sleepers.

While similar memory foam mattresses trap heat, Octave Vista is designed to keep you comfortable with the latest cooling technology.

• Octave Vista is cool to the touch, thanks to CryoFusion™ cooling nanofibres in the top cover. Octave Mirage and Octave Horizon, the brand’s next-level models, are even cooler with a higher amount of nanofibres for each.
• The mattress’s top layer is copper-infused gel memory foam, paired with moisture-wicking PolarMAX® phase-change material. This high-performance layer pulls heat and sweat away from your body for a cooler, more comfortable sleep.
• Beneath the transition layer of premium Elastex® foam, Octave’s bottom layer is constructed from high-density motion isolation support foam that contains built-in air channels to let warm air escape and fresh air flow through.

★★★★★

Cool to Sleep On

“We are finding the new bed comfortable and it has reduced the pain and discomfort I have in my hips. We have been in the height of summer and do not find the bed hot at all, in fact we find it quite cool to sleep on.”

Geoffrey A. – Verified Octave Buyer

Calgary, AB

Overview

• Price (Queen): $999
• Sleep Trial: 365-nights
• Warranty: 15-years
• Made In: Canada
• Trustpilot Rating: 4.8/5 (Excellent)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 4.85/5 (A+)

Key Features

Supportive 4-layer design
Quilted cover infused with cooling nanofibres
Medium firm
Zoned support for extra lower-back support
Cooling gel foam
12-inch height

Why It’s Best

The Logan & Cove is a luxury hybrid mattress that combines multiple layers of foam and zoned pocket coils to provide the perfect balance of comfort and support. The mattress’s luxurious design makes it easy for us to place this mattress on the top of our list.

The Logan & Cove mattress’s quilted cover is constructed with a luxurious hollow fibre fill, cooling gel foam, and infused with CryoFusion™ cooling nanofibres. The robust layers of foam work together to cradle the body and provide the perfect amount of cushioning for optimal pressure point relief, which is essential for side sleepers. Each Logan & Cove mattress has 9-inch zoned pocket coils for extra lower-back support and perimeter foam encasement for additional edge support. 

Available in the medium firm option, the Logan & Cove mattress will suit many different types of sleepers. Finally, priced at just $999 for a queen, the Logan & Cove mattress offers the same premium features as longtime luxury brands like Stearns & Foster and Simmons Beautyrest at a more attractive price.

★★★★★

The Best Sleep I Have Ever Had!

“All of the reviews were spot on. It’s soft but not too soft. I am a side sleeper, and it has been perfect for me. It’s not hot for my partner, which I what we really needed.”

Lisa B. – Verified Logan & Cove Buyer

Edmonton, AB

Overview

• Price (Queen): $499
• Sleep Trial: 120-nights
• Warranty: 15-years
• Made In: Canada
• Trustpilot Rating: 4.8/5 (Excellent)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 4.85/5 (A+)

Key Features

Full-body cooling gel foam
Total support foam
8-inch height
Heat-dissipating fabric cover with Cool+ upgrade
Fine-tuned firmness good for all sleep positions

Why It’s Best

The Juno mattress earned its spot on this list due to a combination of its fine-tuned firmness and incredibly affordable price tag. At only $499 for a queen size ($578 with the Cool+ Cover upgrade), its value is unmatched among other popular mattresses at its price-point on the market today.

The mattress includes a full-body cooling gel foam layer, which helps draw heat away from the body and promote airflow. On top of keeping sleepers cool throughout the night, this layer also provides targeted support and pressure relief which is ideal for side sleepers, but also to keep sleepers cool throughout the night.

In addition to the cooling gel foam layer, the Juno mattress is available with the highly coveted Cool+ Cover. This soft, breathable cover is infused with cooling yarn, which steals heat from the body, spreads it across the surface of the mattress, and releases it back into the air.

Overall, the combination of comfort and affordability make the Juno mattress an excellent choice for price-sensitive shoppers seeking a mattress that’s good for side sleepers.

★★★★★

Very Fast Shipping And a Comfy Mattress!

“My mattress shipped out and arrived to me in less than 2 days, much faster than expected. I’m replacing an expensive latex and memory foam mattress, and it’s just as comfortable and supportive. I’m a side sleeper and slept great the first night.”

Megan A. – Verified Juno Buyer

Edmonton, AB

Overview

• Price (Queen): $895
• Sleep Trial: 100-nights
• Warranty: 15-years (Conditional)
• Made In: Canada
• Trustpilot Rating: 3.6/5 (Average)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: Unaccredited

Key Features

3 layer design
10-inch height
All-foam construction
Endy comfort foam

Why the Endy Didn’t Make the Top 3

Endy, owned by Sleep Country, is one of Canada’s most well-known bed-in-a-box mattress brands. Despite the brand’s paid partnerships with social media influencers and lifestyle bloggers have yet to translate to positive reviews from actual customers. 

On Trustpilot, Endy only rates as “Average,” and the brand is unaccredited by the Better Business Bureau. But there are other reasons why Endy didn’t land in one of the top spots on our Best Mattress For Side Sleepers list.

Selling for $895 CAD for a queen, the Endy mattress is more expensive than its competitors, like the Douglas Original ($799 CAD), and offers fewer features. It does not come with cooling gel foam or high-density memory foam, and has below-average edge support.

However, the biggest drawback is the firmness of the Endy mattress. Endy’s top layer has a significant amount of ‘hug,’ which is suitable for anyone wanting a softer feel from their mattress. That’s not to say this is a soft mattress overall; the bottom two layers of the mattress are slightly firmer and keep sleepers from sinking much beyond the two-inch top layer.

This isn’t ideal for side sleepers who rely on a little extra sinkage to help with spinal alignment or prevent the buildup of pressure points around the shoulders, hips, and other joints.

Overview

• Price (Queen): $1,599
• Sleep Trial: 101-nights
• Warranty: Lifetime
• Made In: Canada or USA
• Trustpilot Rating: 3.8/5 (Great)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 2.1/5 (D-)

Key Features

2 layer design
10-inch height
Cooling Cloud™ foam
Firm core support foam

Why Puffy Didn’t Make the Top 3

Headquartered in the United States, the Puffy mattress is one of many foam mattresses available online that can be delivered to your door. After appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017, the Puffy mattress quickly became a popular name in the industry and expanded into Canada.

Despite their initial success, negative reviews and complaints from actual customers are hard to ignore. Hundreds of complaints have been filed against the company on the Better Business Bureau, many of which were product performance and warranty-related issues. Puffy is also ranked #3 on Reddit’s r/Mattress top brands to avoid list.

Surprisingly, the Puffy mattress contains only two layers of foam. This is uncommon as most bed-in-a-box companies use three or more layers. Third-party engineer test results also indicate that the Puffy mattress leans towards medium-soft. While cushioning is a good thing, especially for side sleepers, enough support has to be there for proper spinal alignment. Sleepers under 125 pounds may enjoy this mattress, but heavier side sleepers will want to get a more firm mattress.

Finally, there’s price. With a price tag of $1,599 CAD for a queen, the Puffy mattress is considerably more expensive than other mattresses with similar (or better) offerings.

Competitors like the Douglas Alpine (our winner for Best Mattress For Side Sleepers), comes in at $999 CAD for a queen, has a more robust layer design, and has a firmness that suits more body types.

Overview

• Price (Queen): $899
• Sleep Trial: 365-nights
• Warranty: Lifetime
• Made In: USA
• Trustpilot Rating: 3.7/5 (Average)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 1/5

Key Features

5 layer design
13-inch height
Zoned support
Pillow-top construction
Cooling fabric cover

Why Nectar Didn’t Make the Top 3

While Nectar offers an impressive 365-night sleep trial and a 15-year warranty, there are better options available that offer more features and are better suited to side sleepers.

Nectar describes its mattress as medium-firm, third-party testing indicates it is pretty soft and has little edge support. This can be especially problematic for sleepers needing extra support or need to maintain proper spinal alignment to alleviate back pain or to prevent triggering pressure points.

Nectar does a great job promoting how many mattresses they’ve sold and their favourable customer reviews. However, it’s a different story where Nectar doesn’t control the narrative. Reviews on sites like Trustpilot, the Better Business Bureau, and Reddit highlight real customers’ concerns when dealing with Nectar. To top it off, the Federal Trade Commission has charged Nectar’s parent company, Resident Home LLC, multiple times for false advertising claims. 

Canadian shoppers looking for a foam mattress for side sleeping may consider other options from more reputable Canadian companies.

Overview

• Price (Queen): $1,867
• Sleep Trial: 100-nights
• Warranty: 10-years
• Made In: USA
• Trustpilot Rating: 2.5/5 (Poor)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 1.41/5

Key Features

4 layer design
10-inch height
Helix dynamic foam
2.5″ pocketed micro-coils

Why Helix Didn’t Make the Top 3

The Helix mattress was first launched in the USA in 2015, and eventually expanded into the Canadian market in January 2016. Its primary selling feature is certainly its customization.

For a personalized mattress recommendation, you’re asked to take a quiz on the Helix website that asks a series of questions about your unique physical description and sleep tendencies. Based on a sleepers quiz results, they can choose between foam or hybrid mattress options. While the quiz and customization can help side sleepers find the right mattress, it comes with a hefty price tag and drawbacks.

Canadians can expect to pay a whopping $1,867 CAD price tag for a queen-size mattress. There’s also $250 shipping fee per mattress to ship to Canada. Helix does not ship to the Yukon, Nunavut, or Northwest Territories.

Regardless of the configuration, each Helix mattress includes four layers of support materials. Unlike Novosbed (our pick for Best Memory Foam Mattress For Side Sleepers), Helix mattress models are not made with high-density memory foam.

This isn’t inherently bad, but high-density memory foam is known it’s slow contouring and pinpointed pressure-point relief. Side sleepers can greatly benefit from pinpointed pressure relief to prevent any hip, shoulder, or neck pain while side sleeping. Given the price, you’d expect to see some sort of memory foam in one of the layers of the mattress. You also cannot adjust the firmness of the mattress after purchase.

Finally, there’s the discrepancy between their paid reviews on affiliate websites and their actual customer reviews. Helix is rated has only a 2.5/5 (Poor) rating on Trustpilot and a 1.41/5 rating on the Better Business Bureau.

When you put all these pieces together, it’s clear that we couldn’t place Helix in one of the top spots.

Overview

• Price (Queen): $1,399
• Sleep Trial: 365-nights
• Warranty: Lifetime
• Made In: USA
• Trustpilot Rating: 2.6/5 (Poor)
• Better Business Bureau Rating: 1/5

Key Features

1% Cashmere cover
14-inch height
5 layer design
Shift-resistant lower cover

Why DreamCloud Didn’t Make the Top 3

DreamCloud is a hybrid mattress that’s been on the market since 2018 and was made available in Canada in December 2022. Although it boasts a 365-night sleep trial and a “Lifetime Warranty,” it has drawbacks, which ultimately kept DreamCloud from getting a top spot on our list. 

Commissioned third-party engineer testing concluded that DreamCloud has a firmness rating of 5.7/ 10. DreamCloud is one of the softest hybrid mattress ever tested by Mattress-Reviews.com. If you weigh over 125 pounds, DreamCloud may not have enough support to keep your spine in a neutral position that’s essential to prevent any back, neck, or shoulder pain even when sleeping on your side.

DreamCloud’s lack of transparency regarding where the mattress is made is also a cause for concern. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined the company multiple times for falsely claiming that its mattresses are made in the USA. It’s also ranked #2 on a pinned r/Mattress subreddit post for top brands to avoid, with sister brand Nectar taking the top spot.

Last but not least, is price. DreamCloud is priced at $1,399 for a queen, which is above mid-market price. Meanwhile, it lacks luxury and essential features offered by its Canadian competitors at lower price points. The Logan & Cove (our pick for Best Hybrid For Side Sleepers), for example, has zoned support, multiple layers of cooling gel foam, and a silk-infused pillow-top. The DreamCloud mattress doesn’t have any of those things.

Finding the right mattress is essential to getting a good night’s sleep when you’re a side sleeper can be challenging. Especially, when many mattress companies claim to have a mattress that suits all sleeping positions and body types.

The key is to find a mattress that will provide a balance between the right amount of support to maintain spinal alignment and cushioning to provide pressure point relief. But it’s important not to forget factors like motion isolation, edge support, and durability that should also be considered when mattress shopping.

The Best Mattresses For Side Sleepers on our list have been chosen for their ability to meet these criteria and provide the ultimate sleeping experience.

Now that you have all the information you need, it’s time to make a choice and start shopping. We hope that our guide has been helpful in your search for the perfect mattress for you. If you’re ready to take the next step and get the best price on one of our Top 3 Picks, click the links below!