Beautyrest Black vs Douglas Mattress Review (2025)

Top Pick 2025

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9.9 /10

Price Range$599 – $899

Sleep Trial365 Nights

Warranty20 Years

Douglas Original

Meet the Mattress

Douglas Original is a popular Canadian-made foam mattress with a cooling gel comfort layer, excellent motion isolation and pressure-point relief, priced at just $799 for a queen. It’s part of Douglas’s Canadian-made lineup, and it comes with a 365-night sleep trial and a 20-year warranty. Douglas Original is also our top pick for Best Overall Mattress of 2025.

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4.7 /10

Price Range$1,289 – $1,499

Sleep Trial90 Nights

Warranty10 Years

Beautyrest Black Hotel Presidential Suite

Meet the Mattress

Beautyrest Black Hotel Presidential Suite is a medium-firm hybrid mattress made in Canada by Beautyrest, a Serta Simmons Bedding mattress brand. It’s sold exclusively at The Brick and retails for $1,299 for a queen size.

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The Douglas Original and Beautyrest Black are two popular Canadian mattress brands. Douglas Original is a medium-firm gel foam mattress designed to keep you cool and supported in all sleep positions. Beautyrest Black Hotel Presidential Suite is a medium-firm hybrid mattress.

In this side-by-side comparison, Douglas scored higher overall, earning a 9.9/10 compared to Beautyrest Black’s 4.7/10 rating. Douglas stood out for its price, construction, performance, longer sleep trial and warranty, free shipping, and free returns with full refunds.

Beautyrest Black is priced at $1,299 for a queen-size mattress and comes with a 90-night sleep trial, which is 10 days shorter than the industry average, and a 10-year limited warranty. Beautyrest mattresses are made in the United States, and in Canada, their mattresses are sold through different retailers. We bought the Beautyrest Black Hotel mattress from The Brick, but the brand’s mattresses are also sold through places like Sleep Country, Leon’s, and other local mattress retailers.

In contrast, Douglas offers a longer-than-average 365-night sleep trial along with a 20-year warranty, and it includes a free bedding bundle which includes a sheet set, pillow(s), mattress protector, and pillow protector(s), all for just $799 for a queen size. Douglas is a fully Canadian company. From ownership to production, it is part of GoodMorning.com, one of Canada’s original bed-in-a-box brands.

If you’re deciding between a Douglas vs a Beautyrest Black, we’ve put together a detailed comparison to help you make your choice.

Top Pick 2025

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Winner

Douglas Original

Top-Rated Canadian Foam Mattress

Our Rating

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9.9/10

Douglas Original has a higher overall rating than Beautyrest Black, according to our scoring methodology that factors in commissioned third-party engineer testing and over 40 other criteria.

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Where Douglas Shines

• Affordably priced starting at just $599
• 365-night sleep trial and 20-year warranty
• Canadian brand
• Comes with a free bedding bundle
• Great motion isolation and very good edge support
• Free shipping and returns for most Canadians

Publication Features

Canadian Living

Best Overall Mattress 2025

Style At Home

Best Mattress Canada 2025

Forbes

Best Mattress In a Box 2024

Overall Ratings

We include edge support and motion isolation in our overall mattress score, and we present these results using a simple colour system: green (5.0 and above), yellow (3.0–4.9), and red (2.9 and below). Cooling features aren’t part of the final rating, but we still use the same colour scale to show how each mattress performs. Firmness and bounce are more a matter of personal preference, so we display those scores in grey and exclude them from the overall score.

Motion Isolation

8.3

/10

Edge Support

7.8

/10

Cooling Features

5.0

/10

Firmness

6.7

/10

Bounce

3.1

/10

Mattress Overview

Product Details: Douglas Original

The Douglas Original is a medium-firm gel foam mattress designed to be cool and comfortable in any sleep position. It gently contours to your body for pressure relief, offers balanced support, and provides reliable edge support to prevent slipping off. It also has very good motion isolation for undisturbed sleep. It's also made with eco-conscious materials like ecoLight® cooling gel foam and plant-based Infinitex™ fibres.

At just $799 for a queen, the Douglas Original is one of the more affordable foam mattresses in Canada. It comes with a 365-night sleep trial during which you can return your mattress for free with the company providing free pickup, a 20-year warranty, and a free bedding bundle, which includes a sheet set, pillow(s), mattress protector, and pillow protector(s). You can also upgrade to the Douglas Alpine or Douglas Summit models for extra features like more cooling and pressure relief.

Product Details: Beautyrest Black

The Beautyrest Black Hotel Presidential Suite is a hybrid mattress with a medium-firm feel. At $1,299 for a queen-size, Beautyrest Black is described as a "luxury firm" mattress model. We commissioned third-party engineers to test the mattress, and they found Beautyrest Black performed well for motion isolation and edge support. It has a Euro-top cover infused with silver, which is designed to be antimicrobial and heat conductive. Inside, there's also a layer of gel-infused memory foam for added cooling.

If you want to buy a Beautyrest Black mattress from The Brick, you'll get a 90-night sleep trial, although this can be extended to a 180-night trial if you also buy a matching mattress protector. Returns are exchange or store credit only, and you must bring the mattress to the store yourself or pay for pickup.

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Mattress Construction

Both Douglas and Beautyrest Black mattresses are designed with a multi-layer structure. Douglas Original is an all-foam option with 3 layers, sitting at 10", while Beautyrest Black Hotel Presidential Suite is a hybrid mattress that features a Euro-top cover. It has 6 layers and stands 14.5" tall.

Douglas Original

• 1st Layer: 2" ecoLight® cooling gel foam to offer a memory-foam-like feel, which provides body-contouring comfort and pressure relief. The cooling gel infusion also makes this layer breathable and cool to the touch.
• 2nd Layer: 2" Elastex® transition foam, which adds a level of bounciness and responsiveness similar to latex, while being latex-free.
• 3rd Layer: 6" of motion-isolation support foam that provides support, stability, and significantly reduces motion transfer across the mattress. This high-density base helps to minimize disturbances from movements on the other side of the bed, which is one reason why all Douglas mattresses are known for their great motion isolation.

The Douglas Original has a white, mountainscape cover with a bold red zipper that runs along the sidewall. The top cover is removable and machine washable, making it easy to keep clean. It's made with plant-based Infinitex™ fibres that help wick away moisture and keep the surface cool and breathable. This is a valuable feature for hot sleepers or for those who simply want a cooler sleep surface. This stretch-knit fabric feels soft but holds up well over time.

Beautyrest Black

• 1st Layer: 1" hollow polyester fibre fill for comfort and airflow.
• 2nd Layer: 1.5" cooling gel-infused memory foam (tufted with the first layer and counted together in our layer count).
• 3rd Layer: 1.5" of unspecified polyurethane foam for added comfort.
• 4th Layer: 3" polyurethane transition foam to keep you from feeling the coil layer below.
• 5th Layer: 8" individually pocketed coils with surrounding support foam encasement.
• 6th Layer: 0.5" base foam layer that acts as a base for the coils to rest on.

The Beautyrest Black Hotel Presidential Suite mattress has an all-black Euro-top cover with dark grey sidewalls, with the Beautyrest logo displayed at the foot of the bed. The cover fabric is woven with silver, which is naturally antimicrobial. These silver fibres are meant to help keep the surface fresh and free from bacterial growth. The rest of the top cover is made up of polyester and spandex.

Mattress Performance

In third-party engineer testing that we commissioned, both the Douglas Original and Beautyrest Black mattresses landed in the medium-firm range. With Douglas at 6.7/10 and Beautyrest Black at 6.8/10. That level of firmness tends to work well for most sleep styles, whether you sleep on your back, stomach, or side.

It's worth noting that Douglas is an all-foam mattress, while Beautyrest Black is a hybrid with coils and foam layers. The difference in design affects how each performs.

Both mattresses earned strong marks for edge support, with Beautyrest Black scoring a standout 9.9/10, and Douglas scoring a very good 7.8/10. Strong edge support helps if you like to sit or sleep near the sides of your bed by adding extra stability and reducing the feeling of slipping off.

Where Douglas Differs:

• Douglas outperformed Beautyrest Black for motion isolation. Good motion isolation means one person can move on their side of the bed without disturbing their partner, which is especially helpful for light sleepers, couples, or anyone who shares their bed.
• Douglas has more cooling features than Beautyrest Black and earned a score of 5.0/10. Its moisture-wicking CoolSense® cover, breathable Elastex® foam, and ecoLight® cooling gel foam all work together to help regulate temperature while you sleep. If you like to sleep cool, you might want to opt for a mattress with more cooling features, like the Douglas Summit.

Where Beautyrest Black Differs:

• The Beautyrest Black earned a standout edge support score of 9.9/10. The hybrid's coil system provides sturdier edges, which is useful if you often sit on the side of the bed or share the mattress and want to use the full surface.
• Beautyrest Black was more responsive, scoring an above-average 6.4/10 for bounce, versus Douglas Original at 3.1/10. A higher bounce score makes it easier to switch positions or get in and out of bed. Douglas, while lower in bounce, may appeal more to light sleepers who prefer less motion transfer.

Delivery & Other Policies

Douglas

Douglas ships mattresses with FedEx and delivers for free to most areas in Canada, usually within 2–10 business days. Douglas offers a longer sleep trial of the two mattress brands at 365 nights, plus a longer 20-year warranty. If you return your Douglas mattress during the sleep trial, Douglas will arrange to pick it up and issue a full refund, all for free.

Plus, Douglas organizes any mattresses returned during the trial to be donated to a local charity. In the case there aren't any charities near you, the company will have the mattress responsibly recycled.

Beautyrest Black

When you buy Beautyrest Black from The Brick, delivery isn't included in the price. Fees start at $89.95 and vary by location. The Brick doesn't list a delivery timeline on its website, but you can ask for an estimate by getting in touch with customer support.

You get a 90-night sleep trial to try out your mattress, which can be extended to 180 nights if you buy a mattress protector in the same size. If you decide the mattress isn't the right fit during the trial, you'll get a one-time exchange for store credit. The Brick doesn't offer refunds. You'll also need to either return the mattress to a store yourself or pay another delivery fee to have it picked up.

Beautyrest Black comes with a 10-year warranty, but it's only valid if used with a rigid, supportive, and non-yielding base. The warranty covers manufacturing defects. Any damage to the cover fabric or handles on the mattress isn't covered by the warranty. Neither are damaged nor bent borders or corners.

Company Background

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While Beautyrest is an older brand with a long and well-established presence in the mattress industry, it doesn't rate well on third-party review sites. Douglas has a better rating on Trustpilot and the BBB.

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Final Recommendation

When you stack the Beautyrest Black mattress against the Douglas, several key features stand out, including price and sleep trial options. Both mattresses are solid medium-firm choices suitable for any sleep style. However, the Douglas Original mattress takes the lead with superior performance in third-party engineering tests, a 365-night sleep trial, and a 20-year warranty.

At $799 for a queen-size mattress, the Douglas offers very good motion isolation and multiple cooling features, making it a compelling choice.

Additionally, all Douglas mattresses come with a free bedding bundle, which includes a sheet set, pillow(s), mattress protector, and pillow protector(s), all essential items for a comfortable sleep setup. Overall, it's an affordable option that provides everything you need for a restful night's sleep.

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