The Arrival 

Nectar Premier mattresses can be bought online or from brick-and-mortar locations throughout the United States and Canada. The mattress was conveniently delivered to our location, compressed and rolled in a box.

The Unboxing

Getting the Nectar Premier sleep-ready was as simple as opening the top of the box, tilting it over and pulling out the compressed mattress. It was wrapped with a protective plastic layer which we carefully cut open. This allowed air to rush in and decompress the mattress in a matter of minutes.

NOTE: Make sure you open your mattress box within 90 days of delivery. Nectar considers any mattresses that are opened after the first 90 days to be “misused and are ineligible for warranty claims and returns.”

The Look 

The Nectar Premier bears a striking resemblance to the minimalist design of past-generation Tempur-Pedic mattresses. It’s dressed in a dark-gray mattress cover with a white top, decorated with diamond-shaped dimples for added texture.

The Feel 

The Premier mattress has a medium-soft center which gently cushions you as you lie down. That softness deepens as you move toward the perimeter of the mattress, offering minimal edge support. At the time of writing this review, the Nectar Premier has the lowest edge-support rating of any of the 115+ mattresses tested by Mattress-Reviews.com in the United States and Canada. As for the mattress cover, it feels soft and lustrous but is unfortunately not machine washable.

The following results were determined by licensed 3rd-party engineers, commissioned by us:

Nectar Premier Mattress Layers

The Nectar Premier mattress has 13″ of height distributed between three separate layers of foam.

• First layer: 3 inches of gel-infused memory foam. This is one inch more than the classic Nectar mattress and is CertiPUR-US® certified. This layer includes phase change material, which reacts to your body’s temperature to keep you comfortable.

• Second layer: 3 inches of conventional foam. Nectar calls this their Dynamic Response Layer, which is designed to provide plenty of bounce. However, the third-party engineered testing results we commissioned showed that the Premier absorbed most of the impact without rebounding much.
  

• Third layer: 7 inches of conventional foam. Despite this layer being the most supportive of the three layers, individuals who weigh 150 lbs or more may still find themselves sinking deep into the Nectar Premier, as indicated by the 3.7/10 firmness rating it earned in third-party engineering tests that we commissioned.

Nectar Premier Mattress Cover

Nectar is fairly conservative when it comes to designing its mattress covers. The Premier looks nearly identical to Nectar’s standard mattress with the exception of a different colored features tag.

The mattress is clothed in a dark grey cover and white top. Made with a blend of nylon, polyethylene, and polyester, the mattress cover is smooth and breathable.

Even though the mattress cover has a zipper and a picture of a washing machine that says “washable cover,” it’s best to exercise caution when cleaning your mattress cover. The fine print on the Nectar Premier tag states to spot-clean only, removing the cover completely will void your warranty.

Nectar Sleep is headquartered in Walnut, California, but sources its products from Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Mexico and the USA. Nectar was founded in 2017 and is privately owned by its parent company, Resident. It is one of five companies belonging to Resident, including three other mattress brands and a bath ware supplier.

In 2019, Resident opened their first showroom in Las Vegas and began selling Nectar mattresses on Amazon. Three years later, Resident opened a manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Nectar mattresses are now sold at approximately 4000 mattress stores across the United States.

Like most bed-in-a-box companies, Nectar offers free shipping to a majority of metro areas in the United States. There will be an added $150 shipping fee for those living in more remote areas like Hawaii and Alaska.

Nectar’s sleep trial is certainly eye-catching, giving you a full year to try out your mattress. Although most shoppers have a good idea whether the mattress they purchased is right for them after about a month, this extended trial relieves any potential time constraint concerns.

Starting a return is as simple as sending an email to Nectar customer service. From there, they will help schedule a time to pick up your mattress and offer you your money back.

NOTE: Nectar products sold to American buyers outside of the contiguous United States are not eligible for return.

We hire 3rd-party engineers and use public data to rate mattresses on over 25 criteria.

The benefits of purchasing from Nectar include a lifetime warranty and a one-year sleep trial. However, an accumulation of poor customer reviews and a slightly steeper price than some of its competitors might make some mattress shoppers think twice before purchasing the Nectar Premier mattress.

Although it met expectations when it came to qualities like motion isolation, the Nectar Premier fell drastically short in other areas like edge support. If you’re looking for a mattress with multiple firmness options that also has favourable reviews and provides terrific support, look no further than the affordable Novosbed.