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Cheaping out on a bed is usually inadvisable, but when it comes to Labor Day mattress sales, you can find some of the best options for better sleep down to all-time low prices. That's why I've gathered all of the holiday's best mattress deals below, so you can find the perfect fit for your best night's sleep.
I've spent years covering sales across the board. With this experience, I've cherry-picked only the best deals on mattresses that our team has tested and loved for you below. Labor Day doesn't arrive until September 2, so the sales aren't at their best just yet. So far, I'm only seeing price drops matching the same discounts we see year-round; none are down to all-time lows just yet, but the deals always get better the closer we get to Labor Day. With that in mind, if you need a mattress now before heading back to school, the mattress deals below are the best you can find right now. But your patience will be rewarded if you can wait until the holiday rolls around in two weeks.
Keep scrolling to find a roundup of the best Labor Day sales going on now, plus some of the best Labor Day mattress deals. The list includes most of the picks in our guide to the best mattresses. If you're hungry for even more savings, be sure to check out our roundup of the best Labor Day sales and the best back-to-school sales, too.
The best Labor Day mattress deals
Deals under $1,000
The gel memory foam of the Nectar makes it a versatile mattress that conforms to the contours of your body to relieve pressure. It's a premium sleep experience, but its price tag is way under a grand.
- Year-long home trial and lifetime warranty
- Lightweight
- Impressive heat dissipation
- Outstanding motion isolation and edge support
- The medium firmness is ideal for most sleep positions
- Lacks the dynamic feel of more expensive mattresses
The DreamCloud Premier Hybrid Mattress performed well in all of our tests, which makes it ideal for most sleeping types, couples, and people who tend to overheat at night.
- Impressive edge support and motion isolation make it ideal for couples
- Long risk-free home trial
- Lifetime warranty
- Good heat dissipation
- May be too soft for stomach sleepers
With medium-firm support and pressure point relief, the Midnight Mattress is best for side sleepers or sleepers who toss and turn.
The memory foam of the Bear mattress, combined with Celliant technology, makes this a great bed for active folks looking for some rest and recovery.
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If you and your partner just can't agree on mattress firmness, the Sleep Number i8 Smart Bed allows you to customize each side to your perfect firmness. The bed automatically adjusts based on your body's position.
- Built-in sleep tracker
- Adjustable firmness to cater to your specific sleeping style
- Automatically adjusts as you shift in the night
- Free in-home setup
- Good edge support
- Poor motion isolation
- Subpar heat dissipation
Casper has redesigned its classic hybrid mattress into the Dream, which offers a medium-firm feel that sleeps cool and has zone support.
- Great motion isolation
- Stays cool
- Zoned support
- Subpar edge support
- May be too firm for side sleepers
The Saatva Classic Mattress is designed to suit a variety of sleeping styles and features a plush top for luxurious comfort.
- Free in-home setup and old mattress removal
- Zoned support
- Great heat dissipation
- Good bounce
- Outstanding edge support
- Long home trial and warranty
- Average motion isolation
- $99 fee deducted from your refund if you return the bed
If heat-trapping mattresses have kept you tossing and turning through the night, the Tempur-Pedic PRObreeze Mattress will help you rest easy.
- Medium firmness that suits an array of sleeping styles
- Excellent motion transfer dampening
- Sleeps cool
- White-glove delivery
- Heavy
- Subpar edge support
The fully latex-foam Essentia REM5 is the best luxury organic mattress we've tested. The pressure relief makes it ideal for side sleepers, and hot sleepers will appreciate the heat dissipation.
The Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress provides great edge support and motion isolation. Its mix of memory foam and pocket springs produces an average firmness, making it an outstanding solution for back pain sufferers of any sleeping style.
Couples shopping for a foam mattress will appreciate the GhostBed Luxe Mattress's medium firmness, great motion isolation, and excellent edge support.
The Tempur-Pedic Cloud Mattress features contouring foam that cradles sleepers of all body types and sleeping styles while offering outstanding pressure relief and heat dissipation.
The EcoCloud Mattress by WinkBeds features responsive latex foam and zoned support for a luxurious plush feel ideal for side sleepers.
Environmentally-conscious folks can choose the Birch Mattress without guilt thanks to its all-natural materials.
In our testing, the Nest Bedding Finch Latex Mattress stayed cool and dissipated heat quickly, and its medium firmness will appeal to most sleepers.
The Serta iComfortECO has the best edge support of any mattress we’ve tested, making it easier to get into and out of bed and giving couples edge-to-edge comfort.
The Big Fig Mattress is constructed for heavier individuals with firm support and a high weight capacity for both the bed and the foundation that comes with it.
What mattress should I buy?
When it comes to choosing the best mattress for your personal needs, first, you need to identify what your priorities are and what type of sleeper you are. Do you sleep on your side, back, stomach, or a mix of each? Are you a hot sleeper that needs cooling features? What is your budget? Once you figure out this essential information, you can start shopping around with that in mind.
From there, we have our guide to the best mattresses to help you out, with picks for back pain, cooling, small budgets, and more. You can even check out one of our specialized mattress guides, including:
- Mattresses for side sleepers
- Mattresses for back sleepers
- Hybrid mattresses
- Cheap mattresses under $500
- Cooling mattresses
- Mattresses for back pain
- Mattresses for couples
- Organic mattresses
Still shopping for more deals? Check out our roundup of the best Labor Day sales and the best back-to-school deals for more of the season's best savings.
