Idle Gel Foam Mattress Review

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Idle Sleep is best known for providing quality mattresses at an aggressive price with an industry-leading 18-month trial. Their all foam mattress, the Idle Gel Foam is an incredible value and it feels wonderful. Idle really dialed in the right amount of softness and support. Idle Sleep also offers aggressive financing. In fact, you can own an Idle mattress and pay less per month than your Netflix subscription, no credit check necessary.

Overview of the Idle Gel Foam Mattress

The Idle Gel Foam mattress will arrive in a box like the one below. This one isn’t terribly heavy so one person could get this set up fast.

The video below covers the main features and construction of the mattress.

How Much Does the Idle Sleep Cost?

Below are the retail prices and the price after the 20% discount. Keep in mind that if this is still too expensive for your budget, you can take advantage of the financing option and start enjoying better sleep right away. For example, a queen size Idle mattress can be financed for as low as $12 per month.

Construction of the Idle Foam Mattress

Below are the construction details of the mattress as listed on the Idle Sleep website.

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My Idle Gel Mattress Findings

At first glance, this mattress looks and reads like the hundreds of others that you will find online. In fact, once you start searching for a mattress, you will be inundated with mattress ads leaving you thoroughly confused. As your sleep guide, I have already done the homework and slept on all the leading brands and most of the smaller brands to give a fair assessment of how the Idle Gel stack up.

First off, this mattress is an incredible value. Given the financing options and the 18-month trial this would be my first choice for anyone looking for a memory foam mattress. Chances are you are going to like how it feels. It is great for side and back sleeping and firm enough for occasional stomach sleeping. Ideally, you should be sleeping on your side to avoid snoring and get optimal rest.

Idle really hit the nail on the head with using 3 inches of buoyancy foam. It instantly contoured to my body and the transition layer gave me the proper support. This is where other brands can miss the mark. Too little comfort foam will make the mattress to stiff while too much will make it too doughy.

Idle also provides 2 free pillows with the mattress. You can always use new pillows and these are made with shredded foam that is consistently cut. You can take out foam to make the pillow a little thinner by accessing the zipper on the side.

There’s no motion transfer with this mattress as you can see in the video clip below which makes it great for couples.

This mattress incorporates cooling gel foam on the top layer which helps with heat dissipation but more importantly, the foam isn’t very dense so it is a bit more breathable. It doesn’t have a phase change cover like the Idle Plush but adding that would only temporarily provide some cooling. I slept on this mattress for over 2 weeks and during a heatwave and didn’t have any issues sleeping hot. Most of the time I find that people are still sleeping with a down comforter in the summer. I would instead advise a light blanket.

My Idle Sleep Recommendation

The Idle Gel Foam is exactly the kind of foam mattress I would design for maximum comfort. Subtle changes in the density and types of foam used and how it is all put together can make a big difference and Idle has this feel dialed-in perfectly. Most mattress companies say their feel is a medium-firm but that really means nothing without context. This mattress is a true medium feel and that’s a hard feat to achieve.