14 Best Mattress Toppers for a Great Night’s Rest (2023)

By Adrienne Jordan and Kristi Kellogg

Illustration by Lizzie Soufleris

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Looking to upgrade your sleep without investing in a new mattress? It’s time to explore the best mattress toppers. If you’re dealing with an ache in your back or constant soreness on your side, a mattress topper can be just what you need to get back to sweet dreams and restful nights— without breaking the bank.

“Primarily, mattress toppers can give a current mattress a new feel without completely replacing the mattress,” says Russell Jelinek, director of product engineering at Casper. “Usually, they are made of very soft layers that make the overall mattress and topper stack feel softer than a mattress alone. It can also create a new behavior, like a gooey memory foam, springy latex, or luxurious down toppers.”

Ahead, discover 14 of the best mattress toppers, including everything from comfy memory foam and Tempur-Pedic picks to sustainably sourced down-alternative organic wool toppers. Any of these babies will make your bed feel dreamier than ever and give new life to your sleep.

All prices noted are for queen-size mattress toppers unless otherwise noted.

A pillowy layer made with cooling pressure relief? Yes, please. The Nolah mattress topper was created using AirFoam technology, which sleeps cool for those that have high body heat. It’s also made with hips and shoulders in mind to provide superior comfort by alleviating pressure in those areas. This two-inch-thick topper has secure elastic bands to place over your mattress and even comes with an optimal cushioning organic cotton cover. Use it as an added bonus to a new mattress from the brand—the Nolah Original—for maximum comfort and extra support.

Your current twin XL, full, or even king-size mattress can benefit from the newly developed Airtec core technology from Molecule. It’s meant to promote the responsiveness and buoyant feel of latex, along with lots of great airflow. The mattress pad is also made with clean CertiPur-US certified foam in the US and has a RecoveryFlo support layer to create healthy spine alignment for chronic side sleepers and absorb motion transfer. If you’re looking to pair your topper with a new mattress, the Molecule 1 is said to promote optimal temperature regulation, relief from an extra-firm mattress, and a lucid start to your day.

Depending on the season and where you live, you may need to choose bedding that will keep you warmer in the winter months and cooler in the summer months. The Coyuchi Climate Beneficial wool mattress topper is made with a temperature regulator that warms fast in the winter and wicks away sweat in the summer to keep you from overheating. The main ingredient of the superior cushioning topper is wool, which conforms to your body and is a great choice for sensitive skin and allergies, as it’s naturally resistant to allergens and dust mites. To keep it fresh all year long, the topper is also machine washable.

Mattress getting old or too firm? Consider a two-inch organic cotton and wool mattress pad with a plush feel, like Boll & Branch’s quilted mattress topper. The topper has built-in, one-inch-thick elastic corner straps that you can secure to your mattress before adding your sleep surface, fitted sheet, and bedding. The luxe material is made from humanely treated free-range New Zealand sheep’s wool. Now all you have to do is throw it on top of your mattress and wake up alert and ready to go after a restful sleep.

For a mattress pad that provides a key combination of comfort, cooling, and waterproof protection, consider the GhostBed memory foam topper. GhostBed claims to provide back pain relief, side-sleeper pain relief, and support any other sleeping position—whether you’re a back sleeper or a stomach sleeper—in the form of a three-inch topper packed with contouring and cooling-gel memory foam. The product is made with targeted head-to-toe comfort zones and a deep-pocket cotton cover with lots of breathability for extra waterproofing. Don’t forget to use the elastic bands that secure the topper to get you through pillow fights and withstand active sleepers.

The Wooly Mattress Topper is a three- to four-inch topper handcrafted using a combination of high-quality, ethically sourced, fully traceable British wool and micro-coils. The outer cover is made with a merino wool blend and organic cotton. Woolroom is a fourth-generation mattress maker based in the UK, and their US–made mattress topper comes with a 10-year warranty.

This eco-friendly pick is made with two luxurious inches of GOTS-certified organic latex, encased in a zippered, organic cotton cover that can be removed and hand-washed. It gives you the feel of a soft mattress, even if your mattress is actually medium-firm. One side sleeper customer who was looking for something “fluffy and soft” to cushion their night’s sleep, and found the My Green to be an “excellent” option that only got comfier over time. Organic materials + super comfort = win-win.

This pressure-relieving memory foam mattress topper conforms to your body without leaving impressions in the surface, making your mattress feel like a giant hug. It’s infused with gel that regulates your body temperature, dissipates heat, and keeps you cool while you sleep. Plus, the topper is “naturally antimicrobial” and hypoallergenic.

This three-inch mattress topper is designed with pressure points, pain relief, and comfort in mind. It molds to your body and reduces the force of the mattress. As a bonus, this super comfortable mattress topper has a removable cover that you can wash (just make sure you don’t wash the entire topper).

Hot sleepers will love this one: It’s one of the best cooling mattress toppers, thanks to its graphite material. Graphite draws heat away from the body, and the organic cotton cover also helps keep you cool while you sleep. If it’s not quite cool enough for you, not to worry—Saatva offers a 180-night trial period for you to really figure out if this is the topper for you. Otherwise, pair it with cooling bedsheets, and you’ll have the sweetest sleep, even in the height of summer!

This 550-fill power feather topper offers two layers of down and feathers for maximum support that’s distributed evenly with a three-dimensional baffle box stitching and all encased in a cotton shell. Not convinced? “I’m sleeping on a cloud and recommending this to all my friends,” one reviewer proclaims. How about now?

Viscosoft offers a multitude of bedding types, but their mattress toppers are some of the best and most highly rated on the market—specifically this high-density option made of three or four inches of gel-infused memory foam. Its got adjustable straps and is made with mesh that helps prevent slippage, so you can ensure it’s perfectly fitted to your bed. It’s pretty easy to see why this is one of their most popular mattress toppers.

Avocado mattresses are already pretty comfortable (Clever contributor Katy Olson says they’re especially good for those who look a firmer mattress). But if you want to make them even more comfy, the organic mattress company also sells mattress toppers. Made of two inches of 100% GOLS-certified organic latex and encased in a 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton cover with a hidden zipper, the topper will add an extra bit of plushness and is one of the more affordable options the brand has to offer.

This featherbed mattress topper from Pacific Coast literally looks like a giant pillow. It’s full of Hyperclean Resilia feathers that help cushion pressure points and provide an extra top layer to your bed that will help give you a restful night of sleep.