COOL GELChill 14 Inch Medium Firm Memory Foam Mattress King Size, with 2 Bonus Cool Gel Memory Foam Bed Pillows, 14" with Pressure Relief, CertiPUR-US Certified, Cooling King Mattress in a Box

Why did you pick this product vs others?:So we bought this eight (8) years ago (so who knows if it is even made the same way now). It was a pretty big risk back then. What if I didn't like it? How would I send it back? But it has been absolutely fantastic. My wife STILL gets in bed and says "I love this bed" and that's not something she normally does with any product. It is really great and really comfortable. We've bought a few since, a 12" Queen, a 10" full of this brand, and maybe two other brands, and I think they are decent, but none ever seemed to match this (at least one we didn't really use ourselves). The twelve inch queen of the same brand was pretty darn firm, even though they all said medium firm. Not terrible, but not the same. This was the first and the best.

Our toy hauler came with a 6” queen mattress that was as comfy as a concrete block. We wanted to upgrade and opted for a short queen sized mattress so we could walk around the bed easier. The price (under $200) was great! On arrival, we unrolled it in the bed platform and it took shape almost immediately. It fit perfectly! It’s a bit firm for our liking, but compared to the old mattress, it’s a huge improvement! No more literal bruises on my hips! The grippy bottom holds the mattress in place, the length is still long enough my feet don’t hang off (5’9”), and I don’t feel my partner toss and turn all night (just a tiny bit!) while the support is firmer than we like, it still suits our needs better than the original! We’ll get a topper to fix that.

Awesome, we love it!!! We needed a new mattress and had a super tight budget. And thus began the mattress in a box search.....after reading loads if reviews we decided to give this one a go and we are NOT disappointed. Obviously everyone is different but my hubby and I are both comfortable and sleeping better on this mattress than we have been or slept in a loooonnng time. It's not too soft so you don't sink way in but it's not rock hard either. We let the mattress hang out in the box for a couple days since it was cold outside when it was delivered. Once we opened the box the mattress plumped right up to it's full height with no weird un-plumped spots and no weird smells. Been using the mattress just over 3 months at the time of this review. We would highly recommend this if you're on a tight budget and still desire a super comfy mattress!

This is the second memory foam mattress I've purchased. I loved my first memory foam mattress (different brand), but I was forced to leave it behind when I moved 1800 miles away. I was using a hybrid memory foam mattress after the move, but I suddenly began waking up with back pain & knew I wanted to get another full memory foam mattress.I couldn't find the same memory foam mattress I previously purchased, so I took a chance on this one. I allowed this mattress to expand for about 48 hours to reach it's full size. Thankfully there was no harsh chemical smell after opening. The first thing I noticed is this memory foam mattress is much firmer than my first one, and I was a little worried I wouldn't like it.However, after sleeping on this mattress for a few weeks now, I am happy to say that I stopped waking up with back pain. I don't find this mattress quite as comfortable as my previous mattress due to how firm this one is, but it doesn't seem to interfere with my ability to sleep. I also noticed that I do sleep slightly warmer on this mattress, so I wouldn't recommend it to people who tend to be hot sleepers.The biggest plus is that I no longer wake up with back pain, so this mattress must be very supportive. It would be a huge pain to return a mattress like this, so I am going to keep it. Because of how firm it is, I will probably try a different brand memory foam mattress the next time I need one, unless I find a mattress topper that helps to make this one slightly softer.

To clear up a lot of confusion with this mattress, here is an Honest to God review....Summary:- Mattress was easy to assemble (cut package and roll/air out)- Smell was not that bad... It's expected, so have a fan ready and air it out.- Firm version of memory foam (Perfect for bigger guys like me) But I have a hunch it breaks in over time.- Quality seemed very nice.I just received this mattress yesterday ( 8/5/2015 ). The packaging was as expected, the Cardboard box was in rough shape but the heavy duty plastic on the inside was untouched. I'm a 6'2" 230lb athletic man that spends most of my free time in the gym, so getting the package onto my bed frame by myself was no problem at all. To a regular or smaller person, you might need an extra hand carrying the 90+lb package.Upon opening, I cut the plastic and everything went as expected. The mattress inflated itself within 30 minutes with the corners lagging behind (I just hit the corners with my hand to fluff them up and help them catch up) . I let it sit for 24 hours before laying on it. The smell is strong, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be. Looking at the other reviews, some of these people must have had a bad mattress, or simply can't take a little odor for a few days (they might be sensitive).Here's the biggest point... The mattress is a very firm version of memory foam. Right out of the box the mattress doesn't give in as much as you may think. It's perfect for someone like me because, like I've said, I'm 230 lbs and athletic. This thing offers the perfect support for me, giving in to my heavy points and supporting my lighter areas yet I can see somebody who's much lighter having issues. I say to those people, give the mattress time to break in. I'll update this in a few months with a follow up.Tonight will be the first night I sleep on it, and I couldn't be more excited. The 10 minutes I spend laying on it this morning almost made me fall right asleep again. I'll keep this post updated because there seems to be a lot of confusion on this mattress.* Off topic *The first one I ordered got mixed up in the mail due to the carrier, therefor I got my mattress 3 days late. Amazon's customer service was perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better crew to solve the problem.** UPDATE (08/07/2015) **- Last night was the first night that I slept on the mattress and I can honestly say I had a great night sleep. I didn't wake up in the middle of the night at all. I was cool all night (Granted I had a 17" box fan blowing directly over me) and the only time I got hot was when my lady friend came over earlier. I'm usually a very hot sleeper and people who complain about the heat of this thing should invest in a fan. Even without the fan it was very cool at first, but it did start warming up slightly after 30 minutes or so of laying in the same spot - but it wasn't that bad.I can say that I'm very pleased with my first night on this thing.*** UPDATE 08/24/2015Sleeping on this thing has been a pleasure. It's not revolutionizing, but it's much more comfortable than my last mattress. The smell is pretty much gone although it did take awhile. The smell was honestly not that bad and the only way you could really smell it was if you stuck your nose in the mattress. I don't wake up in the middle of the night anymore from tossing and turning. That's a huge plus for me because on my old mattress It felt like I had a cycle of waking up at 3 or 4am from tossing and turning. The mattress is still very firm, but like I said before, it's perfect for me because I'm big and heavy enough to actually sink in a bit.