Cool Gel Chill 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

If you prefer a mattress that’s not “firm”…
For years we had been sleeping on an old inner spring mattress with an inexpensive 4” foam topper. It was VERY SOFT, so much so that getting out of bed was sometimes an issue. Plus I often woke up with shoulder or neck pain. FYI, I’m a side sleeper. And lately, my sleeping’s just been lousy. I expect Covid-related anxiety is party to blame. Regardless I decided I wanted a new mattress.I decided on a bed in a box. I got one for both of my kids over the years and they seemed happy. Plus, there are very well reviewed products out there for way less than traditional beds. Lastly, return policies often seemed too good to be true (see more on this below).After spend days reading hundreds of reviews and watching videos, I opted for a Tuft & Needle Mint. It cost about $1K. Easy ordering, arrived promptly, set up easily, and looked great. It was rated “firm.”Well, my wife HATED it. Truth be told, she didn’t give it a fair try. She kind of said she wouldn’t like it before it arrived, said she didn’t like it after night 1, and after night 2 said she was up all night with back pain. FWIW, this mattress should have relieved her back pain, not added to it, based on firmness and the fact that she’s a back sleeper. Didn’t matter. Her mind was made up. It had to go.So I called T&N on day three and they were FANTASTIC. Refunded my purchase price IMMEDIATELY and said I should give it to a local charity or, failing that, give it to a friend, family member, or neighbor in need. The return policy that I thought “too good to be true” turned out to be 100% true. Good on them! I gave it to a family in a neighboring town that lost all of their possessions to a house fire.I ordered the 2.0 via Amazon because it was the more “plush” of the options and because of the literally thousands of positive reviews. Oh, the fact that the price was less than half of the T&N didn’t hurt.It arrived in about 8-9 days (my only complaint). Very large box that I once again had to navigate to the second floor. Popped it open and enjoyed watching the inflating process (again). After figuring out which side was front and back we placed it in place and let it “breath” for a couple of hours. With chemical smell to keep me off it, I put a cover and sheet on it and slept on it last night.It’s definitely on the plush side. I wouldn’t want it any softer. But I actually found it more comfy than the 2x more expensive mattress that preceded it. “They” say soft is good for side and stomach sleepers (which I am) and they appeared correct. I only had one night on it but I’m sure it’ll be fine for me.My wife joins me on it tonight and we’ll have to see her reaction. Should she not like it I’ll just get her a 2″ topper for her side to make it softer.You can’t see the actual mattress so I can’t comment on its looks or fit and finish. The cover isn’t at taught as the T&N’s cover and the materials not as rich feeling, but it doesn’t feel cheap.As a bonus, it come with two “bonus” memory foam pillows and though it did smell a little when I woke up my head was on one of them and not one of my “old” pillows.I can’t speak to its return policy and hope I don’t have to. But I am comfortable saying (pun intended) that this is a nice, inexpensive option for someone who likes a softer mattress.

Better than I thought it would be
I considered returning this, then I gave it a full night on it after letting it sit out for more than 24 hours. It’s a great mattress. Very very comfortable. Excellent price. In the future I will buy again. I can’t speak on the cooling part, I did not notice a difference but I did not feel too warm either. I do hope it continues that way. I am happy with my bed now. I want to add that I am a single woman and was able to move this bed from where it was delivered 4 doors down (the fault of Fed Ex) and was able to get it opened and onto my bed alone. Moving it outside was difficult but once I had it open in my apartment, it was pretty easy.

A Man’s review of this thing.
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.

Cool Gel mattress review
The mattress is very nice. It takes about a week to before it fully inflated and was medium firm. I wasn’t happy at first and requested a refund, but after a week, the mattress because very comfortable.

03/18/18 update I just want to update now that we are going on almost a year of owning this bed. The mattress is even more comfortable now! I highly recommend this bed! Almost a year with no creeks or cracks when waking and my body is super aligned! I spent one week away, slept on a pillowtop and every bone was stiff!I cannot say enough good about this bed!Original review I LOVE MY BED! we had some issues ordering a different bed from amazon and ended up ordering this instead. I hadn’t done any research on this brand or bed prior to it arriving, partially because I was really busy and because I had my heart set on the other one… I’m sooooo glad that we ended up getting this bed!!! when it arrived UPS had torn through the plastic so it was expanding in the box, I think that had a bit to do with the fact that the bed expanded to full size in 30 minutes. It was really heavy so i recommend having more then one person carry it (we got the Cal-King). Some of the reviews I was reading after we got the bed stated that:#1 it didn’t expand to full size – This wasn’t the case for us at all!!#2 there is a bad smell – I stuck my face right into the mattress to try and smell it.. there was a slight plastic smell.. but it wasn’t noticeable unless my face was pressed into the mattress.#3 the bed is poorly manufactured – this isn’t the case at all, our bed is beautiful and the fabric on the sides doesn’t compress the foam on the sides.. we measure 12″ on all 4 and there is no pulling of the cover anywhere.. if anything the cover is a little bit big for the foam!The cool gel works wonderful! this isn’t a cooling gel so you wont lay on a cold bed in the summer time.. but when its 30+ outside at night and you go to sleep the bed doesn’t get hotter!!I find the bed a bit firm.. I thought that would be a problem as I like to sleep on soft beds.. but the bed is perfect! We both wake up with no pressure or pain in our bodies. He has back problems and our old bed made them worse, this one he wakes up and is ready to go with no pain at all. I am also a light sleeper and he can get in and out of bed all night long with out waking me as the motion transfer is almost non existent.I love my classic brands mattress and in the future when we need a new bed we will be buying from these guys again!!!

The mattress came quickly and very compact. It didn’t take too long to unroll and take shape. After 12 hrs unrolled, I slept on it the first night, with no problem. It did take a few days to come to the full form.There was a chemical like odor that lingered for a few days, but it didn’t take over the room, It wasn’t so unpleasant that I couldn’t sleep on it and I do have many environmental allergies. I sleep on my side, so the memory foam is perfect as my arm doesn’t fall asleep anymore. Also, I have a bad back and it takes alot of pressure off my back when sleeping. Quite cozy and comfortable.