8 Mattress Toppers That'll Give Your Bed a New Life (2024)

There's nothing worse than that in between of wanting a new mattress and needing a new mattress. You can't justify the full $1,000+ overhaul yet, but you're starting to toss and turn in a way you haven't done for five years now. Or maybe, you just really, really like a plush pillow-top experience. Either way, a mattress topper from a great brand like Casper, Saatva, or Coop is your answer.

But even if you don't want to drastically change the feel of your mattress, a mattress topper will protect that mattress that you spent your heard earned cash on. Practically, it's a more sound purchase than that beautiful bed frame you've been eyeing, but we think both are necessary. A mattress topper will increase the longevity of your current mattress, and give you that extra hotel-like cushion you love so much. So invest in a good alarm clock (perhaps an Esquire Endorsed alarm clock), because you're going to need some help rolling out of bed.

For the one topper to fit everyone here, we're going to recommend Casper's Comfy Topper. Down the middle in just about everything: Price, firmness, cooling. Like Casper's mattresses, it does everything well. The perfect pick for sprucing up an older mattress.

If you run hot when you sleep, Saatva's graphite topper is the best cooling mattress topper we could find. Memory foam is still the standard for comfortable sleep, but it just retains heat like nothing else. Saatva manages to get memory foam into a cooling mattress topper with a graphite-infused top layer, which pulls heat away from your body. Memory foam that's cool: Win-win.

If you want something soft, that you can really sink into, we love Parachute's down topper. This is a topper you really sink into. It really gives your sleeping arrangement that plush hotel bed feel.

Okay, if you want a really plush topper, this is the one. Coop's Retreat goes beyond even what you'll find on hotel beds. You really sink down into this one. It's cut like a traditional down topper, but the memory foam disperses movement really well. This makes for a cradling experience unlike anything else on this list.

Brooklinen, some of the OGs in the direct-to-consumer bedding game, make a great value mattress topper. The brand's down alternative topper gives you juuuust enough padding to soften up a new mattress or revive an older mattress. For just over $100, that's an incredible bargain.

You've spent upwards of $1,000 on this new mattress, and you just want to cover it up with a big pillow-top topper? Why not get a bamboo mattress pad from Cozy Earth? It gives you just a little bit of extra softness with a thin bamboo viscose layer. It's not a crazy plush sink-in-three-feet topper. It gives you a little bit of softness, protects your mattress, and regulates temperature.

Finally, we figured we'd add just a good ole mattress pad. This is for protecting your mattress without adding any real plushness to it. This one is what Soho House uses in its luxury members hotel rooms, so you know it's good.