We acknowledge — buying a new mattress can be quite the undertaking. It encompasses various factors, like selecting between memory foam or hybrid, and evaluating your budget. This choice is made more complex by the inquiry, “Does a higher cost ensure a superior bed?” Moreover, you’ll be relying on this mattress nightly for the next decade or so, heightening the importance of making the right choice.

The DreamCloud collection of mattresses provides plenty in terms of comfort and support, asserting they are crafted from premium materials. However, they come at a more budget-friendly price compared to many competitors with similar offerings. As someone always seeking a bargain, I opted to try the DreamCloud Premier Hybrid. It’s the brand’s top-selling mattress, and during promotions, a queen-size can be acquired for around $950. That’s significantly lower than numerous luxury hybrid alternatives, so I was eager to evaluate its comfort.

Great news for all: I thoroughly enjoyed every night of rest on the DreamCloud Premier throughout my testing month. It’s the nearest I’ve gotten to replicating a luxury hotel-like atmosphere in my own space.

Initial thoughts

Interestingly, mattresses arrive with instructional guidelines. As someone who’s explored, tested, and documented mattresses for over six years, I can affirm these guidelines are often concealed on the manufacturer’s website. Thus, when DreamCloud forwarded me an instruction email a few days before my mattress’s arrival, I felt optimistic.

The email recommended against discarding my old mattress just yet (it makes you ponder why this needs clarification) and noted that assistance would be required to move the mattress inside due to its weight (approximately 90 pounds). It also indicated that the bed would include a guide on unboxing and maintenance.

Unboxing the hybrid bed-in-a-box went smoothly, and with a minor cut into the plastic, the mattress inflated swiftly.

Online, DreamCloud mentions that the Premier Hybrid stands at 13 inches tall, which seems to fit the bill for a nice mid-range height nowadays. It’s not so high that I’d need to leap up, but also not so low that I’d feel like a college student with a mattress on the ground. Within minutes of cutting the plastic, it had nearly reached 13 inches.

A faint yet perceptible odor

DreamCloud states the mattress can be used the same evening, but I opted to let it ventilate in another room. This isn’t the ideal approach since it necessitates moving the fully expanded mattress into the bedroom later, which can be challenging. However, this allowed me to assess how the mattress off-gassed.

It took several days for my DreamCloud Premier to eliminate a subtle chemical scent. It wasn’t offensive but might irritate those sensitive to odors. After three days, once I finally placed the mattress on my bed frame, the smell had dissipated.

Numerous layers of support with the DreamCloud Premier

The DreamCloud Premier is a hybrid mattress, meaning it combines memory foam and innerspring coils. Analyzing the layers, the mattress initially features a quilted Euro Top with cooling fibers.

Beneath this are two foam layers. The upper layer consists of memory foam intended for pressure relief, while the lower layer contains adaptive foam for ergonomic support. Then, an eight-inch layer of individually wrapped innerspring coils creates the bed’s solid support structure. The entire perimeter of this layer is bolstered for enhanced edge support. Lastly, there’s a layer of dense foam for stability.

In total, you are receiving four layers of support under a quilted cover.

What does the DreamCloud Premier Hybrid feel like?

I love the quilted cover of this bed. It feels and appears luxurious, offering a comfortable first layer of pressure relief without engulfing its occupants. It provides a cushioned sleeping-on-top-of-the-bed sensation that I prefer.

As a multi-position sleeper, I rotate from my stomach to my side and occasionally lie on my back. This can complicate finding a suitable mattress, as I require firmness for stomach sleeping and softness for side sleeping. Miraculously, the DreamCloud Premier Hybrid was comfortable in every position. I consistently felt supported, never detected any pressure points, and didn’t wake up with a stiff neck or back.

Unfortunately for both me and my partner, I am a light sleeper and awaken easily. This is why I’ve always opted for an all-foam bed, assuming foam absorbs movement better than coils. But the DreamCloud Premier proved me incorrect. It isolated motion more effectively than my inexpensive all-foam mattress. I ceased to notice when my partner got up before me or came to bed after me. This feature alone could render this bed ideal for couples easily disturbed by a partner’s movements or those with differing sleep/wake routines.

Medium-firm but perhaps not

DreamCloud indicates that the Premier Hybrid is a medium-firm bed, rating it at 6.5 on the mattress firmness scale of one to 10, with 10 being the firmest. Respectfully, I disagree. The mattress felt more like a medium to my firm-mattress-loving preferences. However, I’m not dissatisfied with the firmness level here. In