Bedding, Mattress Pads & Toppers
January 28, 2025
The Best Saatva Mattress Topper for Your Sleep Style
Written by Tanya Slavin
Saatva offers a range of mattress toppers tailored to individual sleep needs, including options for side, back, stomach, and hot sleepers. Key features include pressure relief, cooling properties, motion isolation, and lumbar support. With premium materials like memory foam, latex, and down alternative, our toppers enhance comfort and improve sleep quality.
A mattress topper can significantly upgrade your sleep experience. However, just like with any type of bedding, there are so many different options that it might be hard to decide which one is right for you.
When it comes to mattress toppers, it’s important to remember that the choice is highly individual—so what’s right for your best friend might not be right for you. You’ll want to take a few factors into account when choosing a mattress topper, including your sleep position, temperature regulation, and pain relief.
At Saatva, we offer a wide range of quality mattress toppers for any kind of sleeper. Read on to find out how to choose the right one for you.
Best Saatva mattress topper for side sleepers
Side sleeping is by far the most common sleep position, with about 74% of people snoozing this way. The main challenge for side sleepers is getting proper spinal alignment.
Side sleepers looking to improve their sleep experience should go for a slightly softer mattress topper to cradle their hips and shoulders since these areas bear most of their body weight in this position.
Saatva has several excellent options for side sleepers:
- Our High-Density Memory Foam Mattress Topper is made with a 1.5-inch layer of high-density foam that will do a great job relieving those pressure points.
- Our Organic Quilted Mattress Topper is a luxurious 3-inch option made with organic latex and organic wool. Latex foam has similar contouring properties to memory foam but is slightly more responsive. This topper is plush, soft, and excellent for pressure relief.
- Our Down Alternative Featherbed Mattress Topper is made with hypoallergenic down alternative fill. It’s perfect for those of you who crave the luxurious plushness of down but don’t want to sacrifice support.
Best Saatva mattress topper for back sleepers
While sleeping on your back is generally considered to be the healthiest sleep position (that’s because it evenly distributes weight along the full length of the body), back sleeping isn’t without its challenges.
Back sleepers need enough support to keep their spine in neutral alignment. A medium-firm mattress topper, such as our Natural Latex Mattress Topper or our Micro-Coil Mattress Topper, is perfect for that.
The former is made with a 1.5-inch layer of hypoallergenic natural latex foam, providing buoyant, responsive support in areas that most need it.
The latter is a 3-inch mattress topper that’s a hybrid of micro-coils and gel-infused comfort foam and is designed to offer both the responsive feel of an innerspring and the gentle contouring of memory foam.
It’s made with a 1-inch recycled steel micro-coil layer that’s reinforced in the center third and perimeter of the topper to offer enhanced lumbar and edge support.
Best Saatva mattress topper for stomach sleepers
Sleeping on your stomach tends to put significant pressure on the spine. Stomach sleepers should therefore go for a slightly firmer mattress topper to help keep their spine in alignment.
Our Micro-Coil Mattress Topper, with its reinforced center third, is the best candidate for this job.
Coils in general are ideal for stomach sleepers as they’re responsive enough to not let you sink in. The last thing you want in this position is for your body to sink into your sleeping surface, further aggravating the spine.
Best Saatva mattress topper for hot sleepers
Hot sleepers should look for a mattress topper that helps them sleep cooler. That’ll either be a mattress topper made with inherently breathable materials or one that’s been infused with cooling elements. We offer both kinds.
Our Down Alternative Featherbed Mattress Topper is made with hypoallergenic down alternative fill and is plush, comfy, and ultra-breathable.
If you crave the contouring feel of memory foam but are wary of the heat retention this material is known for, then we have the perfect solution for you.
Our Graphite Memory Foam Mattress Topper is made with a 3-inch layer of memory foam infused with cooling graphite. Graphite’s ability to absorb heat has been used for years to pull heat away from elements inside our computers and phones.
It’s now commonly added to bedding, particularly memory foam, to combat its heat-retention properties.
Best Saatva mattress topper for back pain
If you suffer from back pain, a foam mattress topper might be a great option because of the foam’s ability to conform to your body and relieve pressure points.
Opt for our Graphite Memory Foam Mattress Topper for a more traditional “hugging” memory foam feel or our Natural Latex Mattress Topper if you’d like your sleeping surface to be a bit more bouncy.
Another option would be to choose a mattress topper with added lumbar support such as our unique Micro-Coil Mattress Topper, which includes a layer of 1-inch micro-coils, reinforced in the center third for enhanced lumbar support.
Best Saatva mattress topper for motion isolation
If you sleep with a partner and your primary concern is reducing motion transfer, then go for a thicker foam-based mattress topper.
Made of 3-inch thick high-density memory foam, our Graphite Memory Foam Mattress Topper excels at reducing motion transfer and making sure you continue sleeping soundly even if your partner stirs in bed.
Improve your sleep with these Saatva mattress toppers
Graphite Memory Foam Topper
The latest in high-tech cooling. The contouring support of memory foam, plus the advanced heat-dissipating properties of graphite.
Natural Latex Topper
This breathable, comfortable, and durable topper instantly adds a layer of responsive softness and unmatched pressure-point relief.
Micro-Coil Mattress Topper
Thoughtfully designed to relieve pressure points and offer the responsive feel of an innerspring. It gives you the best of both worlds with a hybrid of micro-coils and gel-infused comfort foam.
Organic Quilted Mattress Topper
Our most eco-friendly mattress topper is thoughtfully designed to bring you unmatched breathability, buoyancy, and pressure relief with the highest quality materials, responsibly sourced from nature.
Down Alternative Featherbed Mattress Topper
Our premium featherbed mattress topper is thoughtfully designed with hypoallergenic down alternative fill to add luxurious plushness to your sleep surface without sacrificing support.
High-Density Foam Topper
High-density foam evenly distributes body weight for instant pressure relief. Ideal for adding comfort to any new or existing mattress.
FAQs
How many inches should a mattress topper be?
Most mattress toppers range from 1.5 inches to 4 inches in thickness. The right thickness for you will depend on your sleeping needs and any health issues. In most cases, however, the quality of the materials is more important than the thickness.
What’s the best mattress topper thickness for back pain?
If you suffer from back pain, you should look for a mattress topper that’s supportive and responsive enough to both relieve pressure points and support your back. While thickness can make a difference, the quality of the materials is more important.
Do mattress toppers improve sleep quality?
Mattress toppers can significantly improve sleep quality. If your mattress is too soft, too firm, too bouncy, or too hot—you name it—but you’re not ready for a new one yet, a mattress topper can be a game changer. Or perhaps your mattress provides exactly the support you need but you still want something extra on top. In that case, a quality mattress topper is an easy way to take your sleep experience to the next level.
Find the best mattress topper for your sleep style at Saatva
Saatva offers a line of high-quality mattress toppers to suit every sleep need. All of our mattress toppers are made with high-quality materials and crafted with moisture-wicking and breathable fabrics to help you have a restful night.
Peruse our selection of high-quality mattress toppers and choose the perfect one for your needs.
Tanya Slavin
Tanya Slavin is a freelance writer with a PhD in Linguistics. When she has had enough sleep, she learns languages and writes about it in her newsletter Friends with Words which documents her journey to learn 12 languages in 12 months.
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