The best mattress toppers for a more comfortable night’s sleep, tested

2026-03-11 - 10:23

Whether you’re looking for memory foam, wool, cooling or firm, we reveal the toppers we rate – and whether they can really rescue a bad mattress • The best mattresses: sleep better with our seven rigorously tested picks A mattress topper is like a slice of cheese in a burger: not strictly necessary, but potentially transformative, especially if your bed has all the cosiness of stale bread. Strap a comfy topper on to a hard mattress, and it could transform the quality of your sleep at significantly less cost than a new mattress. That’s the promise, anyway. In my neverending quest for a decent night’s kip, I slept on nine bestselling toppers – not all at once, Princess and the Pea style, but for a few nights, each on top of a firm mattress. I was surprised to find so many topper types available, from thick slabs of memory foam to airy cloudbanks of hollowfibre, with one even containing springs. Best mattress topper overall: Simba Hybrid Topper (double) Best budget mattress topper: Silentnight Airmax 1000 (double) Continue reading...