PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress review − custom comfort for eco-conscious sleepers

The PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress offers custom comfort to suit every style of sleeper and size of bed frame. You get to choose your ideal height, size, and firmness of mattress from a wide range of options. If you can't find your perfect fit, just give them a call and PlushBeds will make your mattress to your exact specifications.

That's the kind of quality customer service you get when you go organic. PlushBeds mattresses are made in the USA (Camarillo, California, to be exact) from natural fibers and made to order to minimize waste.

As soon as I started sleeping on the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress, I knew it was the best organic mattress I'd ever tried. Now, I'd say it's a contender for the title of best mattress, bar none.

PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress review

I tested the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress over the course of one long, hot summer. This article should tell you everything you need to know about the bed, from how it's made to what it costs.

PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress Specifications

Who would the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress suit?

• Eco-conscious shoppers: the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress is incredibly eco-friendly. Not only is this bed GREENGUARD Gold certified, which means it won't emit harmful chemicals into your home, it's also filled with natural fibers, including organic wool, cotton, and latex. No nasty fiberglass, here: only organic wool as a natural fire retardant.

• Couples who share a bed, but not a sleep style: the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress comes in Split Queen, Split King, and Split California King sizes. When you select a split mattress, you get to choose your preferred comfort level: Medium or Medium-Firm.

• Hot sleepers: the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress is highly breathable, since it's filled with natural fibers to dissipate heat and wick moisture. It's a great option for anyone who suffers from night sweats or hot flashes.

• Anyone who prefers a firmer surface: the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress is springy and responsive, but not exactly soft. I recommend this bed for back and stomach sleepers who appreciate enhanced support, but it might feel too firm for side sleepers.

What's it like to sleep on the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress?

• Comfort: I found the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress super comfortable. Since I struggle with back and hip pain, I opted for the medium-firm comfort level to better support my body. Now, PlushBeds describes medium-firm as a 7-9 on a firmness scale of 1-10, but I'd say it's more like a 7. That's the benefit of natural latex: it doesn't feel hard, the way that synthetic foam often does. The first night I tested the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress, I fell into a deep sleep and woke up feeling refreshed.

• Support: like I said, I suffer from semi-regular pain in my lower back and tightness in my hips. I wouldn't say that the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress cured my chronic pain, but it certainly helped relieve some pressure. I put that down to the organic cotton cover, which features a structural knit for targeted pressure relief. This mattress is filled with Talalay latex, which is proven to reduce stress, improve circulation, and provide pressure relief. I certainly felt the benefit of sleeping on this bed, and I'd recommend it to anyone, regardless of your sleep position.

• Cooling properties: I wouldn't say that this is the best cooling mattress on the market. That title goes to the Tempur-Pedic ProAdapt Mattress, which features a high-tech cooling cover to dissipate heat and wick moisture. Still, Talalay latex is more porous, and, ergo, more breathable than Dunlop latex, so I'd rate this bed better than any other latex mattress I've tested. Since I sleep with a tracker, I can confirm that my body temperature stayed pretty constant overnight.

• Motion isolation: if you share a bed with a pet or a partner, or you're a particularly light sleeper, then you need a mattress with good motion isolation. Since I live alone, it's not usually an issue for me, but I had my sister to stay while I was testing the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress. She's a pretty restless sleeper, who tosses and turns all night long, but, for once, I didn't notice. For her part, she didn't notice when I got out of bed in the middle of the night for a bathroom run. On the whole, I was seriously impressed with the motion isolation of this mattress: it outperforms some of the best memory foam mattresses on the market.

• Edge support: following the success of the motion isolation test, the edge support of the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress was pretty disappointing. I tried to sit on the side of the bed to lace up my sneakers and the mattress dipped all the way down to my bed frame. I'd hesitate to recommend the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress for stomach sleepers or anyone who tends to sleep on the side of the bed. For a natural mattress with excellent edge support, I suggest the Birch Luxe Natural Mattress.

• Weight-bearing: I didn't experience any sort of sinking feeling on the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress. The bed bore my weight and sprang right back into shape when I got up in the morning. I attribute that to the ultra-dense mattress base, made from botanical latex to guard against sagging, indents, or impressions.

• Sleep trial: PlushBeds offers a limited 100-night sleep trial. That's just enough time to test your bed through several seasons before you commit to your purchase. For a similar bed with a longer mattress sleep trial (365 day), I recommend the Saatva Latex Hybrid.

• Warranty: PlushBeds offers a lifetime mattress warranty that covers faults in workmanship and structural issues for the original purchaser. If you find that defects occur within ten years of purchase, PlushBeds will repair or replace the mattress − for a small fee.

How does the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress rate online?

On the PlushBeds website, the Botanical Bliss Organic Latex mattress boasts a 4.9 average star rating from 4,300 reviews. Most reviewers rave about the customer service. If you find that your medium mattress feels too soft or your medium-firm too hard, then PlushBeds will send a replacement layer to transform the feel of your bed. Alternatively, you could pair your bed with the best mattress topper: the Avocado Organic Latex Mattress Topper is an excellent eco-friendly option.

A few customers complain that the bed takes so long to arrive, but that's par for the course with a made-to-order mattress. My bed arrived one month after purchase in two boxes: one containing the mattress base, and a much smaller box containing a latex layer. At first, I found this a little frustrating, but I soon realized how heavy latex is: one box containing an entire latex mattress would be far too much for a customer to carry. Since the most common complaint is purely logistical, I'd say that's a sign of the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress's premium performance.

Should I buy the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress?

I couldn't write a review of the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress without mentioning the price. A Queen-sized bed is listed for more than $3,000. That sounds like a lot of money to spend on a mattress, but I've never seen this bed selling for full-price. When you shop the mattress sales, you can pick up a 9-inch medium Queen for $1,699, which strikes me as very reasonable for an organic mattress.

If you have the financial means and the patience to wait for your handmade mattress to arrive, I think you’ll be incredibly satisfied with the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Organic Latex Mattress.

How we test mattresses

I've written an entire article outlining how we test mattresses: here are the highlights. Our expert testers sample mattresses for weeks, if not months, ideally through several seasons, to monitor their performance and assess their cooling properties over time.

We test each mattress for comfort; support; breathability; motion isolation; edge support; weight bearing capacity; and the all-important price. We also describe the construction of each mattress and try to promote sustainable purchase wherever possible.

Some of our tests are more subjective than others. To assess the comfort or the cooling of a mattress, for example, we simply lie on it and see how we feel. Things start to get a little more scientific further down the line: we use weights and glasses of water to measure the motion isolation and edge support of a mattress. We always try to explain why we're doing what we're doing. We test motion isolation so that light sleepers can get decent rest, edge support so that stomach sleepers feel supported, and so on.

Where possible, we compare our findings against verified customer reviews to show a range of experiences with the same bed. Finally, we bring it all back to the cost of the mattress to help you assess its value for money.