Best Full-Size Mattresses of 2023

Best Full Size Mattresses of 2023

Maybe you’re looking to upgrade from a narrow old twin bed or downsize from a queen mattress. Whatever the reason, a great full size mattress can help you enjoy a restorative night’s sleep in the space that’s just right for your needs.

Check out our selections for today’s best full size mattress and read our buyer’s guide to finding the right bed for your needs.

Our Top Picks for Best Full Size Mattress

• Best Firm Mattress – WinkBed
• Best Soft Mattress – Helix Moonlight
• Best Mattress for Kids – Saatva Youth
• Best Mattress for Back Pain – Tuft & Needle Mint
• Best Memory Foam Mattress – Puffy
• Best Mattress for Heavy People – Brooklyn Bedding Titan
• Best Budget Mattress – Leesa Studio

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WinkBed

The WinkBed offers four firmness options, including two that are well-suited for people who like a sturdy supportive feel.

Pros

The WinkBed’s Firmer option (7.5/10 on the firmness scale) and its 8.75/10 spine alignment score make this innerspring/foam hybrid an intriguing choice for back sleepers. Heavier people can choose the Plus option (8/10 firmness), which WinkBeds recommends for people over 250 pounds.

Cons

This mattress doesn’t score particularly well for pressure relief (7.75/10) and not well at all for motion transfer (6.4/10). Its performance in those categories could be problematic for side sleepers with severe joint pain and for co-sleepers easily disturbed by their partners’ movements.

Read our full WinkBed mattress review.

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Helix Moonlight

Quality mattresses don’t get much softer than the plush and comfortable Helix Moonlight. You can also get a full-size bed for $1,049, not counting sales or discounts.

Pros

The foam/innerspring hybrid falls between 2 and 3 on the 10-point firmness scale, which puts it in ultra-plush territory. The Moonlight performs well in the Mattress Advisor sleep lab for pressure relief (8/10) and even better for spine alignment (9/10), good signs for people with aches and pains.

Cons

The other side of the coin for soft mattresses like the Moonlight is that heavier people (230 pounds or more) often feel unsupported and prone to sinking too far into the top layers. Also, the Moonlight’s 7/10 edge support score could indicate a tendency to sag on the edges.

Read our full Helix Moonlight mattress review.

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Saatva Youth

If you thought kids mattresses are available in just twin and twin XL sizes, the Saatva Youth can offer you a fuller perspective. It’s also designed to meet the needs of growing children.

Pros

In addition to being one of our best kids mattresses, the Saatva Youth is the rare children’s mattress available in full-size in addition to twin and twin XL. It’s also flippable, with a softer side for ages 3-7 and a firmer side for ages 8-12. Its spine alignment performance (9/10 score) is good news for healthy sleep posture.

Cons

The Saatva Youth’s only blemish in our performance tests is the 6/10 motion transfer score, so kids who share the bed with their pets could be in for restless nights. Since all Saatva mattresses are made to order, shipping can take up to 21 days.

Read our full Saatva Youth mattress review.

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Tuft & Needle Mint

Great spine alignment is a key factor for mattresses that can provide back pain relief, and the Tuft & Needle Mint passed our spine alignment test with flying colors.

Pros

Tuft & Needle Mint has a near-flawless score for spine alignment (9.5/10), a good indicator that this all-foam model can help you maintain a healthy sleep posture that alleviates back pain. Its Adaptive Foam is also designed to be responsive so that you can move easily, a plus for restless sleepers and combination sleepers.

Cons

The $1,595 price tag for a full-size Tuft & Needle Mint could be a turnoff for budget shoppers. With a 5/10 firmness rating, the Tuft & Needle probably isn’t firm enough for stomach sleepers and people who weigh more than 230 pounds to feel adequately supported.

Read our full Tuft & Needle Mint mattress review.

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Puffy

The original Puffy mattress is an all-foam bed that offers edge support comparable to an innerspring mattress but with the cloud-like feel of Puffy’s trademark memory foam.

Pros

Puffy’s original mattress is made of three foam layers designed to keep you cool, stable, and comfortable. This mattress scored 7/10 on the firmness scale and accommodates most sleeping positions. Puffy also offers a generous lifetime warranty on all mattresses.

Cons

Some customers have reported sagging problems, which could be a sign of trouble for stomach sleepers and heavier people. As an all-memory foam bed, the Puffy is likely to have the “new mattress smell” for a few hours after unboxing.

Read our full Puffy mattress review.

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Brooklyn Bedding Titan

From firmness to design, the Titan by Brooklyn Bedding is made specifically for the needs of heavy people. The durable foam/innerspring hybrid can support up to 1,000 lbs.

Pros

The Titan performs very well in motion transfer testing (9/10), making it a great choice for those who share a bed with their partner, kids, or pets. The Titan also offers excellent spine alignment to help your body maintain a healthy posture as you sleep.

Cons

The Titan’s 7/10 pressure relief score and 8/10 firmness don’t bode well for side sleepers, who typically need more pressure relief and less firmness. The cooling score is a solid 8.5/10, but an optional cooling panel costs about $100.

Read our full Brooklyn Bedding Titan mattress review.

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Leesa Studio

The Leesa Studio is a quality memory foam mattress that’s available in full-size ($699) for half as much as some competing brands. As a savings bonus, it also ships free to all 50 states.

Pros

The Leesa Studio scores an outstanding 9/10 for spine alignment, a particularly good sign for people with neck and back pain. The 2″ comfort layer is designed to provide cooling and responsiveness. Customers praise Leesa’s customer service, and we give the company a 9/10 score in that category.

Cons

Despite the breathable mattress cover, the Leesa Studio’s 7/10 cooling score makes it less than ideal for hot sleepers. Stomach sleepers and heavier people will likely find that the 6/10 firmness of this all-foam bed doesn’t provide the support they need.

Read our full Leesa Studio mattress review.

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Buyer’s Guide to the Best Full Size Mattresses

If you’re not familiar with mattress sizes, it can be easy to buy a bed that turns out to be too small or too large for your needs. Most people know the twin as the universal kid size, and queen (the most popular size) is seen as the default bed for couples, but where does that leave the often-overlooked full? As it turns out, a full-size bed can be a great choice for a number of different sleepers and lifestyles.

In this guide, we’ll share the ins and outs of full-size mattresses, how to know if full is the correct size for you, and tips on what to look for as you shop.

• How Big is a Full-Size Mattress?
• Who is a Full-Size Mattress Best for?
• Full vs. Twin-Size and Twin XL Beds
• What to Look for in a Full-Size Mattress

How Big is a Full-Size Mattress?

The full is more or less at the midpoint of standard mattress sizes. It’s wider than twin and twin XL but narrower and shorter than queen and king.

Most full-size mattresses are 54 inches wide and 75 inches long (54″ x 75″), although some brands have a full-size width of 53 inches. Fulls also come in a few non-standard sizes, including full XL (53″ x 80″) and RV full (55″ x 75″) for recreational vehicles. The thickness, or height, depends on the manufacturer and model. Some brands offer different thickness options that can range from 6 inches to 14 inches.

A full-size bed is sometimes called a double bed, since it’s wide enough to fit two people as opposed to a twin or “single” bed.

Who is a Full-Size Mattress Best for?

Getting the wrong size is one of the few drawbacks of online mattress shopping, since you don’t get the chance to try the bed out in person before it’s delivered. Although the wide availability of no-risk sleep trials does offset that disadvantage, returning a mattress can still be inconvenient.

If you’re unsure whether full is the right size for you, here are some guidelines to follow before you start shopping:

• The 54″ x 75″ measurement of a full-size mattress equals 4 feet 6 inches wide and 6 feet 3 inches long
• Those dimensions mean that a full-size bed can fit one or two sleepers of average height (5’4″ for women, 5’9″ for men) and average shoulder width (14″ for women, 16″ for men)
• The width of a full-size doesn’t leave a great deal of extra room for two sleepers, especially those who toss and turn, but in many cases it’s doable

Related: Can a Full-Size Mattress Fit Two Adults?

A full-size can also be a good fit for average-size people in certain lifestyle situations:

• Single sleepers who share a bed with their small children or pets
• Single sleepers who want to upsize from the twin they had in college (or their cramped first apartment)
• Single sleepers with bedrooms too small for a queen-size mattress
• Single or double sleepers who have moved to a smaller house or apartment and need to downsize from a queen
• Airbnb or VRBO owners who want to offer single renters something more inviting than a twin bed

Related: Full vs Queen Size Mattress

Who Should Get a Non-standard Full-Size?

If you’re taller than 6’3″ but don’t want to spring for a king or queen, the full XL is 5 inches longer than a standard full-size. If your bedroom has plenty of bed space lengthwise but not in width, there’s the narrower and slightly shorter short full (48″ x 74″).

The only drawback is that non-standard full sizes are pretty rare, with Brooklyn Bedding among the few large brands that offer them.

Full vs. Twin-Size and Twin XL Beds

The difference between full-size beds and different twin sizes involves width and length. Here’s how the standard sizes compare:

	Width	Length
Twin	38″	75″
Twin XL	38″	80″
Full	54″	75″

Compared with twin and twin XL, full-size mattresses are more than a foot wider. Twin and full are both 75 inches long, while twin XL is 5 inches longer.

Each size can accommodate solo sleepers up to 6’3″ tall, but only the twin XL has extra room for people who are taller. Twin and twin XL are ideal for single sleepers, while a full-size bed has enough width to accommodate two people (although with less room to spare than a queen or king).

Related: Twin XL vs Full Mattress

What to Look for in a Full-Size Mattress

Most of the guidelines for choosing the best mattress are universal. When you’re shopping for a full-size mattress or any other size, here are some of the most relevant factors to consider:

Mattress Materials

• Memory foam mattresses have a lot of fans thanks to foam’s body-contouring properties, although traditional foam tends to sleep warmer than other materials.
• Latex mattresses have some of the same benefits of memory foam with the advantage of being naturally cooler but the drawback of being more expensive.
• Innerspring mattresses have a traditional bouncy feel and plenty of space between coils to create good airflow but fall short in pressure relief and motion transfer.
• Hybrid mattresses combine layers of different materials with a “best of both worlds” approach, which unfortunately tends to increase the price.

Firmness

The mattress firmness scale goes from 1-10, with softer at the low end and firmer at the high end. Most people find the best balance of comfort and support in the 5/10 to 6.5/10 range, or medium to medium-firm.

However, your sleeping position, your weight, and other factors could determine the best firmness for you. To cite a few examples, back sleepers, stomach sleepers, heavy people, and people with back pain usually need a mattress firmer than average.

Another thing to consider is that not every mattress brand measures firmness exactly the same, so make sure to read the firmness descriptions carefully as you shop.

Sleeping Position

• Side sleepers put more strain on their down-side shoulder, hips, and lower back, so they get best results from mattresses that offer exceptional pressure relief for those sensitive areas.
• Back sleepers use the position recognized as the healthiest sleeping posture, but they still benefit from mattresses that provide good spine alignment.
• Stomach sleepers use the most problematic position health-wise. Their ideal mattress is on the firmer side, with adequate support to keep their hips from sinking too far into the mattress.
• Combination sleepers alternate positions during the night, so responsiveness is a key factor in helping them move easily.

Cost

The mattresses featured on this page have an average price of just over $1,200 for a full-size, which is in line with what you’d expect to pay for a high-quality mattress. If you’re looking for below-average prices, you can find some on our value mattress roundup pages:

• Best Cheap Mattresses
• Best Mattresses for the Money
• Best Mattresses Under $1,000
• Best Mattresses Under $500 

Don’t forget that mattress companies frequently offer discounts and sales that could reduce regular prices by a few hundred dollars or more.

Specialty Mattresses

Some people need mattresses designed for specific types of sleepers. It could be based on your age, your weight, medical conditions, or other factors. Types of specialty mattresses include:

• Best Mattresses for Hot Sleepers
• Best Mattresses for Back Pain
• Best Mattresses for Heavy People
• Best Mattresses for Seniors
• Best Mattresses for Menopause
• Best Mattresses for Sleep Apnea

For a full overview of the general guidelines for any type or size of mattress, see our Mattress Buying Guide.

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Recap: Our Best Full-Size Mattresses

Mattress	Award	MA Score
WinkBed	Best Firm Mattress	8.6/10
Helix Moonlight	Best Soft Mattress	8.5/10
Saatva Youth	Best Mattress for Kids	8.5/10
Tuft & Needle Mint	Best Mattress for Back Pain	9.0/10
Puffy	Best Memory Foam Mattress	9.0/10
Brooklyn Bedding Titan	Best Mattress for Heavy People	9.2/10
Leesa Studio	Best Budget Mattress	8.7/10