The Nectar Classic is a mid-range bed-in-a-box mattress. Its all-foam construction features polyfoam transition and support layers and a memory foam comfort layer.
This medium-firm mattress is best suited to light to average-sized back and stomach sleepers and heavier side sleepers. Light to average-sized side sleepers may want something softer, so their shoulders and hips can sink further in, and heavier back and stomach sleepers may want something firmer, so they don't sink too far in. It has a classic memory foam feel: it's highly contouring with very little bounce and a moderate amount of sinkage, so you feel cradled and tightly hugged.
Our Verdict
The Nectar Classic provides an alright sleeping experience. It shines when it comes to motion dissipation. If you sleep with a partner who tosses and turns, you don't feel every little shift. Even though you'll feel their larger movements, like when they roll over, the motion dissipates quickly, so it's not as likely to disturb you. Cooling is a mixed bag. It should suffice if cooling isn't a priority for you or if you tend to be cold at night, but for hot sleepers, it likely won't be cooling enough. Unfortunately, there's not much edge support to speak of: the layers of foam compress easily, creating a ramp that leaves you feeling like you might slip off the side. This mattress also lacks responsiveness, so it's more difficult to change sleeping positions and can feel like it's holding you in place.
Great motion isolation makes movement less likely to wake you.
Good choice for light to average-sized back and stomach sleepers and heavier side sleepers.
Poor responsiveness makes is difficult to change sleeping positions.
Mediocre edge support limits the comfortable sleeping surface.
Not cooling enough for hot sleepers.
Includes poor-quality foam that can lead to premature sagging and indentations.
Not ideal for light to average-sized side sleepers or heavier back and stomach sleepers.
The Nectar Classic is decent at cooling. While it transfers a fair amount of heat away from you when you first lie down and throughout the night, it will still keep you warm. It should suit your needs if you tend to feel chilly while you sleep or cooling isn't a priority. If you sleep hot, though, it won't be cooling enough.
Not cooling enough for hot sleepers.
The Nectar Classic isolates and dissipates motion impressively well. Most movement isn't noticeable, and while you still feel larger shifts, like when your sleeping partner rolls over, they don't travel throughout the mattress, so you don't feel much at the head or foot of the bed. Motion also dissipates quickly, so it's less likely to wake you.
Great motion isolation makes movement less likely to wake you.
The Nectar Classic offers mediocre edge support. The foam layers compress easily at the sides, so when you sit on or sleep near the edges, you feel like you could slide right off. This gives you less space to comfortably sleep on and makes it harder to get in and out of bed.
Mediocre edge support limits the comfortable sleeping surface.
The Nectar Classic delivers poor responsiveness. When you compress the mattress, it takes a few seconds to spring back, so it doesn't adapt to your movements. This mattress's low responsiveness results in a hugging sensation which makes you feel like you're being held in place.
Poor responsiveness makes is difficult to change sleeping positions.
The Nectar Classic isn't a durable mattress. While the polyfoam support layer is just dense enough to meet the standard for good-quality foam, the other layers are less durable. Both the polyfoam transition layer and the memory foam comfort layer are made of less dense, lower-quality foam. These layers are prone to sagging and prematurely developing permanent body impressions.
Includes poor-quality foam that can lead to premature sagging and indentations.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Oct 15, 2025:
Compared its cooling performance to the Nectar Premier's.
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Updated Oct 06, 2025:
We rewrote portions of this review to align with Test Bench 1.0.1, which adds a Longevity verdict and a score to the Foam Layer Mass Density box for users interested in the mattress's durability.
- Updated Oct 06, 2025: Converted this review to Test Bench 1.0.1. We've added scoring to the Foam Layer Mass Density section and a new 'Longevity' performance usage. Read more about it in our Changelog.
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Updated Sep 12, 2025:
Compared its Responsiveness performance to the Novaform Serafina Pearl's.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Nectar Memory Foam Mattress comes in Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, Cal King, and Split King. The manufacturer considers it medium-firm, and they also carry a medium-firm hybrid model, the Nectar Classic Hybrid. We tested the Queen-sized option, and our results are only valid for this variant. See the label for our unit.
If you come across another variant or have experience with a variant that performs differently, let us know in the comments.
Popular Mattress Comparisons
The Nectar Memory Foam Mattress is a medium-firm mattress with a typical design for a memory foam mattress: it has two layers of polyfoam and is topped with a layer of memory foam. Like many mattresses with a noticeable memory foam feel, such as the Zinus Original Green Tea, this model performs well in motion isolation but lacks responsiveness. Memory foam also tends to collect heat, which helps explain why the Nectar is just decent at cooling, similar to Puffy Lux (Canadian Version), which has two layers of memory foam towards the surface of the mattress. Despite its medium-firm rating, this mattress compresses easily near the edges, providing mediocre edge support in line with the softer Casper Snow. If you prefer a foam mattress and enjoy the slow-moving feeling of memory foam, it could be a good choice, though there are options with similar characteristics that perform better overall, like the Tempur-Pedic TEMPUR-Adapt.
If you're curious what we recommend, check out our picks for the best mattresses.
The Novaform ComfortGrande Plus is better than the Nectar Classic. Both are medium-firm, budget-friendly mattresses with memory foam upper layers. The Novaform is more cooling, more responsive, has better edge support and better motion isolation. All of its layers are made of good-quality foam, which makes it more durable.
The Beautyrest Mattress is better than the Nectar Classic for most people. The Beautyrest has significantly better edge support, so it's more comfortable to sleep near the edge of the mattress. It's also much more responsive, so you're less likely to feel stuck in place, and it's slightly more cooling. That said, the Nectar offers better motion dissipation, so you might prefer it if you're a light sleeper. It also uses better-quality foam overall, although it's not a very durable mattress either.
The Nectar Premier Copper is a better mattress than the Nectar Classic. Like most foam mattresses, both options provide great motion isolation, but the medium-plush Premier Copper outperforms the medium-firm Classic pretty significantly in every other area. Its biggest advantage is in responsiveness. The Premier Copper responds very quickly when you compress it, so it's much easier to move around and change sleeping positions. It has better edge support, too, so you don't feel like you might slip off the side, unlike with the Classic.
The Novaform Serafina Pearl is better for most people than the Nectar Classic. The Novaform is much more cooling, so it can keep most people comfortable, and it's much more responsive, so it's easier to move around in your sleep. Its edge support is also better. The Nectar Classic is a firmer mattress, however.
The Nectar Classic Hybrid is a better mattress than the Nectar Classic. The hybrid option from Nectar Sleep, outperforms the all-foam option in every category, but the difference is especially stark when it comes to responsiveness. Thanks to its layer of pocket springs, the Nectar Classic Hybrid responds much more quickly when compressed, adapting to your movements, so you can change sleeping positions more easily. The pocket coils also give the hybrid an advantage when it comes to cooling, and edge support, but even where they should hinder the mattress's performance, in motion isolation, the hybrid still comes out on top—despite being a bouncier mattress overall. Unless, you know you want a foam mattress, the Nectar Hybrid Classic is the better choice.
We've recently started testing mattresses. We use objective data and repeatable testing for key characteristics like firmness, cooling, and motion isolation, to ensure each mattress gets the same treatment. Since we buy all of our mattresses, we can tear them down layer by layer and isolate the mechanical properties of every component: quilted tops, foams, coils, and any special materials. Our approach gives us unprecedented insight into how each product design decision contributes to a mattress's overall performance and feel, and allows us to tailor our results to different body types and sleeping positions.
Test Results
The Nectar Memory Foam Mattress is advertised as a 12" (30.5 cm), and our unit measured a bit shorter at 11.7" (29.7 cm), so you should have no problem using standard fitted sheets.
The Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress is medium-firm, so it's a good choice for lighter and average-sized back and stomach sleepers as well as heavier side sleepers. It's likely too firm for lighter and average-sized side sleepers and too soft for heavier back and stomach sleepers.
This isn't a bouncy mattress. It feels static and somewhat lifeless, which is likely due to the memory foam upper comfort layer, as memory foam tends to absorb motion. If you prefer the feeling of a classic, springy mattress, you'll likely find this one too 'dead' feeling, and may want to try the Nectar Classic Hybrid instead, which is moderately bouncy thanks to its layer of pocket springs.
You sink pretty far into this mattress, so you'll likely fully compress the memory foam comfort layer and partially compress the transition layer below. It contours your body very closely as well, which helps with pressure relief and leads to a feeling of being tightly hugged and cradled or even held in place and trapped.
The Nectar Memory Foam Mattress isn't very responsive. It recovers quite slowly after being compressed, making it difficult to move around, shift sleeping positions, or roll over since the foam doesn't spring back quickly enough to support your next motion. If you prefer a more responsive mattress, you might be interested in the Nectar Premier Copper or the Novaform Serafina Pearl.
This mattress provides great motion isolation. This is common for foam mattresses, especially those that contain a layer of memory foam, as this material tends to be plusher and more cushioning. You only feel larger movements, like when your partner shifts sleeping positions, and even then, you feel them mainly near their source of origin. The motion dissipates quickly, so it's not likely to disturb or wake you. If motion isolation is a big priority, some mattresses are even better at absorbing motion, such as the Novaform ComfortGrande Plus.
Its edge support is just passable. No additional foam is built into the sides, and the foam that is there compresses easily, forming a ramp outward. When you sleep near the edges, you feel like you might slip off. This limits the comfortable sleeping surface and makes it more of a challenge to get in and out of bed, especially for those with mobility issues.
This mattress delivers decent cooling performance. It transfers a fair amount of heat away from you as you first fall asleep and throughout the night. If you tend to be chilly while you sleep, then this mattress should keep you comfortable throughout the night. That said, hot sleepers will find that they are uncomfortably warm throughout the night and should look for other options with better cooling performance, such as the Nectar Premier.
Although the cover has a zipper, the manufacturer warns not to remove it.
There's no extra edge component built into the mattress, and the memory foam upper comfort layer compresses easily, creating a ramp which results in mediocre edge support.
This mattress is made up of three foam layers. The comfort layer is memory foam, which relieves pressure and contours your body closely. The transition and support layers are polyfoam. Polyfoam is firmer and more resilient, so it provides support to the heavier parts of your body to keep your spine aligned.
Neither the memory foam upper comfort layer nor the polyfoam transition layer is dense enough to be considered good quality. This poor-quality foam can cause premature sagging and indentations to form, leading to uneven support and a lumpy mattress. The polyfoam support layer is just dense enough to meet the standard for good quality, making the mattress a bit more durable overall.
The memory foam upper comfort layer is 1" (2.5 cm) thick. While this is thick enough to deliver the highly contouring and sluggish feeling that's typical of memory foam, it's also easily compressed, so you also feel the 2.9" (7.3 cm) polyfoam transition layer below. This firmer and more responsive layer contributed to the medium-firm feeling of the mattress overall. The support layer is 7.8" (19.8 cm), providing a sturdy base for the mattress and support for the heavier parts of your body.
The upper comfort layer is made of soft memory foam that relieves pressure and provides a cushy surface to sleep on. Below that, the polyfoam transition layer has a medium firmness, ensuring you don't sink too far into the mattress. The polyfoam support layer is firm and offers support to the heaviest parts of your body, like the lumbar, hips, or shoulders, depending on how you sleep.
The upper comfort layer isn't resilient or bouncy. This is expected of memory foam, and being closest to the surface, it gives the mattress a slow-moving feel that makes it more difficult to move around and change sleeping positions. The transition and support layers are much more resilient, giving the mattress a bit more bounce, though it's still not very bouncy overall.