The Nectar Premier Copper is a foam bed-in-a-box mattress available at a budget-friendly price on the Canadian market. Its support and transition layers are made of polyfoam, and its comfort layer is gel-infused memory foam with ActiveCool HD, a 'phase change material' meant to keep you cool by absorbing and releasing heat as it changes states. The foams are CertiPUR-US certified, meaning they emit low levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and are made without formaldehyde, heavy metals, and other harmful substances.
As a medium-plush mattress, it's ideal for side sleepers and can also work for lighter back and stomach sleepers. Heavier and even average-sized back and stomach sleepers, however, will probably want a firmer, more supportive mattress to keep the spine aligned. This mattress has very little bounce, which can give the mattress a static feeling and make it harder to move around in your sleep. However, it's very responsive, meaning it adapts quickly to your movements, so it doesn't feel constricting. It offers moderate sinking and contouring, so you feel cushioned and hugged, but not engulfed or overly restricted.
Our Verdict
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Light Weight
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Average Weight
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Heavy Weight
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
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Light Weight
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Average Weight
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Heavy Weight
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
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Light Weight
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Average Weight
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Heavy Weight
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
The Nectar Premier Copper mattress is decent at cooling. It transfers a fair amount of heat away from you as you fall asleep, and just a little less throughout the rest of the night. If you tend to feel chilly at night or if cooling simply isn't a priority for you, its performance in this regard should suffice. If you're a hot sleeper, however, this mattress won't be cooling enough.
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Not cooling enough for hot sleepers.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
The Nectar Premier Copper mattress has excellent motion dissipation. Its all-foam design absorbs a lot of motion, so it's an ideal option for light sleepers and sleeping with a partner. You only feel larger movements, and even then, they don't travel throughout the mattress or leave you wobbling around after the fact, since the motion dissipates very quickly. Even if you're partner tosses and turns or a pet jumps on the bed late at night, it's not likely to disturb you.
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Excellent motion isolation means movement is less likely to disturb you.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
The Nectar Premier Copper mattress is exceptionally responsive. It bounces back very quickly when you compress it, adapting to each move you make, so you feel supported when you toss and turn or change sleeping positions.
Impressive edge support extends the comfortable sleeping surface.
Fantastic responsiveness makes it easy to move around as you sleep.
Ideal for side sleepers and a good choice for lighter back and stomach sleepers as well.
Too soft for average-sized and heavier back and stomach sleepers.
Uses low-quality memory foam, which is likely to degrade faster.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Mar 09, 2026: We converted this review to Our Verdict section to clearly show the suitability of a mattress for your weight and sleeping position.
- Updated Feb 12, 2026: We converted this review to Test Bench 1.1. We've added new tests, including Body Conformity, Support, and Comfort Layers Envelopment, and also added scoring to the Bounciness test. Our usage scores have also changed, with new usages 'Side Sleeping,' 'Back Sleeping,' and 'Stomach Sleeping' replacing the 'Sleeping' verdict. We've also added 'Pressure Relief' and 'Support' performance usages. You can find more details in the full changelog.
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Updated Dec 12, 2025:
Compared its cooling performance to the Saatva Classic (Plush Soft)'s.
- 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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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Nectar Premier Copper memory foam mattress is part of the manufacturer's Canadian mattress line and comes in Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, and King sizes. It comes in one firmness level, a 6.5/10 on Nectar's scale. We tested a Queen-sized model, and our results are only valid for that variant. See our unit's label.
If you have experience with this or another variant, we invite you to leave your feedback in the comments.
Popular Mattress Comparisons
The Nectar Premier Copper is a memory foam mattress with a medium-plush feel. Compared to other memory foam mattresses, it's extremely responsive, adapting to your movements much more quickly than options like the Nectar Classic. At the same time, it's even less bouncy than most other all-foam options. The Zinus Original Green Tea 2024, for example, isn't a bouncy mattress, but it's significantly bouncier than the Nectar. This lack of bounce can give the mattress a lifeless or static feeling, but it's somewhat offset by the high responsiveness, which makes it easier to move around as you sleep. This mattress has great edge support, too. Like the Puffy Lux (Canadian Version), there's nothing extra built into the edges for support, but you can still sleep right next to the edge without feeling like you're going to roll off. While it's cooling enough for most people, hot sleepers will want a more efficient option, like the Purple Mattress. That said, if cooling isn't your top priority, it's a great option at a budget-friendly price.
If you're wondering what we recommend, see our picks for the best mattresses, the best memory foam mattresses, or the best mattresses for side sleepers.
The Nectar Premier Copper is a better option than the Tempur-Pedic TEMPUR-Adapt for most people. Both mattresses are all-foam options with very little bounce, but the Nectar is much more responsive, so it's easier to shift sleeping positions and doesn't make you feel constrained or stuck. The Nectar also has better edge support, so it's easier to get in and out of bed. That said, the Temper-Pedic keeps you cooler, though it's also not quite cooling enough for hot sleepers. It has better motion isolation as well, so if you're a very light sleeper, you may prefer it.
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 Nectar Premier Copper and the Novaform ComfortGrande Plus are fairly well-matched foam mattresses. You may prefer either, depending on what's most important to you. The medium-plush Nectar has better responsiveness and edge support, making it easier to move around and get in and out of bed. The medium-firm Novaform, on the other hand, offers better motion isolation and keeps you cooler, making it a better choice if cooling is a priority for you or if you're a light sleeper.
The Nectar Premier Copper and the Nectar Classic Hybrid are pretty evenly matched, and while the Premier Copper has a slight edge overall, they both have their strengths. Despite its medium-plush feel and all-foam construction, the Premier Copper has better edge support and responsiveness than the medium-firm Classic Hybrid, which has a pretty bouncy spring layer. The Classic Hybrid is more cooling, however, so it's a better fit for hot sleepers. Ultimately, your choice will probably depend on your priorities and whether you prefer a foam or hybrid model.
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