The Nectar Premier Hybrid is a budget-friendly bed-in-a-box mattress. It has a simple design, with a layer of pocket coils for support, a polyfoam transition layer, and a memory foam comfort layer. Nectar markets this mattress as more cooling and pressure-relieving than their base hybrid model, the Nectar Classic Hybrid.
It has a medium firmness level, which makes it a good fit for lighter to average back and stomach sleepers and average to heavier side sleepers. Heavier back and stomach sleepers will sink too far into this mattress to maintain spinal alignment and benefit from firmer mattresses, while lighter side sleepers will benefit from something softer to allow the hips and shoulders to sink further in. It's a fairly bouncy and responsive option, making it easy to move around on. And with minimal sinking and contouring, you feel like you're sleeping on instead of 'in' this mattress with a noticeable lack of 'hug.'
Our Verdict
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress delivers a very good sleeping experience. This mattress excels at motion dissipation, so you don't notice most smaller movements, and even larger movements aren't likely to disturb or wake you. At the same time, it provides very good responsiveness, so it's easy to move around or change sleeping positions. It also keeps you impressively cool, both as you fall asleep and throughout the night. In fact, it transfers enough heat to keep even hot sleepers cool. The weak point in this mattress is the edge support. The sides give way when you sit or sleep near them, creating a ramp that makes you feel like you could slip off. This makes it harder to get in or out of bed, too, especially for anyone with mobility issues.
Cooling enough for hot sleepers.
Excellent motion isolation, so movement is less likely to wake you.
Very good responsiveness makes it easier to shift sleeping positions.
Ideal firmness for lighter to average back and stomach sleepers and average and heavier side sleepers.
Mediocre edge support limits the comfortable sleeping space.
Uses a mix of low-quality and good-quality foam.
Too soft for heavier back and stomach sleepers and too firm for lighter side sleeper.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress offers great cooling. It keeps you cool both as you fall asleep and throughout the night, transferring a lot of heat away from you. Its performance is efficient enough even for hot sleepers.
Cooling enough for hot sleepers.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress has excellent motion isolation and dissipation. Most smaller movements aren't noticeable, and while you feel larger movements, they stay mainly near the source and dissipate quickly. For example, if your dog hops onto the foot of the bed, you feel the movement around your feet, but not much at the lumbar, and it doesn't last long. This makes motion unlikely to disturb or wake you.
Excellent motion isolation, so movement is less likely to wake you.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress has mediocre edge support. Despite the 13-gauge pocket coils reinforcing them, the edges compress easily, creating a ramp that makes you feel like you could slip off. Since you can't sleep close to the sides comfortably, there's less usable space overall. This lack of support makes it harder to get in and out of bed.
Mediocre edge support limits the comfortable sleeping space.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress provides great responsiveness. It's easy to move around on, so you don't feel stuck while trying to change sleeping positions. While it doesn't respond instantly like some mattresses, it bounces back quickly enough for most people.
Very good responsiveness makes it easier to shift sleeping positions.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is moderately durable. The upper comfort layer is made of lower-quality memory foam, which is likely to start forming permanent indentations sooner compared with higher-quality foam. That said, the polyfoam transition layer is made of good-quality foam that will resist sagging for longer compared with lower-density foam.
Uses a mix of low-quality and good-quality foam.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Oct 15, 2025:
Added a note that the Nectar Premier has higher responsiveness.
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Updated Oct 08, 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.
- Updated Sep 30, 2025: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress is available in Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King, California King, and Split King sizes. It comes in one firmness level, which the manufacturer calls medium-firm. Nectar also makes an all-foam version of this mattress called the Nectar Premier. We tested the queen-sized hybrid model, and our results are only valid for that model. You can see our unit's label here.
If you own this mattress or have experience with another variant, let us know in the comments.
Popular Mattress Comparisons
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is a budget-friendly mattress with very good performance. It's the higher-end version of the Nectar Classic Hybrid, and while the Classic Hybrid has better edge support, the Premier Hybrid is more responsive, has better motion isolation, and is more cooling, making the increase in price worth it if you're not shopping on a tight budget. The Nectar Premier Hybrid performs pretty well compared to hybrids with a similar firmness level. It provides excellent motion isolation, although this is common for mattresses with a memory foam upper layer, like the Helix Midnight Luxe 2025. This mattress offers impressive cooling as well, which is an area a lot of mattresses struggle with. For example, the Beautyrest Black performs well in most areas, but it doesn't transfer heat quickly enough for hot sleepers. The weak spot in this mattress is edge support. If sturdy edges are a priority for you, check out the Big Fig Mattress, which performs much better in this respect.
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The Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 and Nectar Premier Hybrid are both moderately bouncy and responsive hybrid options with medium firmness, but most people will prefer the Helix. The biggest difference is in edge support. While both mattresses have pocket coils built into the edges, the coils in the Nectar compress too easily to provide much support. The coils in the Helix, on the other hand, provide a lot of support, so you can sleep comfortably right next to the sides. The Helix is also more responsive and slightly more cooling. The one area where the Nectar comes out ahead is motion isolation, so if you sleep with a partner, you may prefer it since movement is less likely to disturb or wake you.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is the higher-end version of the Nectar Classic Hybrid. These mattresses perform similarly overall, and you may prefer either depending on your sleeping style, preferences, and budget. As the higher price tag would suggest, the medium Premier Hybrid outperforms the medium-firm Classic Hybrid in most respects, though, not by a huge margin. It's slightly more cooling and isolates movement a bit more effectively. If you sleep hot or sleep with a partner, the added cost may be worth it. It's also more responsive, so it's easier to move around on. Conversely, it has worse edge support, so if sturdy edges are a priority for you, you may prefer the Classic Hybrid.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid and the Nectar Premier perform very similarly. Aside from the difference in design, the biggest difference is that the all-foam Premier offers a more responsive feel, so it feels a little easier to move around on. The Hybrid's slightly less bouncy and firmer memory foam comfort layer is less contouring, so it doesn't mold around your body as much as the all-foam version's. The Hybrid's foam layers are also made of higher-density foam, which will be slightly more durable, but both mattresses use a mix of good and bad quality foam.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is a better option than the Casper Snow for most people. Both are moderately bouncy hybrid mattresses with medium firmness levels, but the Casper offers more contouring, and you sink further into it. The Nectar is a much more responsive option than the Casper, making it easier to change sleeping positions and move around. It also offers better motion isolation and edge support than the Casper, though not by much. On the other hand, the Casper Snow, true to its name, offers superior cooling. While both are good options for hot sleepers, the Casper transfers a lot more heat away from you, so if cooling is your top priority, you may want to consider it. Otherwise, the Nectar is the better bet.
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 Premier Hybrid mattress measures 12.9 inches (32.7 cm), just slightly less than the advertised 13 inches (33 cm). You can probably use standard fitted sheets, but deep-pocket sheets may be a better fit.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is ideal for lighter to average back and stomach sleepers, as well as average and heavier side sleepers. Heavier back and stomach sleepers most likely sink too far in at the lumbar to keep the spine aligned. Lighter side sleepers will likely find the mattress too firm and experience pressure points at the hips and shoulders.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is a moderately bouncy mattress. It responds to your movements, 'pushing back' when compressed. Though there are bouncier hybrid models available, this one still avoids the lifeless, static feeling of many foam options.
You don't sink much into this mattress, and it doesn't provide much contouring either, especially considering the memory foam upper comfort layer. As a result, you feel like you're sleeping more on than 'in' this mattress, which feels like a flat surface rather than one that conforms to your body.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid has great responsiveness. It bounces back pretty quickly when you compress it, making it easy to move around and change sleeping positions. While it doesn't recover instantly, like a lot of other mattresses, it's responsive enough to please most people. If you want a more responsive mattress, you might prefer the all-foam Nectar Premier, which performs similarly otherwise.
It provides excellent motion isolation. If you sleep with a partner, most of their smaller movements won't be noticeable. While you still notice larger movements, like when they roll over, they don't travel very much throughout the mattress, so you'll feel it in the lumbar, but not really at the head or foot of the bed. They also dissipate quickly, so you don't wake up to the bed wobbling around.
Edge support is the weak point in this mattress. While thicker, 13-gauge pocket coils reinforce the edges, they compress too easily to provide adequate support. Instead, when you sit or sleep close to the edge of the bed, it creates a ramp, so you feel like you could slip off the side of the bed. This leaves you less space to comfortably use and makes it harder to get in or out of bed, especially for anyone with mobility issues.
This mattress does an impressive job of keeping you cool. It transfers a lot of heat as you fall asleep and even more throughout the rest of the night. Even if you sleep hot or live in a hot climate, it's effective enough to keep you comfortable.
The cover contains 87% polyester and 13% polyethylene, which Nectar describes as "cooling fibers." They also say that the cover is treated with an antimicrobial coating. While the cover does have a zipper, the manufacturer warns not to unzip or remove it. They also warn not to wash or dry the cover or foam.
While thicker, 13-gauge pocket coils reinforce the edges, they're still easy to compress, leading to the mattress's mediocre edge support.
There are two layers of foam above the pocket coil support system. The upper comfort layer is memory foam, which relieves pressure and helps dampen movement. The transition layer is polyfoam. It helps make the mattress more responsive and evenly distributes weight over the pocket coil support layer.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid uses a combination of less dense, low-quality foam and denser, good-quality foam. The memory foam upper comfort layer is not dense enough to reach the standard for good quality, and is prone to developing permanent indentations faster than higher-quality foam. That said, the polyfoam transition layer is of good quality, so it will resist sagging for longer compared with lower-quality foams.
There are 3.9 inches (9.8 cm) of foam above the pocket coils. The top layer is 2 inches (5 cm) of memory foam. Most people will sink into, but not through, this layer. Below that, there's a 1.9-inch (4.8 cm) polyfoam layer, which is thick enough to prevent you from feeling the individual springs below.
Pocket springs make up the support layer of this mattress. The springs are individually wrapped to provide better motion isolation than other types of springs. They're 15-gauge springs, so they're soft, but combined with the foam layers above, they still produce a mattress with medium firmness.
The upper comfort layer is soft memory foam. It provides a plush surface to sleep on and helps relieve pressure. The polyfoam transition layer is a bit firmer and helps ensure you don't sink too far into the spring layer below.
The pocket springs are very soft, with a little extra softness in the lumbar area. This provides flexible support to the heaviest parts of your body, like the hips for side sleepers or the lumbar for back sleepers. Combined with the plush foam layers, they still make a mattress with medium firmness overall.
The memory foam upper comfort layer isn't very resilient, which is expected of this material. This layer is slow-moving and doesn't 'push back' very much when compressed. This layer allows you to sink in just a little, making the surface feel a bit more plush and relieving pressure. The polyfoam transition layer is much more resilient. It makes the mattress bouncier overall and provides support to the parts of your body that don't quite engage the spring layer below.
The springs are very bouncy compared to the spring layers in other hybrid and innerspring mattresses. Together with the less bouncy foam layers, they produce a moderately bouncy mattress. This makes it feel fairly lively and makes it pretty easy to move around on.