VibeGel Memory Foam Mattress, 12-Inch CertiPUR-US Certified Bed-in-a-Box, Queen, White

After researching for many months (you know the drill: Consumer Reports, paid articles, YouTube, etc.) we had the opportunity to test ride a Vibe bed for 10 nights at a friends home. We loved it. The friend had simply needed a bed quickly and he saw that the Vibe is an Amazon Choice. He ordered it and then bought another. I saw the price and clicked "Buy Now"!I would agree with the assessment that it is "medium firm". But this subject has been butchered by opinions from so many directions, it's a joke. To qualify: if you are familiar with memory foam bedding, "medium firm" is IMO, accurate. If you have been sleeping on a classic inner spring mattress, you might call it soft or "medium soft". Let's clarify.Beds like this have "pressure relieving" softness on top. The Vibe has two inches of it. It really feels soft on the hips and shoulders. But...this bed is also really firm in terms of back support. I think it is the perfect combination of comfort and support - great for sleeping on your back, stomach or side. We have slept on Tempurpedic brand beds and found them comfortable but actually "hard" compared to the Vibe.Our history has been classic moderately expensive inner spring mattresses. Plush from Stearns and Foster. Pillow top from Sealy. Each was about $1000 for just the mattress. The vibe is so good I would have been OK with paying that again. But we didn't! Ours was $266 (it will be plus or minus based on the day you buy).One complaint which we think will resolve itself. Everyone has a different sense of smell. My wife smells stuff I don't and vice versa. The Vibe has an odor. We have been airing it out for a couple days. It does seem to be dissipating.I attached a picture of the bed about 30 minutes after we released it from it's plastic captivity. Fun to watch. It's about 11" high and soft. By the next day it was the full 12" and the firmness set in. While you could probably sleep on this bed right away, we recommend waiting several days for the odor to fade and for the total firmness factor to be established.Based on the hundreds of reviews and sales pitches I have read, I don't think you would do better if you spent 4 or 5 times the price - and that is easy to do. If this bed is still performing well in 5 years, then all my effusiveness will be an understatement. Wow. What a bed.Update a few months later: The odor we mentioned has all but disappeared. We have been using this mattress in the guest room and as a secondary bed when one of us is ill. We like it so much that we are planning to swap it with the mattress in the master bedroom. It will be the primary bed for us. I think you could easily spend 3x this price and possibly be less happy. Highly recommend.Update June 2021. We made the swap. The Vibe is our every night bed. Wonderful. Almost zero motion transfer. Awesome back support. I see that the price is now more. It is still a bargain. Best bed ever.

I was searching for a plush mattress because I'm tired of using a topper that migrates. Alas, after purchasing this mattress, I still need the topper because this mattress isn't plush, it's medium firm. Yes, it gives and forms itself to my body... to a point...and then it's firm. My shoulders and hips still hurt when I sleep on my side too long, even with a 4" topper. I only turn over once a night, though, which is less often than my old mattress, and I'm getting good, solid sleep. So, despite the minor drawbacks, I'm happy overall.However, hoping I wouldn't need a topper, I ordered a 12" mattress. I wish I would've gotten the 10" so my sheets fit a little better with the 4" topper.I didn't have any issues with the mattress expanding out of the box. In fact, I struggled to get it properly placed before it expanded too much to move it as easily as when it's compressed and I probably could have slept on it the first night. There was a slight chemical smell when I initially cut the bag open, but that quickly dissipated and I would not call that an issue at all.My dogs insist the whole king bed is theirs with the exception of a narrow 6" strip I'm allotted right on the edge of the mattress. It's not a problem. The mattress doesn't have any special material to bolster the edges at all, but the layers are firm enough that it holds it's shape and doesn't toss me out onto the floor.When I get out of bed in the morning, my body feels properly rested and not in any way stiff or sore. My back is never an issue, which is great. I use four pillows to prop my head to maintain a good airway and support my shoulder. I use an ortho pillow for my knees, which helps my hips, but I still need to turn over at least once a night. No biggie.I would only take away a star because this shouldn't be advertised as plush. I didn't take away that star because I don't want to discourage anyone from buying this mattress.I think it's a great mattress overall, especially for the price. Like I said earlier, I only wake up once a night to turn over because my hip or shoulder will be getting sore, but it was much more often than that with my old mattress. I fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer on the Vibe mattress. Now that I know this mattress, I'd buy it again as a 10", be ready with a topper, and very happy overall with the sleep I get. So, I do recommend this, even for someone who needs a more plush mattress like me.