If you haven’t moved or rotated your mattress in a while, you may have forgotten what a pain it can be to move beds, especially full size and up. The size of mattresses makes them awkward to move, especially when alone. Add in extra weight or special features like cooling covers and it can get downright tricky.
Our mattress experts put their heads together to select the easiest and most difficult mattresses to move, based on their extensive testing experiences. How hard a bed is to move shouldn’t affect the decision to buy it or not, but that information will help you plan accordingly.
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Does mattress weight really matter?
If you don’t move a lot, the reality is that how difficult your mattress is to move probably doesn’t matter in the long run. Nor should it sway you from getting one bed over another. Some of the best-ranked mattresses we’ve tested are a little harder to grip or rotate.
That said, difficulty to handle is something to consider, especially if you live alone or have a disability.
The easiest beds to move
Several factors can make a mattress easy to move, including weight, how easy they are to grip and if they have handles. According to our experts, a bed’s construction is one of the most significant markers for how easy a bed will be to move.
All-foam mattresses
All-foam mattresses are the easiest to move because they’re lighter than other types of beds. Many of these all-foam mattresses are shipped directly to your door in a box, making it easier to move around from the start. Even beyond that, thinner all-foam mattresses should be a breeze for the average person to move and rotate. (Note that prices listed are for queen sizes and may vary with sales.)
Casper Original mattress: The Casper Original mattress is a budget-friendly all-foam bed with zoned support that provides extra support in the center third of the bed. It arrives like any other mattress in a box. The box alone makes it easy to move in, but we’ve found that the Casper Original mattress is one of the easiest beds to move. You could do it on your own.
Leesa Original mattress: This bed is also shipped to your door in a box. The Leesa Original mattress is an accommodating foam mattress and is easy to move because of its all-foam construction. The cover is also easy to get a grip on.
Layla mattress: You may move a flippable mattress more than the average bed to take advantage of the different firmness levels. One of our favorite flippable options, the Layla mattress, is easy to handle. You’ll also find that the Layla Essential mattress is easy to move too.
Other memory foam mattresses that are easy to move include the Dreamfoam Essential, Amazon Basics, Sweetnight and Bear Original mattresses.
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The most difficult beds to move
The same things that make a mattress easy to move can also work against you. The heftier, more durable mattresses will be harder to move because there’s more to them. Three main categories of beds will take a little more effort to move: latex beds, burlier beds and beds with cooling covers.
Latex foam beds
Latex foam has an airy and bouncy feel. It’s exceptionally responsive and more breathable than traditional memory foam. It tends to skew on the firmer side of the firmness scale.
Latex beds are more difficult to move than average beds because they are heavier and don’t keep their shape while handling them. Even so, that doesn’t outweigh the benefits that natural latex offers. It’s eco-friendly, hypoallergenic and extremely durable.
Zenhaven mattress: The Zenhaven is an organic mattress from Saatva. It boasts a mix of latex foam, organic cotton and wool. It has a flippable design with the options of a Luxury Plush or Gentle Firm profile. We love seeing beds with flippable designs, but the Zenhaven is a heavy bed that you need two people to flip.
PlushBeds mattress: The PlushBeds is another organic latex mattress that can be a pain to move. Unlike other beds, you can actually take the PlushBeds mattress apart and move it in pieces, though that process can be time-consuming. That said, the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss mattress has handles that help the process.