Idle Hybrid Mattress Review

Medium Firm: 3/5, Firm: 2/5

Because it contains contouring foam layers, the Idle Hybrid isolates motion well. These comfort layers tend to absorb movement, rather than allow it to travel across the surface of the mattress. The medium firm firmness option isolates motion even better than the firm option because it’s softer.

Motion isolation is important to sleepers who share a bed with a partner, especially those who are sensitive and wake up easily. When a bed isolates motion well, sleepers aren’t likely to be disturbed when their partner moves around during the night or gets in and out of bed. Hybrid beds like the Idle Hybrid transfer less motion than innerspring mattresses because of their individually encased pocketed coils and foam comfort layers.

Sleepers can expect to experience pressure relief while lying on the Idle Hybrid. The beds’ materials and construction promote an even distribution of weight across its surface. The transitional layer helps relieve pressure by allowing heavier parts of the body to sink in more deeply while still being supported. The contouring foam layers conform to the body, providing further pressure relief.

Beds that do not relieve pressure well cause pressure points that can create discomfort and even pain over time. Oftentimes, a bed doesn’t relieve pressure well because it is too firm for the sleeper’s body weight. When heavier parts of the body such as the hips and shoulders do not sink into the bed at least a little, spinal alignment is compromised and pressure points tend to develop.

Medium Firm: 3/5, Firm: 4/5

Most sleepers find that they remain cool on the Idle Hybrid throughout the night. The coil support layer allows for increased airflow compared to the support cores of all-foam beds. Also, Idle Sleep notes that they designed their foam comfort layers to make them sleep cooler than memory foam does. Finally, the fabric used to cover the mattress is also designed for cooling.

Sleepers who tend to sleep extremely hot might still find themselves warm on the Idle Sleep, especially if they purchase the medium firm option. Because of differences in the foam layers, the medium firm option doesn’t sleep quite as cool as the firm option.

Medium Firm: 3/5, Firm: 4/5

Due to its pocketed coil support layer, the Idle Hybrid provides adequate edge support for most sleepers. Edge support factors into how much of a bed’s surface a sleeper may use. When a bed has strong edges, sleepers can use the full surface of the bed without feeling at risk of rolling off due to buckling edges. Edge support tends to be most important to people who share a bed with a partner, children, or pets and need to make full use of the space.

Some sleepers, especially those of heavier weights, might prefer a mattress with even stronger edges. The edges do bend some beneath body weight. The firm option provides edges that are a bit stronger

Medium Firm: 3/5, Firm: 4/5

Foam layers combined with a pocketed coil support core give this bed a feel that is both conforming and responsive. As a result, moving across the surface of the Idle Hybrid feels relatively easy to most sleepers. The IDLE Buoyancy Foam comfort layer is specifically designed to allow sleepers to move freely on the bed while enjoying the conforming feeling associated with memory foam.

Although the Idle Hybrid doesn’t technically contain memory foam, it provides a similar feel. Some sleepers, especially those who do not like to feel “hugged” by their mattress, might find this sensation inhibits some of their movement on the mattress. The firm option is a bit bouncier and easier to move around on than the medium firm.

Medium Firm: 3/5, Firm: 4/5

Most people find the Idle Hybrid works well for sex. It’s a virtually silent bed with adequate edge support on which movement is relatively easy. Generally, hybrid beds like this one work better for sex than highly conforming all-foam beds, which can inhibit movement and make changing positions awkward or uncomfortable.

Although most sleepers find the Idle Hybrid works well for sex, some prefer an even springier mattress. Innerspring mattresses and less conforming hybrids provide more bounce, which facilitates movement more than a bed with conforming properties.

Like most mattresses, the Idle Hybrid off-gasses a limited amount. Off-gassing refers to the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from newly manufactured materials. Customers can expect to smell a slight odor upon opening their sealed mattress as a result of off-gassed VOCs. This odor should dissipate quickly, likely within hours.

Hybrid mattresses like this one tend to off-gas less than all-foam beds. Foam is the mattress material known for off-gassing the most. Pocketed coils make up six inches of the Idle Hybrid’s thickness. Not only does this coil layer off-gas less, it allows for airflow that can help carry away off-gassed VOCs from the foam layers.