Brooklyn Bedding Bowery Hybrid Mattress Review

Mattresses with good motion isolation help to keep your movement on one side of the bed from disturbing your partner on the other, and vice versa. Motion isolation is a factor to consider closely for anyone who shares their bed with someone else – whether that’s a partner, a child or even a pet.

The Brooklyn Bedding Bowery Hybrid does pretty well in motion transfer tests. Its design utilizes pocketed coils, which are able to move independently and respond individually to changes in pressure. What this means is that this bed does a better job of isolating motion than traditional innerspring beds, although it does not perform quite as well as an all-foam model.

Pressure relief is a measurement of a bed’s ability to provide targeted relief to common pressure points. Often, this means relieving pressure on areas like the lower back, shoulders, and hips.

The Bowery Hybrid scores well for pressure relief for most sleepers. The top comfort layers of foam provide good contouring, helping to relieve pressure. Underlying support from the pocketed coil layer ensures that the spine stays properly aligned by preventing sleepers from sinking too far into the bed.

Temperature control is a measure of a mattress’s ability to maintain a comfortable sleeping temperature. In most cases, this means reducing the amount of body heat that is retained, in order to keep a cool temperature on warm nights.

The Bowery Hybrid scores decently for temperature control. The pocketed coils help to improve airflow, keeping the bed cool. But at the same time, the top foam comfort layers tend to trap body heat. The cover of this bed does use gel-infused memory foam, which is added to assist in cooling. These competing influences result in a bed that offers decent temperature neutrality, but that some hot sleepers will find sleeps too warm.

Edge support refers to the strength and resilience of the mattress around its outer perimeter. This factor is important for two reasons: Better edge support makes it more comfortable to sit on the side of your mattress, and it makes it easier to get in and out of bed.

The Bowery Hybrid scores decently for edge support. Like most hybrid mattresses, it has a solid foundation that helps to reinforce the edges. However, the foam layers on top do create some sinkage. Additionally, we noticed that the perimeter foam surrounding the coils was not as firm as some similar models, contributing to softer edges.

Ease of movement refers to how easy – or difficult – it is to change positions or get in and out of bed.

The Bowery Hybrid scores decently for ease of movement. Hybrid mattresses like this one tend to perform better than all-foam models, as there is less sinkage and a somewhat more bouncy feel. Because there is only 3 inches of foam on top of this mattress, sinkage is minimal and ease of movement is fairly good.

For couples, considering how a mattress will feel during sexual activities is important to keep in mind. Generally, desirable features include some level of bounce, and a comfortable feel without too much sinkage.

The Bowery Hybrid performs well in this category. The pocketed coils provide some springiness, while the foam layers increase comfort and traction, without sinking too much.

There will be some mild noise from the coils, although because they are pocketed, this model will be less noisy than some other hybrids and innerspring beds.

“Off-gassing” occurs when new mattresses are first set up. It’s a period of 1-3 days when the new mattress will release some potentially unpleasant odors, which are byproducts of the manufacturing process.

Most off-gassing comes from foam materials, which nearly all mattresses use. The Brooklyn Bedding Bowery Hybrid has multiple layers of memory foam and polyfoam, which will likely produce some odor for the first several days. If you are sensitive to smells, we recommend setting up your mattress in a well-ventilated room and letting it sit for a while before sleeping on it.