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Douglas Alpine Mattress Review: Findings From Our Test Lab
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The three-layer Douglas Alpine Mattress has an all-foam construction, average price point, and a medium firm feel. It has excellent motion isolation and pressure relief, especially for side and back sleepers.
- Thick foam layers provide pressure relief and comfort
- Absorbs movement, helping you stay asleep when your partner moves
- 365-night sleep trial
- Only available in Canada
- Lacks firmness for many stomach sleepers and people over 230 pounds
The all-foam Douglas Alpine Mattress is manufactured by GoodMorning.com, a company founded in 2009 to provide Canadians with high-quality mattresses with a reduced environmental impact.
The Douglas Alpine Mattress is 11 inches tall and has a medium firm (6) feel. It features gel-infused foam as well as responsive polyfoam to accommodate the body’s main pressure points.
Other features include a zippered and removable cover, cooling materials, and a sleep trial that lasts for 365 nights, giving you plenty of time to try the mattress in your own home.
Our testing team brought the Douglas Alpine into our Test Lab and took it for a spin. We’ll go over our findings, including the strengths, weaknesses, and construction of the Douglas Alpine Mattress.
SMART MATCHING
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TEST LAB RATINGS
How the Douglas Alpine Scored
Motion Isolation8.0/10
Our testing found that the Douglas Alpine Mattress performed very well at minimizing motion transfer from one side of the bed to the other.
The top layer of foam is more than 2 inches thick, which allows it to absorb vibrations, preventing them from spreading across the mattress surface.
This ability to isolate motion makes the Douglas Alpine a good option for people who share their bed with a partner or whose children or pets tend to climb into bed with them.
Logan Foley, Executive Product Director: I found that the Douglas Alpine had really solid motion isolation. My side of the mattress barely moved at all when there was movement on the other side.
Pressure Relief8.0/10
During our testing, the Douglas Alpine Mattress offered an impressive amount of pressure relief, especially for side and back sleepers under 230 pounds. Many of our testers commented positively about the way the top foam layer cradled their hips, shoulders, and lower back.
However, some people found that the foam’s performance wasn’t optimal for spinal support. In particular, stomach sleepers and people over 230 pounds were inclined to say that the mattress lacked firmness, leading to a reduction in pressure relief for their body shape or sleeping position.
Jeremy Klein, Product Testing Manager: With more than 4 combined inches of foam in the comfort layers, the Douglas Alpine delivers excellent pressure relief. The ecoLight memory foam cradles pain points, but the underlying Elastex polyfoam protects against sinkage.
Temperature Control6.5/10
During our thermal tests, the Douglas Alpine Mattress performed relatively well compared to other foam beds, but it still retains heat in its ecoLight foam layer, which performs similarly to memory foam.
The design of the mattress includes cooling features like Infinitex fibers in the cover, gel-infused foam, and a phase change material meant to dissipate excess heat. Even with these features, though, warmth can collect in the top foam layer.
While our testing team found that this wasn’t a concern for the majority of people, it was a more notable drawback for people who naturally sleep hot.
Brad Nehring, Product Testing Manager: For a foam mattress, the Douglas Alpine doesn’t get too hot. But it’s still probably too warm for hot sleepers.
Edge Support6.5/10
In our assessment of edge support, the Douglas Alpine ranked as about average, which is on par with other all-foam mattresses.
The foam compresses more deeply around the perimeter, which you’ll notice when you sit or lie down near the edge. But that didn’t translate to instability or accidentally rolling out of bed.
While there’s enough edge support to satisfy most people, it may feel lacking to people who weigh over 230 pounds and push more deeply into the foam layers.
Logan Foley, Executive Product Director: Edge support on the Douglas Alpine isn’t anything to write home about, but it’s also not a major problem. The edge is weaker than the center, but that’s normal for any foam mattress.
Ease of Movement6.0/10
Our testers reported mild difficulty with moving around on the Douglas Alpine Mattress. Compared to plush foam mattresses, it’s easier to move on the Douglas Alpine. Still, there’s not a lot of bounce to give you momentum when you want to change positions.
The second foam layer, made of bouncier Elastex polyfoam, helps prevent the “stuck in bed” feeling that can occur on other foam beds. However, ease of movement may be lower for people of a higher body weight who sink further into the foams. Lack of bounce may also be an issue for combination sleepers who constantly adjust their position during the night.
Jeremy Klein, Product Testing Manager: There’s enough resistance to movement on the Douglas Alpine to bother some sleepers, but I think most people will find that it’s a minor issue.
HANDS-ON TESTING
Testing Team Takeaways
To test the Douglas Alpine Mattress, we had three people on our testing team each take the bed home with them for one week. Here are their initial observations.
Logan Foley
Executive Product Director · Side sleeper · 140 lbs
Side sleeper · 140 lbs
The Douglas Alpine was a bit firm for me, but it still did a solid job of cradling my hips and shoulders. It also had really good motion isolation, so I couldn’t feel it when my partner moved on other parts of the mattress.
Jeremy Klein
Product Testing Manager · Side sleeper · 160 lbs
Side sleeper · 160 lbs
I agree with Logan about the cushioning for the hips and shoulders, but I actually thought the firmness was spot on. For its price, I was pleasantly surprised by this mattress.
Brad Nehring
Product Testing Manager · Back sleeper · 215 lbs
Back sleeper · 215 lbs
I’m a back sleeper, so I’m way less worried about my hips and shoulders. Instead, what made me like the Douglas Alpine was that it gave me plenty of cushioning around my lower back, but it never felt like I was sinking too far into the bed. I’m used to foam beds having a bit too much give, so I was pretty happy with the Alpine.
Who it Fits
Fit by Sleep Position and Body Weight
Sizes, dimensions and weights
Side Sleepers
The side sleepers on our team all liked the Douglas Alpine Mattress, and it got the highest ratings from those under 230 pounds.
The top two layers of foam in the Douglas Alpine were effective at accommodating the main pressure points of side sleepers, which are the hips and shoulders. At the same time, the medium firm (6) firmness level kept our testers from sinking too deeply into the bed.
Back Sleepers
During testing, the Douglas Alpine Mattress worked best for back sleepers between 130 and 230 pounds and got good but slightly lower scores from those under 130 pounds.
Most back sleepers said that they liked how the ecoLight foam layer gently conformed to their lower back, which helped them ease into a more neutral spinal posture. This made the mattress feel more supportive and more comfortable.
That said, back sleepers over 230 pounds said the mattress didn’t have enough firmness to give them maximum support.
Stomach Sleepers
Most of the stomach sleepers in our testing gave the Douglas Alpine a below-average rating for overall support. In this group, the highest ratings came from stomach sleepers who weigh under 130 pounds.
A challenge for many stomach sleepers is that they need a mattress that is firm enough to keep their midsection from sinking in too deeply. Stomach sleepers who weigh more than 130 pounds said that the ecoLight foam layer had too much give, causing their abdomen to push down in the foam and sink out of line with the rest of their body.
Construction
Inside the Douglas Alpine
Cover
CoolSense fabric
4.5″ Comfort Layer
2.25” eoLight foam (gel-infused with phase change material), 2.25” polyfoam (Elastex)
6.5″ Support Core
Polyfoam
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Buying It
Trial, Warranty, and Delivery
365 Night
Sleep Trial (20 night break in)
15 Year
Limtied Warranty (Free replacement 20 yr)
Free
Shipping (Canada only)
$149
White glove delivery (optional)
Availability
The Douglas Alpine mattress is only available in Canada. It must be purchased online from the company’s website as the mattress is not sold in any brick-and-mortar stores.
Shipping
The Douglas Alpine Mattress only ships within Canada. Shipping is free, with the exception of certain remote locations in Canadian territories. Delivery time varies by location, but the mattress usually arrives within six business days.
Before shipping, each mattress is compressed, wrapped in plastic, and packed in a box. This box will be delivered to your front door.
It typically takes two people to move the box, especially for larger sizes. Once the box is in your bedroom, you only need to carefully remove all the packaging, and then the mattress will quickly reach its full height.
Additional Services
Douglas doesn’t offer any additional services such as White Glove delivery or removal of an old mattress.
Sleep Trial
The Douglas Alpine Mattress comes with a 365-night sleep trial. Since new mattresses typically require a break-in period, it is only eligible for return after 20 days. After trying out the mattress for 20 nights, you can contact the company for a return if you are not satisfied.
Returned mattresses are picked up locally and donated to charity. A full refund is issued once the mattress has been picked up.
Warranty
Douglas offers a 15-year limited warranty for the Alpine Mattress. The warranty covers defects in manufacturing or materials. It does not cover wear and tear, accidental damage, or damage from improper use.
During the first 10 years that you own the mattress, Douglas will repair or replace a defective mattress. During years 10 through 15, you will be responsible for 25% of the repair or replacement cost. Throughout the warranty period, you may be responsible for any shipping costs related to warranty service.
Logan is a Certified Sleep Science Coach with a deep understanding of what it means to struggle with sleep. Her years of experience researching and testing sleep products – including mattresses, natural sleep aids, and bedding – are critical to her role helping lead the editorial team. When she’s not testing mattresses or researching CBT-I, she enjoys spending time in the sunshine with her husband and her dogs Pepper and Winston.