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Nectar Premier Hybrid Mattress Review: Expert Tested
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The Nectar Premier Hybrid pairs cushy foam layers with sturdy coils, creating a deep contour for your body without sacrificing support. Our tests show the mattress alleviates pressure well and isolates motion for couples.
- Relieves pressure around joints and other hot spots
- Thick coils enhance stability and responsiveness
- 365-night sleep trial ensures ample testing time
- May lack support for back and stomach sleepers over 230 pounds
- Contouring memory foam reduces edge support
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is part of the expanded product line from the Nectar brand, which made its name with the all-foam Nectar Classic Mattress. With all of their mattresses, Nectar offers a generous 365-night sleep trial.
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is designed to take advantage of the best characteristics of both innerspring coils and memory foam. With a firm (7) feel and balanced performance, the mattress can be supportive and comfortable to people who have many different sleep positions and body weights.
Our team wanted to take a closer look at the Premier Hybrid, so we brought it into our Seattle Test Lab. We present the findings from our testing and review other important information about this mattress, including its materials and pricing, to help you decide if this mattress is right for you.
SMART MATCHING
Is the Nectar Premier Hybrid Right for You?
Use the filters below to see how well the Nectar Premier Hybrid lines up with your unique needs. We'll also give you a couple other recommendations based on your answers.
TEST LAB RATINGS
How the Nectar Premier Hybrid Scored
Motion Isolation7.5/10
The Nectar Premier Hybrid isolates motion slightly better than the typical hybrid. Its memory foam layer acts as a shock absorber that largely prevents movement from reverberating across the surface.
Any mattress with bouncy springs will generate some degree of motion transfer. So if you’re easily awakened, you may want to consider an all-foam mattress instead of a hybrid.
Logan Foley, Executive Product Director: Motion isolation isn’t amazing on the Premier Hybrid, but it’s enough for most couples. When I was awake, I could tell when my partner or dog moved on another part of the mattress. But the vibrations are unlikely to shake you awake if you’re already asleep.
Pressure Relief7.5/10
While some firm mattresses can feel uncomfortably rigid, the Premier Hybrid balances comfort with support to optimize pressure relief.
The memory foam comfort layer eases impact around the joints, including the hips and shoulders of side sleepers. At the same time, the high-density polyfoam and coils work together to keep the mattress stable, allowing weight to be evenly distributed across the mattress.
Some sleepers may find the mattress too hard or too soft for ideal pressure relief, but our testing indicates that most people will feel supported on the Nectar Premier Hybrid.
Mary Fenton, Head of Product Content: Adaptive memory foam gives the Nectar Premier a strong score for pressure relief, but I also appreciated that there was a balanced feel instead of extreme contouring.
Temperature Control7.5/10
The Nectar Premier Hybrid resisted the dramatic heat retention that can happen in many mattresses with memory foam. For sleepers who usually overheat on memory foam mattresses, the Premier Hybrid can be a cooler alternative.
Several cooling features help it keep a neutral temperature, including specialty fabric in the cover, gel-infused foam, and coils that permit significant airflow.
Brad Nehring, Product Testing Manager: I wouldn’t exactly call the Premier Hybrid a cooling mattress, but I found that it kept an even temperature without overheating.
Edge Support7.0/10
Our testing observed average edge support on the Nectar Premier Hybrid. The edges didn’t feel like they were going to give out immediately, but they were also clearly weaker than other parts of the mattress.
For most people, this degree of edge support is sufficient for everyday needs. Nevertheless, it may be a concern for people with a higher body weight and for anyone who puts a priority on having a really robust mattress perimeter.
Logan Foley, Executive Product Director: The edges of the mattress aren’t exceedingly strong or weak. For me, the edge support was sufficient, but sleepers over 230 pounds might find too much foam compression around the perimeter.
Ease of Movement7.0/10
Our testing team found that the Premier Hybrid scored about average for ease of movement. While memory foam can restrict movement, that’s less of a problem with this mattress because you don’t sink excessively into the memory foam. The pocketed coils also give the surface a bit of bounce, so it’s relatively easy to adjust your sleeping position.
As a result, most combination sleepers will have no problem getting comfortable on the Premier Hybrid. However, those who weigh over 230 pounds may sink in more and experience a bit more difficulty when moving on the mattress.
Brad Nehring, Product Testing Manager: Changing your position on the mattress isn’t particularly challenging on the Premier Hybrid. It’s not bouncy like a latex mattress, but the firmness and coils counteract resistance caused by the memory foam.
Durability8.5/10
As a hybrid mattress, the Nectar Premier is a good option for those looking for durability, as it should last slightly longer than the average mattress. Because it combines eight-inch pocketed coils with three foam layers (including denser polyfoam), this bed has extra stability and is less prone to sagging than all-foam models. The supportive feel also extends its life, as firmer mattresses tend to hold up longer than softer ones.
HANDS-ON TESTING
Testing Team Takeaways
To test the Nectar Premier Hybrid 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.
For a firm mattress, the Nectar Premier Hybrid was surprisingly effective at relieving pressure near my hips and shoulders. I think side sleepers who weigh under 130 pounds will find it too firm, but most other side sleepers will really appreciate the mix of cushioning and bounce.
Mary Fenton
Head of Product Content · Combo sleeper · 150 lbs.
Combo sleeper · 150 lbs.
Combination sleepers like me need a dependable and sturdy mattress that can support different positions, and the Premier Hybrid lived up to that. It limited pressure buildup in my lower back but didn’t ever feel like it was going to give out beneath me.
Brad Nehring
Product Testing Manager · Side sleeper · 215 lbs.
Side sleeper · 215 lbs.
Like Logan, I was won over by how the Nectar Premier Hybrid was able to accommodate the sharp pressure points around my shoulders and hips. It also stayed at a more neutral temperature than most other mattresses with a memory foam top layer.
Who it Fits
Fit by Sleep Position and Body Weight
Sizes, dimensions and weights
Side Sleepers
Our testing found that the Nectar Premier Hybrid is best for side sleepers who weigh at least 130 pounds. Its robust coils keep the body supported while the memory foam promotes spinal alignment by effectively cradling the hips and shoulders.
Side sleepers under 130 pounds are more likely to find that the Premier Hybrid feels a bit too firm. While they can still get adequate support, they may not feel as comfortable on this mattress.
Back Sleepers
Most back sleepers get solid support from the Premier Hybrid, which got the highest marks from back sleepers who weigh between 130 and 230 pounds.
In this position, a mattress needs to have enough pushback to keep the hips and abdomen from sinking down and falling out of alignment with the rest of the spine. With its firm (7) feel and responsive coils, the Premier Hybrid met this need. Its memory foam also cushioned the lumbar spine to minimize stress on lower back muscles.
That said, back sleepers over 230 pounds are likely to find that there’s a bit too much contouring for the mattress to provide them with optimal support.
Stomach Sleepers
In our testing, the Nectar Premier Hybrid worked best for stomach sleepers under 130 pounds. They found the mattress to be firm enough to support the midsection while offering light cushioning for comfort.
Stomach sleepers weighing 130 pounds or more tended to feel that the contouring memory foam in the top layer allowed their midsection to sink too deeply into the mattress, reducing the overall supportiveness of the Premier Hybrid.
Construction
Inside the Nectar Premier Hybrid
Cover
Polyester blend with cooling fibers
Comfort Layer
Memory foam (gel-infused), polyfoam
Support Core
Pocketed coils (reinforced perimeter), base foam
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Buying It
Trial, Warranty, and Delivery
Availability
The Nectar Premier Hybrid is available to customers in all 50 states and can be purchased from the Nectar website. The mattress is also available from some third-party mattress retailers with brick-and-mortar stores across the country.
Shipping
Free shipping is included with the Nectar Premier Hybrid for all customers in the contiguous United States. An additional fee is charged for shipping to Alaska and Hawaii.
Nectar’s mattresses come compressed in a box that will be brought by a shipping company to your doorstep. You need to bring the box inside, remove the compressed mattress from the box, cut away the packaging, unroll the mattress, and then lay it on your preferred bed base.
The mattress should start to decompress immediately and can be used right away. However, it may take a day or two to reach its full size.
Additional Services
For an additional charge, you can receive White Glove delivery of your Nectar Premier Hybrid. With this option, a service provider will bring the mattress to your home and set it up in your bedroom. They can also remove an old mattress as part of this service.
Sleep Trial
The Premier Hybrid comes with a 365-night sleep trial. Nectar requests that you keep the mattress for 30 days to try it out. After those 30 days, you can request a return at any point during the first year and get a full refund. Nectar will pick up your mattress at no charge.
Warranty
Nectar provides a lifetime limited warranty for the Premier Hybrid. If the mattress has a defect covered under the warranty, the company will repair or replace the mattress.
For the first 10 years that you own the mattress, there is no charge for any warranty service. After that, you may be required to pay a charge for shipping.
FAQs
Is the Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress firm?
The Nectar Premier Hybrid mattress rates firm, or 7 out of 10 on our firmness scale. That said, the Nectar Premier Hybrid also contains a memory foam and polyfoam comfort system, so it feels moderately contouring rather than extremely rigid to most sleepers.
In our testing, this firm mattress was most comfortable to side sleepers over 130 pounds, back sleepers between 130 and 230 pounds, and stomach sleepers under 230 pounds.
What are the downsides of a Nectar mattress?
Common customer complaints about Nectar mattresses are that they’re too soft and don’t regulate temperature well. However, the Nectar Premier Hybrid is a firm hybrid model, so it performs better in these areas than medium-firm, all-foam models. Still, stomach and back sleepers over 230 pounds may want an even firmer model than the Nectar Premier Hybrid.
What are the negatives to a hybrid mattress?
Potential downsides of hybrid mattresses include a higher cost compared to all-foam mattresses and potential difficulty with moving or set-up due to the bed’s heavier weight. Also, some hybrids feel bouncier and less conforming than all-foam beds, which some people view as a negative. But positives of many hybrids include increased durability and superior temperature regulation.
How does the Nectar Premier Hybrid compare to Tempurpedic?
Of the Tempurpedic mattress models, the Nectar Premier Hybrid is most similar to the Tempur-Cloud Medium Hybrid. Both models contain a foam comfort system atop a coil support core. They’re sold at similar price points, but Nectar offers a limited lifetime warranty, compared to Tempurpedic’s 10-year warranty, and a 365-night sleep trial, compared to Tempurpedic’s 90-night trial.
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.