Let’s get this out of the way: Nectar, like Casper<\/a> and Purple, has had its share of negative publicity along with its quick rise to the top. We’ll talk about the bad press and common Nectar mattress complaints<\/a>\u00a0later on.<\/p>\n California-based Nectar maintains that they are 100% employee-owned. Among their staff are industry veterans that have been involved in memory foam mattress development the last decade and a half! Their mattress is said to be the result of the combined experiences and expertise of these people.<\/p>\n The Nectar mattress is one of those “one mattress fits all” designs. It comes with a few proprietary or specialty materials, too. This is reminiscent of what many of Nectar’s competitors lean into as a selling point.<\/p>\n What makes the Nectar mattress unique?\u00a0They say that they have the “world’s most comfortable” mattress! Let’s find out more about it below.<\/p>\n The fabric that is used all over is a specially milled long-staple cotton blended with something called Tencel fibers. Nectar also notes that this part of the mattress has an aloe-based cooling layer.<\/p>\n Design-wise, the cover is monochrome for the most part, but it does have a blue trim at the edges. It’s also quilted and embroidered. Our favorite part? The Nectar mattress cover is fully removable.<\/em><\/p>\n This means that you can unzip and spot\u00a0clean the cover anytime. We\u00a0do\u00a0need to point out, though, that it is not<\/em> deemed machine washable. Nectar does not<\/em> recommend dry cleaning, either.<\/p>\n Is there a fire sock? We reached out to Nectar to ask them about their flame retarding measures within the mattress design, and here’s what they said:<\/p>\n “Our flame retardant is a proprietary sock that\u2019s just under the cover. In the event of a fire, the sock melts on itself and suffocates the oxygen needed for the fire to burn.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Tencel fibers\u00a0come\u00a0from wood cellulose. The material is environmentally friendly, sustainable and skin-friendly.<\/strong><\/p>\n This material is made by the Austrian company Lenzing Fibers. Fabric made from Tencel features exceptional but natural softness and smoothness. It’s also absorbent and breathable, cooling and very hygienic. Tencel can also have flame retardant properties.<\/p>\n The Nectar mattress interior is composed of four separate layers of a special foam, including the patented Lush Foam.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Note that the topmost layer is quilted directly into\u00a0the mattress cover.<\/p>\n Though three of the four layers are made of varied memory foam, Nectar’s main product\u00a0is said to be\u00a0firmer and a little bouncier than other memory foam mattresses.<\/p>\n All\u00a0foams used are approved by\u00a0CertiPUR-US, and the main\u00a0textile used is certified by OEKO-TEX. Let’s take a closer look.<\/p>\n It is a premium and proprietary gel memory foam. The material features medical-grade recovery and cooling levels, too.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As we have seen above, it is one of the main components of the flagship Nectar mattress. It is the material that provides the initial feel of this “world’s most comfortable” mattress.<\/p>\n The Nectar\u00a0mattress is available in six standard US mattress sizes<\/a>: twin, twin XL, full, queen, king and California king.<\/strong><\/p>\n Choosing the size is the most customization you’re going to get, as it is a singular mattress design meant to simulate universal comfort.<\/p>\n First things first: The company markets the product as an 11-inch mattress, but one of those inches is quilted in and therefore compresses.\u00a0The result? A\u00a0mattress height or thickness that may sit somewhere between 10 and 11 inches.<\/p>\n Like many of its industry counterparts, Nectar offers free shipping and handling within the US, as long as it’s in the lower 48. Orders that need to be shipped to Alaska, Hawaii and other US territories will come with additional fees.<\/p>\n The official website claims that the Nectar mattress works with every single bed support type<\/a>: adjustable bases, box springs, divans, frames, platforms, and the floor. <\/strong><\/p>\n The very last option concerned us. Why?\u00a0In the publicized Forever Warranty the company offers, it specifically states that you must use “a platform . . . or other suitable bed frame”<\/em>.<\/p>\n Again we turned to Nectar’s customer support, and they happily cleared things up for us. Their reply: “You can lay Nectar directly on the floor and it will not void the warranty.” <\/em>However, the company does not<\/em> recommend doing this—nor does it recommend homemade foundations or plastic bases.<\/p>\n Good to know! Nectar customer support also specifies that adjustable bases are appropriate, as long as they’re not split style.\u00a0Slatted bases must have slats no more than one and a half inches apart.<\/p>\n Placing an order on the official Nectar website and receiving the delivery at your doorstep should be painless if the company has resolved its back-order situation, as they claim they have. We have personal experience on our side when we say that we believe them! ?<\/p>\n They also offer a white glove delivery service that has people set up the new mattress for you upon delivery. They may also\u00a0handle the removal of your old one. We should note that older online customer feedback features a number of complaints\u00a0about\u00a0never having received this service despite ticking the box before checkout.<\/p>\n Unlike the typical bed-in-a-box product, the Nectar mattress doesn’t actually come in a box. The rolled, plastic\u00a0packing material-protected and compressed mattress comes in a bag with handles for easy transport and mobility. It’s\u00a0very similar to Purple<\/a>‘s way of packaging their flagship mattress.<\/p>\n You simply take it out of the bag, place it on your bed base, and unroll. As soon as you remove the plastic and straighten out the mattress, it will start to expand.<\/p>\n There may be a “new mattress smell”, which will eventually dissipate<\/a> in a few hours or days.\u00a0If you are particularly sensitive to the odor, you may want to leave the mattress in a heavily ventilated spare room to air it out properly.<\/p>\n Should you get the free memory foam pillows that Nectar sometimes bundles into the purchase, note that these may off gas a little, as well?<\/p>\n Nectar’s customer support confirms: “The weight capacity for the Nectar Sleep mattress is maximum 650 [pounds].”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n You might be thinking: “Why\u00a0ask their customer support team yet again?”\u00a0In our initial research, we found that the weight capacity of the Nectar mattress is not explicitly mentioned anywhere on their official website. Upon contacting Nectar, we cleared this up in a matter of days.<\/p>\n Also\u00a0worth noting that the Nectar mattress is very dense, which is likely an indicator of a more than reasonable weight limit.<\/p>\n As previously noted, the Nectar\u00a0mattress is one of those “one mattress fits all” models. This means that there will always be comments of the “Goldilocks” kind: too soft, too firm, not what was expected.<\/p>\n That’s par for the course when it comes to these new e-commerce mattress startup products.\u00a0If you are used to innerspring or latex mattresses, the Nectar mattress may be too soft for you.\u00a0If you are a huge fan of the traditional memory foam mattress, the Nectar mattress may be a little firm.<\/p>\n Overall, though, it seems that this is a subject that not many customers complain about. Additionally, the cooling aspect does seem to be the one thing everyone can agree on as working as advertised.<\/p>\n First things first: common complaints aren’t always up to date. If you come across a very negative review of anything, always check when it was posted! Brands can improve or deteriorate dramatically in over months or years.<\/p>\n Keeping that in mind,\u00a0below are several prevalent grievances we’ve seen about Nectar and its flagship mattress.<\/p>\n Nectar’s main problem was<\/em> its poor handling of customer service in the early days of the brand. It was further complicated\u00a0by major shipping and delivery delays early in 2017. This includes handling returns. However, please notice that we used “was”!<\/p>\n Bad press isn’t final. Nectar worked hard to correct\u00a0their inefficiencies.\u00a0By the time we reviewed their flagship mattress—as you’ll read below, this is\u00a0a product that we got to test ourselves—we didn’t experience any delays or shipping problems at all.<\/p>\n That said, there were other things that bothered us initially, even though they were not deal breakers.<\/p>\n Back in 2017, the amount of information that we couldn’t easily find\u00a0on Nectar’s official website was worrisome.<\/p>\n Most industry counterparts are transparent when it comes to their founding, origins, launch date, and where and how they source materials and assemble products. Originally, we didn’t see this kind of transparency with Nectar.<\/p>\n Customer support was also not excellent, though still helpful. The proof: Look at how many times we needed to check with Nectar’s customer support to clear up very basic details about their mattress!<\/p>\n In a few short months, though, we’ve seen a lot of improvement. We periodically go through our reviews to make sure everything is still factual and up to date, and when we did this with the Nectar mattress, we noticed huge changes in the way they handle customer support. You can read all about it in the section below.<\/p>\n Truthfully, the promise is high but the potential for a purchase to be completely satisfactory could go either way.<\/p>\n This is not solely based on the almost overwhelmingly negative online feedback the company got early in 2017. The way they handled the months-long shipping delays their customers experienced seems to be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n Why are we wary? Simple: We’ve read about many bad customer experiences, but personally\u00a0didn’t encounter many problems with the Nectar mattress. We don’t want to dismiss valid customer feedback as that would be disingenuous, but we also can’t discount the fact that\u00a0most of them\u00a0don’t jive with our personal assessment.<\/p>\n Customer support, or the lack thereof, is what’s usually mentioned in the product’s negative customer-written reviews. However,\u00a0Nectar’s customer support offerings\u00a0have improved dramatically over the past year.<\/p>\n For example: Even with the shipping delay fiasco firmly behind them, Nectar’s customer support options were limited when we first reviewed them last year. Their contact information was\u00a0hard to find. We went to their Facebook page to find their email address! It took them one day to respond through Facebook messenger, and two days via email.<\/p>\n A year later, all the contact information is displayed prominently. There’s even a live chat option now! Nectar’s FAQ is well organized and extensive, too.<\/p>\n Nectar\u00a0offers a Forever Warranty; plus\u00a0an amazing 365-night sleep trial with an accompanying return policy that promises a full refund.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Forever Warranty\u00a0feels\u00a0like more of a branding tactic than an actual definition of the mattress warranty you do get. Read the fine print before\u00a0making a decision! Note that the warranty, like many others like it, does not cover normal wear and tear or even accidents.<\/p>\n It only covers defects, which—with daily use, especially—you will probably notice and feel within the first 10 years, at which point you can have it replaced by the company. Past the first 10 years, you may have it repaired; or you may keep it and get a brand new Nectar mattress for half the cost.<\/p>\n The 365-night sleep trial is one of the longest in the industry and comes with all the bells and whistles. You can contact Nectar’s support team to arrange a return, and they’ll take care of everything else. Nectar says you will be refunded 100% on the day the mattress is picked up.<\/p>\n The company claims that less than 3% of their customers end up returning their mattresses—although this may not include the flurry of canceled orders from March to July 2017.\u00a0Due to the long and unexpected wait, many chose to ask for a refund before actually receiving the product.<\/p>\n Returns are said to be difficult.\u00a0However, overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding this—usually dating before or way after the back-order issue—does exist.\u00a0It may be that Nectar experienced a huge surge in orders and didn’t anticipate it well.<\/p>\n Whatever the case may be, we’ll have to recommend everyone to be cautious when it comes to this part. If you decide to go with a Nectar mattress, do establish communication lines quickly and make sure that the company responds. That’s what we did, and it’s been great so far.<\/p>\n As of this writing,\u00a0the queen-sized Nectar mattress is\u00a0listed at\u00a0$824.\u00a0Actually, if you purchase it right now it’s only $699\u00a0with an ongoing discount, with two pillows added to the package.<\/p>\n Note that the current promotion may end by the time you read this review, and prices may change slightly.<\/p>\n Here at Good Night’s Rest, our goal is to put together all the important information about a product. We present them in a logical and easy to digest review format. We look at official press releases, customer reviews, and contact product makers for clarifications. Sometimes,\u00a0the Good Night’s Rest team is lucky enough to test the products we review! That’s when\u00a0we’re confident enough to include what we call a team verdict, which\u00a0reflects personal experience, rather than accumulated research.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This section contains the personal Nectar review of Benjamin; who tested the mattress with his girlfriend and Good Night’s Rest team member, Maia.<\/p>\n We absolutely love our Nectar Mattress! Having recently moved in together, we were sleeping on a spring mattress and movement transfer was a big issue. We kept waking each other up in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n Nectar has completely solved that issue. Movement transfer on the Nectar mattress is virtually zero. I wake up earlier than my girlfriend and she doesn’t even know I’m gone.<\/p>\n Regarding heat transfer: The mattress is warmer than a spring mattress, but we like it!<\/p>\n The mattress has a great balance of support and softness. It is\u00a011 inches thick, as advertised. The top layer molds nicely to your body while the bottom layers provide more firm support. Edge support is fantastic.<\/p>\n I was concerned we would not be able to use the whole bed and would roll off the bed when too close to the edges, but that’s not the case. I was also surprised to see that we could stand on the bed without sinking very much.<\/p>\n The different layers explained on the website that are used to make the mattress seem to provide for quality construction. Nectar is a bit softer than other foam mattresses which we’ve tried which was a big plus.<\/p>\n Opening the package was pretty easy. It will take two people to move the mattress in place, but after it’s where you want it, the unwrapping process was super simple. They even include a packaging opener for you.<\/p>\n The mattress did off gas a slight odor, which was explained in the instructions. They claim it’s non-toxic. The smell stayed for over a week, but that could be because we didn’t let it air out as instructed as we were eager to use the bed on the first night.<\/p>\n Extra bonuses: They include two memory foam pillows.<\/p>\n That mattress cover can also be cleaned easily! This was a great find and purchase. Very happy with it!<\/p>\n We can’t outright recommend this mattress with 100% confidence, despite our team’s very<\/em> positive experience. Don’t get us wrong. We do think that the mattress design is good.<\/p>\n We appreciate the use of gel memory foam, especially the quilted-in layer that adds to the lush and plush feel of the mattress. It’s really comfortable! We don’t mind if the mattress is made in China—some components are purportedly sourced from the Asian country. Nectar assures us that everything is certified by Certipur-US and Oeko-Tex, anyway.<\/p>\n But did we\u00a0have<\/em> to reach out and clarify basic details with the Nectar support team? Fire retardant measures, warranty conditions, and weight capacity are all things that could be addressed in a well-written FAQ. We love that their response was friendly and helpful, though.<\/p>\n We understand that it’s difficult to bounce back from the overwhelmingly negative press. We do feel that Nectar is doing the best that it can. Also, we do really love the Nectar mattress!<\/p>\n However, we also feel that it’s important to not completely rule out the chance\u00a0of a back-order situation or an bout of unresponsive customer service happening again. If you are not under time pressure, then trying out Nectar is risk-free and a good idea. However, if you need a mattress in a hurry, it’s best to proceed with caution.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jump to: What’s in a\u00a0Nectar Mattress? What Can Be Used with the\u00a0Nectar Mattress? What\u2019s the Weight Capacity of the\u00a0Nectar Mattress? 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<\/p>\nNectar Mattress Specifics<\/h2>\n
What Is the Nectar Mattress Cover Made of?<\/h3>\n
What Is Tencel?<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/a>What’s in a Nectar Mattress?<\/h3>\n
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What Is Lush Foam?<\/h3>\n
Can You Customize the Nectar Mattress?<\/h3>\n
What to Consider Before Choosing the Nectar Mattress<\/h2>\n
<\/a>What Can Be Used with Nectar Mattress?<\/h3>\n
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<\/em><\/p>\nHow Do You Set Up the Nectar Mattress?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>What\u2019s the Weight Capacity of the Nectar Mattress?<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nHow Does Nectar Mattress Feel?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>What Are Some Common Nectar Mattress Complaints?<\/h2>\n
1. Shipping and Delivery Problems<\/h3>\n
2. Lack of Transparency<\/h3>\n
3. Lackluster Customer Support<\/h3>\n
What to Expect When Purchasing a\u00a0Nectar Mattress<\/h2>\n
How Is Nectar’s Customer Support?<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/a>Does\u00a0Nectar\u00a0Offer a Sleep Trial, Return Policy and Warranty?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>How Much Does the Nectar Mattress Cost?<\/h2>\n
Good Night’s Rest Team Verdict: Nectar Mattress<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nOn Nectar Mattress Motion\u00a0and Heat Transfer<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOn Nectar Mattress Comfort and Support<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOn\u00a0Setting up the Nectar Mattress<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOn\u00a0Items Included with the Nectar Mattress Purchase<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Final Words on the\u00a0Nectar Mattress<\/h2>\n