Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

UPDATE: Two years later... And I am still loving it! It has held up well across several moves, and with the added weight of my boyfriend and our dog. In fact, we're about to purchase a second one of the same brand (but in a larger size -- the dog takes up a lot of room!) and move this one to the guest room because it is still in excellent shape. We did add a foam topper at some point, but that was mostly because my boyfriend happened to have one laying around. Even without the topper, however, it is a good mattress. ORIGINAL: I'm a broke graduate student with back pain and migraines who has been sleeping on an air mattress for the last eight months, and I read tons of reviews when trying to choose a relatively inexpensive mattress that could be delivered to my apartment. I was really worried I would choose one that I would regret, but while I have only had this mattress one night so far, I can already tell you that I am so happy with my choice. First, it arrived a day earlier than expected. Yay! It was also neatly packaged and, despite the box being a bit awkward because of how tall it was (I am very short), I didn't really have any issues moving it inside and to my bedroom. From there, it was a easy as unrolling it, positioning it zipper-side down, and removing the plastic to let it expand. It filled out quickly (around nine inches in less than 5 minutes) and was ready for use. I did notice that it had a bit of a chemical smell, from being wrapped so tightly, but it didn't prevent me from sleeping and I didn't notice it all this morning. It was also fully expanded this morning, despite the warning that it could take up to 48 hours to do so. As far as the firmness of this mattress goes, it is a little bit softer than I expected (a lot of the reviews I looked at for similar mattresses warned that the foam ones could be rather firm), but I (a side and belly sleeper) slept really well and felt really supported, even with the mattress on the ground, with no bed frame. It is less firm than a full air mattress, but more so than a pillow-top, I think.