IF YOU DAYDREAM of catching a solid eight hours of sleep, we feel you. But most of us are too overworked, screen addicted, and hyper-caffeinated to make that dream a reality. Thankfully, we’re living in something of a golden age for sleep technology. Your zzz-filled future is now, my friends.
There are literally thousands of clever gadgets on the market to help us all sleep better. Cooling, gel-infused memory-foam pillows; heated, eye-massaging goggles; sleep-tracking jewelry; and even web-connected mattress covers are all ready and waiting to help you find your perfect night’s sleep. If you’re ready to take your sleep to the next level—and seriously, who isn’t?—our gear and lifestyle teams have done the hard work of researching and personally testing the products that can help get you there. These are the 2024 Men’s Health Sleep Awards.
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Best Cooling Pillow
Bedgear Night Ice Performance PillowCool, calm, collected. That’s the name of the game with this keep-cool pillow from Bedgear. The cooling-gel crown and core are all wrapped in a cover of Ver-Tex—the same material used in high-end athleisure-wear to draw sweat and heat away from your body. So you’re never left chasing the “cool side” of the pillow.
Most Versatile Pillow
Purple Harmony Anywhere PillowIt’s Purple’s already-perfect Harmony Pillow, even perfect-er. This miniature version is versatile enough to work as an extra bed pillow or a bolster pillow while working from home. Plus, it packs down small enough to stash in your carry-on as your new favorite travel pillow.
Best Travel Pillow
Ostrichpillow Go Neck PillowIf you’re looking for an actual travel pillow, the Go Neck is our go-to. Never mind the weird-looking design. The unique shape is its greatest feature, as it wraps gently around your neck to perfectly cradle your head in buttery-soft memory foam.
Best Adjustable Pillow
Coop Home Goods Premium Adjustable Loft PillowFinding one perfect pillow is almost impossible—almost. But Coop nails it with this fully adjustable model. Just add or remove the included shredded memory-foam fill to personalize the height for back, stomach, side, or even combo sleeping.
Best Body Pillow
Bearaby Cuddler Body PillowWhether or not you sleep with a significant other, with Bearaby’s aptly named Cuddler, you’re always guaranteed a spooning “partner.” The twisty, squishy memory foam conforms to any body shape and size, making it the perfect bedtime accompaniment for side sleepers, pregnant moms, and everyone in between.
Best Budget Bed Frame
Nectar Bamboo Platform Bed FrameWith a timeless silhouette and a classic, goes-with-any-decor design, this platform bed is guaranteed to jazz up your sleep space. We love the eco-friendly bamboo construction and traditional Japanese joinery that make for a dead-simple, tool-free assembly and years of durability. The best part, though? The price.
Best Nightstand
Article Lenia Walnut 2-Drawer NightstandWill mid-century mod anything ever go out of style? We think not. This simple, two-drawer nightstand boasts clean lines with a handsome, natural wood finish designed to work with any bedroom decor.
Best Canopy Bed
Pottery Barn Farmhouse Canopy Bed by Michael Graves DesignThere’s something so luxurious and regal about a classic canopy bed. This farmhouse-inspired Pottery Barn model makes a statement with a chunky, angular design, and the open-storage footboard adds a dash of extra functionality to boot.
Best Platform Bed Frame
Saatva Santorini Platform Bed FrameNow 15% Off
Sleek, modern, and simple, this platform bed frame from Saatva is deceptively sophisticated. In any of the four available colorways, the fabric wrapping adds a dash of cozy warmth to any bedroom.
Best Smart Bed
Sleep Number Box Tufted Buttonless Upholstered BedHotels always have the swankiest beds, and they’re clearly the inspiration for this upholstered smart bed from Sleep Number. It not only looks great but adds clever features like built-in reading lights and Bluetooth speakers, a smart backlit headboard, and side pocket “nightstands” for stashing your phone, tablet, or latest hardcover obsession.
Best Cooling Weighted Blanket
Mosaic Coolmax Cooling Weighted BlanketGet that unique “huggy” feeling while you sleep or nap with this weighted blanket from Mosaic. With breezy, keep-cool Coolmax technology baked in, it’s the perfect bedtime partner for hot sleepers and toasty summer nights.
Best Organic Sheet Set
Nest Bedding Crinkle Percale Organic Cotton Sheet SetNow 20% Off
We all want a chemical-free sleep space, am I right? This crinkly sheet set from MH favorite Nest Bedding is 100 percent Certified Organic and made from Fair Trade cotton. So you can feel good about buying it and sleeping on it. Bonus: The percale construction is light, breathable, and oh so soft!
Best Coverlet
Sleep Number Velvet Basketweave Coverlet SetNow 20% Off
A simple coverlet is the quick and easy way to level up the look of your bedroom. This option from Sleep Number features an elegant modern design with just enough texture to keep the aesthetic interesting. Bonus: It’s reversible, too, so it’s basically two coverlets in one.
Best Throw/Blanket
Feathered Friends Organic Down Throw BlanketGear up for spooky and snowy seasons this year with this all-new throw from Feathered Friends. The design features plush organic cotton and a 700-fill-power RDS Certified goose-down fill. It’s basically guaranteed to be the coziest piece of bedding in your house.
Best Performance Sheet Set
SlumberCloud Performance Sheet SetNow 20% Off
If your sleep habits and other extracurricular activities keep your bedroom on the “active” side, this performance sheet set is purpose-built to keep up. The combination of Tencel lyocell and Outlast viscose fibers makes for maximum softness, breathability, and moisture wicking.
Best Sheets Overall
For that luxurious, fresh-out-the-hotel feel, nothing beats sateen sheets. This set from Riley is made in Portugal from 100 percent long-staple combed cotton, so it’s ultra-lustrous and designed to get softer with every wash.
Best Luxury Sheet Set
Boll & Branch Signature Embellished Starter BundleIf “only the best will do,” this ultra-luxe sheet bundle from Men’s Health favorite Boll & Branch delivers. It pairs the brand’s Signature sheet set with a plush waffle bed blanket for a look and feel that’s soft, elegant, and sophisticated—just like your favorite hotel bed.
Best Pillow-Top Mattress
Beautyrest Black MattressNow 19% Off
Beautyrest steps up its hybrid-mattress game with the all-new Black series. Available in a wide variety of styles, firmnesses, and profiles, it’s the company’s most advanced sleep system, with thick layers of pocketed coils and memory foam. Cooling, pressure relief, temperature management, and individualized support—it’s all here.
Best Mattress for Back Pain
Back-pain sufferers know that pretty much everything in Saatva’s catalog is a game-changer. But nothing compares to its Rx Mattress—an ultra-luxe sleep surface that’s purpose-built for sleepers with chronic back pain and joint conditions. A 365-night sleep trial and lifetime warranty mean it’s one of the last mattresses you’ll ever need to buy.
Best High-Tech Mattress System
Eight Sleep Pod 4 Cover + HubNow 6% Off
“Better sleep through technology” seems to be the unwritten mantra of Eight Sleep. Its bleeding-edge Pod 4 sleep system combines a smart mattress cover and next-gen Internet-connected hub to track, analyze, and auto-magically improve your sleep without your having to do a thing.
Best Crib Mattress
Naturepedic Organic Ultra Baby Crib MattressJust like you, your baby deserves to breathe, sleep, and live chemical-free. Naturepedic changes the game with the world’s only organic, waterproof, and breathable crib mattress. Plus, the included machine washable layer doubles as a mattress protector.
Best Value Mattress
Casper The One MattressNow 30% Off
Casper’s the One proves that you don’t need to spend a fortune to score a decent mattress. With a just-right firmness, a keep-cool memory-foam construction, and three layers of support, it’s all but guaranteed to improve your sleep sitch.
Best Budget Hybrid Mattress
Brooklyn Bedding Brooklyn Essential MattressNow 30% Off
If hybrid mattresses are more your speed, the Brooklyn Essential is your man. The combination of traditional innersprings and multiple layers of memory foam makes for a just-right sleep surface designed to support side, back, stomach, and combo sleepers.
Best Firm Mattress
Purple PurpleFlex MattressNow 8% Off
Purple’s unique GelFlex grid is amazing but pricey. The PurpleFlex mattress brings the company’s best-selling technology to the masses with one of its most budget-friendly offerings. The dual-layer design adapts as you move and provides bulletproof firm support night after night.
Best Budget Cooling Mattress
Zinus Ultra Cooling Green Tea Memory Foam MattressNow 29% Off
Hot sleepers, sweaty sleepers, Miami sleepers … Zinus has you covered. This purpose-built mattress combines a seven-zone comfort system, cooling gel-infused memory foam, and a keep-cool cover for maximum body-temp and sweat regulation in any climate in every season.
Best Sleep Earbuds
Soundcore Sleep A20 EarbudsCity traffic, snoring partners, hard-partying neighbors—these sleep-centric earbuds drown them all out. The buttery-soft tips are ultra-comfy even for all-night wear, and the included charging case keeps these going for up to 80 hours total. Bonus: They work whether switched on or off.
Best Smart Alarm Clock
Hatch Restore 2Now 15% Off
The latest generation of our favorite alarm clock gets even better. Adaptive lighting, smart alarms, and a great library of white-noise options make this the “one sleep gadget to rule them all.” Plus, it looks damn handsome on your nightstand in any of the three available colorways.
Best Wearable Sleep Tracker
With three hospital-grade sensors tracking your sleep via body temperature, movement, heart rate, breathing, and more, there’s no better wearable sleep tracker for minimalist tech-heads than Oura’s latest Gen3 Horizon ring.
Best Non-Wearable Sleep Tracker
Withings Sleep Tracking PadIf you’re looking for a non-wearable alternative to keep tabs on your sleep habits, this option from Withings gets the job done almost invisibly. It sits under your mattress, quietly tracking your nightly movements, breathing patterns, and heart rate to deliver a personalized, easy-to-understand sleep score.
Best Smart Sleep Mask
Therabody upends the old-school sleep-mask design with its next-gen SmartGoggles. With a combination of heat, vibration, and eye and temple massage, it’s like your own personal pre-bedtime facial that’s guaranteed to take you to dreamland.
Best Bedroom Air Purifier
Clorox Smart Air PurifierYou might not think of your bedroom air quality as a factor in a good night’s sleep. But clean air makes for easier breathing and the potential for longer, more restful snoozes. Clorox’s smart home air purifiers help maximize indoor air quality by removing 99 percent of viruses, smoke, mold, allergens, dust, and more.
Best Robe
Brooklinen Super-Plush RobeNow 15% Off
Brooklinen brings everything that makes its bedding great to bear with the aptly named Super-Plush Robe. The combed, long-staple cotton design makes it luxuriously plush, soft, and warm enough for even the chilliest winter mornings in bed.
Best Flannel Pajamas
L.L.Bean Scotch Plaid Flannel PajamasLike mid-century mod furniture and aviator sunglasses, flannel pajamas never go out of style. This matching Scotch-plaid set from perennial MH favorite L.L.Bean is made from premium, ultrasoft cotton for just-right warmth year-round. Bonus: More than a dozen colorways make it easy to find your perfect set.
Best Pajama Short Set
Lunya Silk Button Up Short SetFor the ultimate in bedroom swagger, there’s no better material than silk. This matching button-up short set from Lunya features a relaxed fit, a single-point collar, and exposed buttons, so you can dial up the sexy to suit your personal style. It’s washable, too!
Source : Men’s Health