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Best praise vs top criticism for Beautyrest Black
“Firm doesn’t mean better support, it means firmer or less padding. The stearns and foster and Beautyrest black have some of the smallest amounts of support of any luxury line mattress. My $499 queen has more coils than the Beautyrest black you laid on. A $4k mattress can be better, if it’s not all advertising and buzz words. I am a Simmons dealer and do not show any Beautyrest blacks because we don’t think they are supportive enough for the price. Also, lay on the medium of any firm mattress you are looking at, and ask yourself, does it feel less comfortable, or less supportive? Most beds have a firm, medium, and soft of each model. If it feels less supportive, that’s just your brain, because we were all taught that firmer is better for your back…but that hasn’t been true since we stopped flipping mattresses over. If it’s less comfortable, you’re fine you like firm…but too firm is the #1 reason for exchange in the mattress industry.”
“Former Mattress Firm Manager and current Beautyrest dealer here. When our delivery team removes a mattress less than five years old that the customer is replacing because it broke down prematurely, and the brand won’t replace it under warranty, it’s a Beautyrest 80% of the time or more. The most compelling line Beautyrest has at the moment is the World Class line. There are better options in the faux luxury space than the BR Black line.”
818 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 2/24/2026