Modway Aveline Gel Infused Memory Mattress with CertiPUR-US Certified Foam, Twin, White

Modway Aveline 6-inch twin mattressBeing disabled, I spend about 23 hours per day in bed, thus putting nearly 3 years worth of wear on bedding per year. For the last 7-8 years I've been on a 4-inch memory foam pad on plywood, and it was good until the last year or so, when it finally started breaking down and bottoming out, giving me sore shoulders, hips, and lower back (200-pound side-sleeper). Time for a new mattress!I read all the Amazon reviews on several 6-inch foam mattresses, and picked the Modway Aveline because it has the lowest negative reviews. It's a bit more expensive than some other brands, but well worth it. The cheaper 6-inch mattresses seem to use less memory foam and more base foam, but the Modway 6-inch uses 2 inches of memory foam on 4 inches of urethane foam base (measured at corner). This gives it both firm support and a medium-soft top.Firmness: Reading the reviews, I expected it to be very firm, but after using it I'd call it medium. I was pleasantly surprised to feel shoulders and hips sinking in just the right amount. The first night I slept 17 hours and woke up with no shoulder, hip, or low-back pain. It's very comfortable!When you un-bag it, the foam rubber expands instantly, but the memory foam layer takes 24 hours or so, as expected. The measured height after 24 hours was about 6-3/8 inches.Cover: The nice zippered cover is tight enough to round the edges and corners, and smooth enough to make stretching your fitted sheet easy. The bottom of the cover has a zipper and little rubber non-slip dots. The cover material is nice, but not as heavy as the covering on the typical innerspring mattress; i.e., it's thicker than a bed sheet, but thinner than upholstery material. You might want to add a mattress protector for kids or night-sweaters."Cooling" gel: I didn't find the "cooling" gel-infused memory foam any cooler, or warmer, than regular memory foam. It's pretty warm but not uncomfortably hot. It's definitely a little warmer than plain polyurethane foam or innerspring mattresses. As with any mattress, you'll turn less and sleep better if you pile on the heavy covers and keep the room cooler (68-70).Chemical smell: When I first un-bagged it I stuck my nose right in it. There was a chemical smell; it smells like when you open a can of latex paint (not surprising, the mem-foam is latex). It did not stink up the room. The first night in bed I could fan the covers and just barely smell it, and by the second night there was no smell at all. Latex is a natural product, so don't worry about it.The base foam makes it rigid enough to stretch your sheets, and it's so lightweight you can start your fitted sheet over the corners, flip it over, stretch and finish your corners, and put on 4 elastic sheet grippers. I used Bed-Band brand grippers with Amazon Basics microfiber sheets (standard fitted sheets are made for thicker mattresses, so it's a good idea to use elastic gripper bands with fitted sheet on a 6-inch mattress).Foundation: I read many questions about what to put under a foam mattress -- slats, box-springs, etc., many with bad answers. The reality: all foam mattresses need continuous decking under them. You can use a regular bed frame with box-spring or hard-top box-foundation; or slats with plywood or hardboard; or a steel box-spring-replacement frame such as the Zinus SmartBase (which I used), again with plywood or similar on top (I used eighth-inch "tile-board," a hardboard with glossy white melamine coating), screwed to the Zinus frame with 4 drywall screws, then covered with a bed-skirt. You should NOT use a foam mattress on slats only -- it'll sag between the slats, and you'll feel them. The manufacturer says slats need to be less than 3 inches apart, but if you're gonna use that many slats, you might as well use fewer slats and plywood (quarter-inch grade A-C sanded), or Masonite hardboard (no splinters), over slats spaced 7-8 inches.How long will it last? I've slept on various foam rubber most of my 58 years, and even the firmest poly-foam breaks down and sags in the middle after several years, and since this mattress is two-thirds PE foam, I'm expecting to get about 5-8 years out of it. We'll see.Recommendation: If you like a firm-support mattress with a medium-soft top layer, you'll love this one. It's much lighter and more comfortable than an innerspring mattress, and is one of the better dual-foam mattresses.If I had to buy again, I'd probably get the 8", just because it'd last longer and be cheaper in the long-run.Disclaimer: I paid full price and received no compensation for my review. I hope it's helpful. Nitey-nite!

This is my fourth mattress I’ve purchased from this brand. I have moved quite a bit and have ordered this brand every time. I love the way it helps support my joints, especially my back. It’s just the right amount of firm for me. I have the queen size and love it! Highly recommend for an affordable, comfortable and quality mattress

I was moving into a new bedroom and decided I wanted a king bed this time around. I looked around and decided I wanted an extra thick mattress. I found this one and there weren’t that many reviews for the 16 inches, King (the one I got) but I decided to take a chance. I’m writing this review after almost 3 weeks so I could be totally honest in my review. AND ITS COMFYY. I seriously feel like a princess on this bed it’s great. I will say the bed is HEAVY. If you live alone I would advise you just pay for the bed to at least be brought into the room you’ll be sleeping in, because it’s a workout just unpacking it to put it on the bed frame. It fits my king sized bed frame, but because it’s so thick it pushes into the beams a lil bit. I personally don’t find it all that hot to sleep in, but if you like to stay cool it might take some getting used to, just a heads up. All in all it’s a really great mattress, it expanded to pretty much full size, around 14.5 inches in just one night, so I was able to sleep on it the day it came. The next day it hit the full 16. I don’t normally review stuff, but I thought I’d do so for my new bed frame and mattress. It’s a buy from me!!

I am 5’3” 125lbs. I asked Modway if there was somewhere to try their mattresses out and was told there wasn’t, though they do list some retail sellers on their site so you may want to check with the individual stores. For comparison, I will use prior experience with Ikea memory and spring mattresses.The 6" twin size one feels pretty firm to me, hard to say if it is more comparable to either ikea 6” firm or medium firm memory foam, which I also tried recently, but definitely on the firm side. I chose to take a chance on the Modway due to reading of less chance of smell, as I had nowhere to really air it out other than my current apartment room. With the window open, there was almost no smell when opening this mattress unless I put my nose very close. I slept on it the first night and did not smell it. By the first night it was around 5 inches and did expand to 6 inches by the next day.
My previous mattress was a queen size firm Ikea Sultan Hustad spring mattress (I am not sure if it was considered medium firm or not). I do have issues with back pain and spinal fusion. The Ikea spring always felt perfect with no pain or discomfort in bed. The Modway is almost as comfortable but not quite. When I first lie down on the Modway my back does feel a little uncomfortable, like the mattress is too firm, but within probably seconds I do feel more comfortable and fine. There is no pain or discomfort the rest of the night, even when changing from back to side positions, which had been a problem for me recently my previous temporary solution, a camping cot with memory topper. I chose the 6” mattress to have the shortest and lightest mattress due to my size and limitations. If I were to choose again I would be curious to try the 8” since that should be slightly less firm, but again, the 6” mattress does seem to adjust comfortably very quickly.
Since the frame can affect comfort too, take into consideration my bed frame is a Mellow Rocky Base E with 2.5 inch space between wide metal slats, which I am also satisfied with. This Modway mattress does not seem to droop and feels well supported. That is also a new frame for me, formerly an ikea wood slat frame was used with the ikea spring mattress.
I have been sleeping on the Modway for almost a week now. I have continued to have some more daytime back pain than I did when using the ikea spring mattress with wood slats, but it is possible I haven’t recovered from the weeks I was using the cot and other reasons like needing to bend down more in the new aprtment. I have chronic insomnia and this mattress has not changed that, but i cannot hold that against it. The fact I have not had any pain while actually in bed and feel pretty comfortable seems to be a good sign and the most I could reasonably expect. Will update if needed.

I ordered two of the Queen size. One inflated very rapidly while the other too over a week to inflate and one corner is still not inflated. I’m keeping it anyway. Otherwise, these mattresses are super comfortable. I had previously ordered two others also for my daughter and she also had the inflating problem for one of them.

Sensational. I bought this for my teen son and he absolutely loves it. He was concerned about the memory foam being to hot to sleep comfortably(he LOVES the cold) but the infused cool gel memory foam proved to be the perfect mattress for him. Grew to full size extremely quickly. I let it sit for 24hrs to expand fully and he slept like a baby his first time. No complaints.

Perfect

Bought.this for my son’s firt big boy bed. He love’s it, sleeps like a bear..great purchase...

Good stuff, I had backache issues, this one quite comfortable, few first nights were not as comfy, but it got better, now I have a very good sleep.