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Simmons Beautyrest Mattresses → Review and Ratings Based on 502 Actual Owner Experiences
Page last updated December 6, 2011
What You Need To Know
Owner Satisfaction: Simmons Beautyrest mattresses overall (not including NxG model) have 62% owner satisfaction.
Price (queen): $525 to $3,500 depending on Beautyrest model.
Pros: Motion isolation; initial comfort; few reports of off gassing / initial odor; some models priced under $1,000.
Cons: Premature sagging fairly common; some noise possible.
What Is It?: Simmons Beautyrest is a value- to luxury-level coil-based mattress that is made in America. Its comfort layers can consist of regular foam, memory foam, latex, and fibrous material.
Main Competition: Sealy and Serta. Refer to the Mattress Comparison or Innerspring Mattress Reviews – Summary for how Simmons Beautyrest compares to competitors.
Other Simmons Mattresses: Simmons Beautyrest NxG (coil and memory foam hybrid); Simmons Comforpedic (memory foam).
Comprehensive Simmons Beautyrest Report
The ratings below are based on the experiences of over 500 consumers of various Beautyrest models including Classic, World Class, Elite, Exceptionale and Black. Findings in this report DO NOT INCLUDE the Simmons Beautyrest NxG. The research data was gathered using an unbiased, accurate methodology.
Table of Contents
Beautyrest Ratings Summary
Owner Satisfaction
Durability and Lifespan
Price Ratings
Pain Relief Ratings
Motion Isolation
Initial Odor
Sleeping Hot
Love Making Suitability
Noise
Dust mite resistance
Weight
Warranty Rating
Complaints, BBB Ratings & Praises
Simmons Beautyrest Ratings Summary
Sample size: Over 500 consumers of the various Simmons Beautyrest models, NOT INCLUDING the Simmons Beautyrest NxG.
| Owner satisfaction | C- | |
| Durability / longevity | D+ | |
| Price / affordability | C | |
| Less pain | C+ | |
| Firmness variety | A- | |
| Motion isolation | A- | |
| No initial odor / off gassing | B- | |
| No sleeping hot | B | |
| Good for sex | C+ | |
| No noise | C+ | |
| Dust mite resistant | D | |
| Lightweight | C | |
| Warranty | C | |
| Customer service | C+ | |
| Better Business Bureau (BBB) rating | C | |
| Number of BBB complaints | C |
Owner Satisfaction
With 62% customer satisfaction, Simmons Beautyrest rates about average compared to coil mattresses as a group. However, it rates well below most non-coil mattresses (memory foam, latex and air.) See the mattress comparison for details.
Simmons Beautyrest Owner Satisfaction By Model
The Beautyrest models are the Classic, World Class, Exceptionale, Elite and Black. Some retailers, however, sell these models under a variety of different names, names that are often unique to a specific retailer.
The Classic, World Class, Exceptionale, Elite and Black tend to rate similarly in owner satisfaction despite the fact that some are more expensive than others. This means that, as is the case with most mattress brands, buying a higher-priced model does not necessarily result in significantly higher satisfaction.
Longevity / Durability
As mattresses get older and wear, it is normal for them to lose at least some of their supportiveness and comfort due to sagging. Premature sagging, however, is significant sagging that takes place when the mattress is relatively new, namely within three years of ownership.
At least 25% of Simmons Beautyrest owners report premature sagging. Pillow top models tend to have the most problem with premature sagging. (See the truth about pillow top mattresses for analysis on pillow top durability / lifespan.) Firm Beautyrest models – models without a pillow top or much padding – tend to have somewhat fewer sagging complaints, but even firm models can prematurely sag. Owner reviews suggest that Beautyrests with a layer of latex foam may have a higher likelihood of sagging / compressing than other models.
A person's size and weight does not appear to be a significant factor in regard to whether and how much a Beautyrest may sag.
Beautyrest owners often say that premature sagging is likely the result of the mattress being one sided or "no flip." Owners in an effort to prevent and alleviate sagging and body impression development say that they rotate the mattress at least occasionally.
Ownership Length
On average consumers report keeping their Simmons Beautyrest for 6.2 years. Some keep the mattress for considerably longer than 6.2 years and some for considerably less time. Sagging and the resulting loss of comfort and or support is the chief reason owners replace their Beautyrest.
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| 12 Years | 6.2 Years | 0 Years | |
The Beautyrest's average length of ownership correlates fairly well with our collected mattress warranty data which states that a bed will likely have a lifespan of about half of its warranty length. The warranty length for most Simmons Beautyrest mattresses is ten years.
Price
Firm, entry-level Beautyrest models tend to start at $525, while the more luxurious and thicker models, namely the Black, can cost $3,500 or more. Simmons Beautyrest mattresses are overall somewhat more expensive than similar offerings from competitors such as Sealy and Serta. The Beautyrest, say several owners, arguably has more / better features, namely its pocketed coils, to justify the price.
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