Brooklyn Bedding Chill 8'' Mattress Review

The Brooklyn Bedding Chill 8'' is a high-quality and inexpensive all-foam mattress for sleepers seeking a sound balance of comfort and ergonomic support. As its name suggests, the mattress provides a cool sleep environment thanks to its highly breathable foam, which minimizes heat retention.

The Chill 8'' has a firmer and more supportive 6'' model designed for XL sleepers side by side with softer and more contouring 10'', 12'' and 14'' models.

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Pros & Cons

Mattress Construction

The Chill 8'' has two layers consisting of soft and cushy memory foam on top of much firmer and highly dense poly foam giving the mattress its structural firmness.

Cover: Soft fabric made of cotton and polyester. Nano Stain Terminator coating makes the fabric resistant to stains and splashes. The breathable cotton draws perspiration away from sleepers' body cooling the mattress.

Comfort Layer: 2'' of gel swirl memory foam. The gel provides extra contouring and aids in dissipating heat.

Support Layer: 6'' of firm and dense poly foam preventing sinking and adding durability to the mattress.

Feel

The breathable cotton keeps the surface of the mattress cool even after prolonged sleep.

The highly contouring gel swirl memory foam envelops the body and provides a gentle melting-into-the-mattress sensation mitigating pressure. At the same time, the dense poly foam in the support layer curbs sagging making sleepers feel highly stable.

Pressure Relief

The Chill 8'' is a medium firm mattress. Combining pleasant cradling and enhanced support, it's designed to fit a wide range of sleeper types and weights.

Side sleepers who weigh less the 150 pounds may find the Chill 8'' to be too firm to the extent that it won't effectively reduce pressure in their hips and shoulders. On the contrary, side sleepers who weigh up to 250 pounds will find the mattress to be contouring enough to relieve pressure in these areas.

XL side sleepers will highly appreciate the firmness provided by the poly foam in the mattress' support layer, which will help them maintain healthy posture.

Lightweight back sleeper will get along well with the Chill 8''. The soft 2'' memory foam will wrap their lower back curbing the build-up of body pressure.

The Chill 8'' is ideal for average weight back sleepers. They'll get the exact amount of cushioning and support they need to to keep their lumbar spine properly aligned feeling cozy and stable.

Plus-size back sleepers will benefit from the mattress enhanced support, which will prevent over-sinking, discomfort and pain. Those who weigh more than 300 pounds might need a sturdier mattress to support their heavier body, so they should try the firmer 6'' model.

Stomach sleepers require highly and supportive mattress to generate enough lift in their abdomen area. The Chill 8'' will highly appeal to those who weigh up to 250 pounds. The mattress' comfort layer will enable moderate sinking necessary for mitigating pressure in their abdomen area while the dense poly foam will support their lumbar and thoracic spine preventing curvature disorders.

Stomach sleepers whose weight exceeds 250 pound won't get sufficient support from the Chill 8''. They'll require more robust mattresses for plus-size sleepers.

Motion Isolation

The Chill 8'' does a wonderful job isolating motion. Its soft foam absorbs most of the kinetic energy generated by sleepers' movements, including the more intense ones. Therefore, you can expect to enjoy quiet nights even if your partner is a restless sleeper.

Repositioning

The memory foam in the Chill 8'' cradles the body. It provides enhanced comfort, which comes at the expense of ease of movement. However, since the mattress is medium firm, sleepers who weigh less than 250 pounds won't encounter too much difficulty moving on its surface. Heavier sleepers may experience over-sinking and will, therefore, need to exert more effort in order to change sleep positions and get out of bed.

Edge Support

Although it lacks coils to support the perimeter, the dense poly foam in the Chill 8'' keeps the edges firm. People weighing less than 250 pounds will feel very stable sleeping on the fringe of the mattress. Sleepers whose weight exceeds 250 pounds may experience some sagging and may need to move towards the center and by doing so reduce their potential sleep space.

Heat Retention

The Chill 8'' is not as aerated as latex and coil mattresses. Yet it does exceptionally well in comparison to other foam mattresses when it comes to reducing heat retention.

The breathable cotton fabric in the cover of the mattress assists in moisture wicking. The foam is manufactured using open cell technology, which increases its breathability and the mattress' capacity for drawing heat away from sleepers' body. Finally, the gel composition of the foam effectively disperses heat across the entire surface of the mattress preventing the concentration of hot spots.

To make a long story short, the Chill 8'', as its name suggests, will provide you with a cool sleep environment and is, therefore, a good choice for people who live in hot and humid weather conditions.

Frame & Foundation

The Chill 8'' is compatible with most types of foundations and frames on condition that they're firm enough to support it. If you choose to use a slat bed, make sure the slats are no more than 3'' apart to provide the mattress with stability and make it last longer. Brooklyn Bedding manufactures its own foundations characterized by strong center support.

The Super Duty High Rise Platform is a robust tubular steel construct. Its prices range from $139 for a Twin XL mattress (it's not designed for a Twin mattress) to $219 for a California King mattress.

The Ascension Bi-Fold Foundation has the traditional look and feel of a box spring. It's easy to assemble and is highly portable. It comes with a removable and washable zip-off cover. A foundation for a Twin size mattress will cost you $229. For a California King mattress, you'll have to pay $329.

The Ready to Assemble Box Foundation also resembles a box spring. Similar to the Ascension Bi-Fold Foundation, it can be easily assembled and moved from one room to another. A foundation for a Twin mattress costs $249. For a foundation which fits a California King mattress, you'll have to pay $369.

All foundations can support up to 1,500 pounds of evenly distributed weight, and they're sold with a 3-year limited parts replacement warranty.

The Chill 8'' can also be placed on adjustable bases. Brooklyn Bedding offers you 3 models.

The Electric Adjustable Base comes with 2 quiet motors allowing you to control the head and foot of the bed. It can carry up to 650 pounds. It fits only a Queen size mattress. It's price is $599.

The Ascension Luxe Adjustable Power Base can support up to 850 pounds. It comes with a wireless remote control through which you can control split sizes simultaneously, preset and dual programmable memory positions, remote lock and 2 USB charging ports for bedtime charging. The Ascension Luxe is designed for Twin XL, Queen and Split King mattresses. Its prices are $699, $799 and $1,398 respectively.

The Ascension Ultra Adjustable Power Base is Brooklyn's Bedding top-of-the-line model. It incorporates all the benefits of the Ascension Luxe in addition to Android and Apple App support and under the bed LED lighting. A base for a Twin XL size costs $1,099. For a Queen mattress base, you'll pay $1,349. A base for a Split King mattress is sold at $2,198.

The Electric Adjustable base is backed by a 3-year full replacement or repair warranty. The Ascension Luxe and the Ascension Ultra come with a 2-year limited parts replacement warranty.

Additional Details

Like all of Brooklyn Bedding's mattresses, the Chill 8'' is manufactured in Arizona, USA. In comparison to other foam mattresses with similar features, it's offered at an affordable price. More than that, it comes with lucrative discounts of 20-25 percent almost all year long.

The Chill 8'' is CertiPUR-US certified, which indicates that the materials the mattress is made of are not toxic and are eco-friednly. Moreover, emissions of volatile organic compounds are low.

Shipping and Delivery

The Chill 8'' will be delivered to you in 12-20 days. It'll arrive packed and compressed in a box, which you'll have to carry to your designated room, unpack the mattress and set it up.

Brooklyn Bedding doesn't provide white glove delivery. You can hire a local delivery company instead. Prices depend on where you live.

Shipping to any of America’s 48 contiguous states is free. Shipping to Alaska and Hawaii comes with $150 fee. Shipping to Canada requires a larger fee of $250. All shipping fees are nonrefundable.

Returns & Warranty

If you don't like the Chill 8'', you can return it within a trial period of 120 nights and get a full refund. Brooklyn Bedding demands that you try the mattress for at least 30 nights prior to returning it. As far as the company is concerned, returning means donating the mattress to charity. You'll need to send them the donation slip.

The Chill 8'' is backed by a 10-year limited warranty. It covers premature erosion of the foam and impression on the surface of the mattress deeper than 1''.

The warranty doesn't cover natural wear-and-tear and accidental damage, like spills, stains and burning marks. In addition, it'll be annulled if the mattress isn't treated properly or if it's put on an unsuitable or insufficiently supportive foundation or frame.

The Bottom Line

An excellent balance of contouring and support make the Chill 8'' suitable for multiple sleeper types and weights. Equally important, in spite of being an all-foam mattress with a greater tendency to produce heat, advanced technology and smart use of materials, keep it pleasantly cool. Taking into account these and its other benefits presented above, you'd expect the Chill 8'' to be fairly expensive. Yet it's sold at a price which won't put a burden on your budget.

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