Claire Davies

Claire Davies

Managing Editor of Sleep, Certified Sleep Science Coach

Claire is a Certified Sleep Science Coach and the Managing Editor of Sleep at Tom's Guide. She curates our mattress guides and oversees our rigorous mattress testing procedures. Claire has over 16 years' product review experience and is connected to a wealth of globally renowned sleep experts including mattress designers and buyers, neuroscientists, and doctors of sleep medicine. As the Managing Editor of our Sleep and Mattress Team, Claire is responsible for all mattress and sleep content published on Tom’s Guide and is our expert on Saatva, DreamCloud, and Nectar mattresses. Claire is also certified to advise people on how to choose a mattress that suits their needs and budget, as well as helping them to create a nighttime routine and bedroom environment that helps them sleep better.

Latest articles by Claire Davies

A collage of photos depicting the various stages of our hybrid mattress testing and reviewing process in order to find the best options for people to buy in 2025

The 7 best hybrid mattresses in 2026: According to our sleep experts, lab-based test data and in-depth reviews

By Claire Davies last updated

Find the comfort and support of your dreams with our guide to the seven best hybrid mattresses online, narrowed down from over 80 foam-and-spring beds our expert team has tested

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Two people sit on top of the Plank Firm flippable double-sided mattress in a bedroom

The best firm mattress 2026: Tested and approved by sleep experts

By Claire Davies last updated

We've slept on and tested the latest firm mattresses to bring you our guide to the very best options on the market in 2026.

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A tester sits on the edge of the bet fiberglass-free mattress, the Saatva Classic

Best queen size mattresses in 2026: 6 beds that impressed our expert testing panel

By Claire Davies last updated

After testing the best queen mattresses of 2026, these are six top picks our team of expert bed testers recommend

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Two of our mattress testers sit on mattresses in our Sleep Lab. On the left, Nicola Appleton sits on the edge of the Helix Midnight Luxe mattress. On the right, Ruth Jones sits on the edge of the Saatva Classic mattress with her laptop on her knees.

The best mattresses for couples in 2026: 8 top picks we recommend after testing

By Lauren Jeffries last updated

These are the eight best mattresses for couples that our expert team of bed testers recommend — picks for every budget and sleep style.

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Lady putting her shoes on sitting on an Avocado Mattress

The best organic mattresses of 2026: Tried and tested by our expert team for clean, non-toxic sleep

By Claire Davies last updated

We put the best organic mattresses of the year to the test. These are the five we recommend for clean, non-toxic sleep.

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Two women carrying out a motion isolation test on the Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex mattress in sleep studio. They place a wine glass on one side and drop a kettle bell on another.

The best pillow-top mattresses of 2026: Our expert picks for hotel luxury at home

By Lauren Jeffries last updated

Our expert team of mattress testers have reviewed all of the best pillow top mattresses — these are the 9 we recommend in 2026 to recreate hotel luxury at home.

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A woman sits on the foot of a queen size Saatva Classic Mattress on a bed frame in a bedroom, her arms stretched as she considers the size of the mattress

The best luxury mattresses in 2026: These 7 expert-tested beds will transform your room

By Lauren Jeffries last updated

Our expert team have tested the best luxury mattresses of the year — these are the 7 we recommend for high-quality comfort and support

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Brooklinen All-Season Down Comforter draped on the bed in a brightly lit room

The best comforters 2026: Cozy picks for all sleepers

By Becky George last updated

Our best comforter picks of 2026 for all seasons, sleeping styles and budgets.

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Popping on the Purple Waterproof Mattress Protector on the bed

Best Mattress Protectors 2026

By Becky George last updated

Extend the life of your bed by protecting it against spills, stains, dust and grime with our top 6 mattress protectors for all budgets and needs.

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Best Pillows stacked atop each other in TG Sleep Studio

Best pillows of 2026 for all sleepers

By Becky George last updated

Here's our guide to the best pillows in the market for all sleeping styles, body types and budgets, tried and tested by experts.

Pillows & Bedding
A woman with long dark hair blows her nose in bed because she is sick

Doctor reveals common bedroom item that acts as a ‘reservoir’ for the flu virus – plus how often you should wash your bedding when sick

By Claire Davies published

This is exactly how long the flu virus lives on your bed sheets and mattress – plus how often doctors recommend cleaning your bed when you’re sick

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A woman sites on the edge of a Saatva Classic mattress, with a badge overlaid saying Tom's Guide Cyber Monday Mattress Deals

The best Cyber Monday mattress deals 2025

By Claire Davies last updated

It's your final chance to get the lowest price on a mattress before the year ends — today's biggest deals still live for all budgets

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Warmly lit bedroom scene with a variety of products to help you sleep better, including a box of herbal tea, socks and a sunrise alarm clock

I’m a sleep coach and ex-insomniac — 12 products I use in my nighttime routine to fall asleep fast (and most of them are on sale for Cyber Monday)

By Claire Davies published

Over the years I’ve tested countless gadgets, mattresses, pillows and sleep sprays. These are the ones that knock me out night after night

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A tester sits on the edge of the Saatva Classic mattress to test its support.

Black Friday mattress sales 2025: The best deals still live

By Louis Ramirez, Claire Davies last updated

The Black Friday mattress sales 2025 are finished, but you can score Cyber Monday savings — our full guide to the deals.

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This image shows two of our sleep team testing mattress in the Sleep Lab, debating when's the best time to shop. On the left, Nicola Appleton sits on a Helix Midnight Luxe mattress. On the right, Ruth Jones sits on a Saatva Classic mattress, a laptop open in her lab as she checks for sales. In the top right corner is a Cyber Monday vs Black Friday mattress deals graphic

Cyber Monday vs Black Friday mattress deals: when is the best time to buy a mattress?

By Claire Davies last updated

Are the Black Friday mattress deals the best time to buy a mattress or do bigger sales arrive on Cyber Monday? We’ve analyzed past sales to find out.

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The Saatva Classic luxury innerspring hybrid is the best mattress we've tested, scoring 4.8 out of 5 in our seven robust data-led lab tests and value for money analysis. Here it's photographed on a white wooden bed frame in our blue coloured sleep product testing lab

Saatva Black Friday sale 2025: The best deal of the year is back

By Claire Davies last updated

I've been tracking the Saatva Black Friday sale for five years — here's why this year's offer is worth shopping if you're looking to bring home one of its luxury handcrafted mattresses.

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A hexagon-shaped Black Friday mattress deals hub badge surrounded by four mattresses. The word LIVE is on the bottom center of the image.

All the best extended Black Friday mattress deals 2025 — tracked live by a veteran deals hunter

By Claire Davies last updated

Black Friday is over, but these deals are still live! I’m bringing you the very best mattress and bedding deals live, plus the latest sales news and our top money-saving hacks

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The Saatva Classic luxury innerspring hybrid is the best mattress we've tested, scoring 4.8 out of 5 in our seven robust data-led lab tests and value for money analysis. Here it's photographed on a white wooden bed frame in our blue coloured sleep product testing lab

The Saatva Classic took my sleep from zero to hero, but even I admit this isn’t the right mattress for everybody

By Claire Davies published

There’s no such thing as the perfect mattress, but the Saatva Classic comes close

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Tom's Guide Sleep Concierge team image shows two of our mattress testers sitting on a luxury hybrid mattress in our sleep product testing lab

Our Cyber Monday Sleep Concierge service is live — get personalized mattress and pillow recommendations direct from our experts

By Claire Davies published

Need a new mattress, pillow or bedding set but unsure where to start? Answer these six simple questions and our Sleep Concierge team will send you recommendations unique to you

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The Saatva Classic luxury innerspring hybrid is the best mattress we've tested, scoring 4.8 out of 5 in our seven robust data-led lab tests and value for money analysis. Here it's photographed on a white wooden bed frame in our blue coloured sleep product testing lab

Tom’s Guide Sleep Awards 2025: Best Mattress of The Year

By Claire Davies published

The Saatva Classic luxury innerspring hybrid mattress offers such exceptional support and comfort for most sleepers, it ran (not walked) home with our main award this year

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Two women sitting on the Siena Signature Memory Foam mattress with a Tom's Guide Black Friday Mattress Deals badge overlaid

3 reasons to buy a mattress in this weekend's sales — don't wait for Black Friday

By Nicola Appleton last updated

Wait for Black Friday and you'll pay the same price for your mattress and risk having to wait longer for it if it isn't out of stock. We’re calling it — now's the time to buy.

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A woman peacefully asleep on a new mattress

A good mattress makes a big difference to how well you sleep — here's why

By Claire Davies last updated

Your mattress has the biggest impact on how comfy (or not) you feel in bed, how quickly you fall asleep, how often you wake up during the night, and how refreshed you feel in the morning

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The Saatva Classic mattress photographed in our Sleep Product Testing Lab. Image clearly shows the Euro pillow top of the mattress, plus the luxurious gold edging of this luxury innerspring hybrid.

Saatva Classic mattress review: Knock-out comfort and a luxury hotel feel

By Claire Davies last updated

Editor's Choice

Saatva’s flagship mattress is still the best option for most sleepers in 2025, but there’s one group of people who should give it a major swerve

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Image is split into four squares, with each square showing a different aspect of our mattress testing process. In the top left hand corner one of our mattress writers performs an effective sleep space test on the DreamCloud Classic mattress. In the top right hand corner you can see our pressure relief weighted indentation test in process, where we are using a standardized stack of weights to measure how much the mattress indents (how well it contours) and how quickly it recovers (how responsive it is). In the bottom left hand corner another our of mattress testers lies on her side on the Saatva Classic mattress during a pressure relief test, with a digital laser projecting a straight line onto her back so we can assess how well the mattress supports spinal alignment. In the bottom right hand corner, one of our mattress testers lies on a hybrid mattress during a thermal regulation test. In the image you can see we're using a thermal imaging camera to measure how much heat the mattress absorbs and how quickly it dissipates that heat.

How we test mattresses

By Claire Davies published

A complete guide to our new methodology and scoring system

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The image shows a white mattress with a navy blue trim placed on a dark blue bed foundation in a white bedroom

WinkBed mattress review: Phenomenal support for those with back pain

By Jennifer Nelson last updated

Editor's Choice

We reviewed the WinkBed mattress to see if this handcrafted hybrid mattress, with customizable support for those with back pain, is indeed a worthy rival to the top-rated Saatva Classic.

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