Memorial Day side sleeper mattress sales are flooding in and these 3 are the cream of the crop

Composite image of the Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam, Helix Midnight Luxe and Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro Hybrid mattresses, with a Tom's Guide 'PRICE DROP' badge overlaid — (Image credit: Helix / Brooklyn Bedding / Zinus / Future)

If you're a side sleeper, you need a mattress that's kind to your shoulders, hips and knees. They're the parts of the body that come into heaviest contact with your bed when you sleep on your side and the best thing for them is a bed with enough of a sink-in feel for them to be comfortably cushioned throughout the night.

The good news is that we've already identified the very best mattresses for side sleepers, and the even better news is that you can save big on most of them in the Memorial Day mattress sales. To make things easy for you, we've picked out three of the very best options to buy today, with price options for all budgets: our top side sleeper mattress choice, a mid-range bed with impressive cooling, and a super-cheap option that doesn't skimp on comfort.

Today's top Memorial Day mattress deals for side sleepers

If you want the very best mattress for side sleepers, our testers all agree that you can't go wrong with the Helix Midnight Luxe. It delivers deep cushioning that'll keep your pressure points soothed throughout the night, along with unwavering support that means it's comfortable for back sleepers too. There's 25% off in the Helix Memorial Day sale, but if you use our TOMS27 code you'll save 27%, and that means a queen size can be yours for $1,824 (was $2,498) — that's the same discount we saw for Black Friday, but a slight MSRP increase means you'll pay a bit more today.

Our review: ★★★★½
User score: ★★★★½ (8,300+ reviews)

In Brooklyn Bedding's Memorial Day mattress sale there's a rarely-seen 30% off, and that means the CopperFlex Pro Hybrid is available for roughly half the price of the Helix Midnight Luxe: $932 for a queen, reduced from $1,332. With a medium-firm feel and a plush pillow-top it's an ideal fit for side sleepers, and thanks to a GlacioTex cover and copper-infused foams it'll help you sleep cool too; in fact we rank it among the best cooling mattresses you can buy right now.

Our review: ★★★★½
User score: ★★★★½ (700+ reviews)

Side sleeper on a budget? If you need a new bed fast for under $200, the Zinus Green Tea mattress is well worth considering. It's a soft all-foam bed with oodles of squishy, sink-in comfort to keep your pressure point cushioned, at a super-low price, although its edge support and temperature regulation could be better. While a queen will cost you $479.20 at Zinus with the MEMORIAL20 code, if you buy at Amazon instead you'll get a queen for an unbeatable $186 (was $233.99).

Our review: ★★★½
User score: ★★★★½ (55K+ reviews)

Jim is a freelance writer and performer based in Bath, UK, whose work can be found on sites including TechRadar, Tom's Guide, T3, PetsRadar and Creative Bloq. Jim started out over a quarter of a century ago, covering technology and video games, and they've been expanding their repertoire ever since. On any given week Jim's likely to be writing about design, sleep, wellness and even cats, and has learned an awful lot about the mattress industry over the past few years.