Sleep Number's $9K Climate360 Mattress: A Most Versatile Bed for Deep

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With a starting price just under $10K, is this new Sleep Number mattress worth the money? Let's take a look.

Sleep Number is a premium mattress brand that comprises some of the smartest, most feature-rich beds on the market. Many of its mattresses offer the luxury of adjusting a bed's firmness and even its temperature. The Sleep Number Climate360 mattress is one of the brand's newest models; it's a sleep tracker, temperature regulator, adjustable bed frame and a comfortable mattress all in one. I've truly never tested anything like it.

Hot sleepers, disagreeing couples and anyone looking to make a serious investment in their sleep quality may want to consider the Sleep Number Climate360 mattress. This Sleep Number mattress review will cover the brand's latest addition to its bed catalog, and whether or not I think it's worth the money.

I had high expectations for a mattress as expensive as the Sleep Number Climate360 smart bed. With so many technological features, I was curious to know what this mattress was going to look like when it arrived, how well it would work, and if there was going to be bulky tech equipment bulging out from underneath the frame.

To my surprise, it looked like a normal bed once the Sleep Number technicians put it together; clean and simple. You'd almost never know by looking at it that it was a smart mattress with thousands of dollars worth of tech equipment under the frame.

After pairing the mattress with your phone, all its features are controlled via Sleep Number's easy-to-navigate Sleep IQ app. I have been wary about smart beds and their ability to live up to their hype, but the Sleep Number Climate360 mattress is hands down the most advanced, functional bed I've ever tested.

The bed's bread and butter is its advanced temperature system that allows you to adjust it to your liking, but its customization abilities are what make it such an accommodating, impressive bed.

The Sleep Number Climate360 is the most advanced smart mattress I've tested so far, designed to help regulate temperature and promote better sleep.

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When it comes down to it, fancy tech aside, everyone just wants their mattress to be comfortable.

The Sleep Number Climate 360 mattress has a poly foam feel, meaning it's a pleasant and neutral sensation that's soft and supportive without making you feel like you're sinking (like some memory foam beds). It's comfortable, cradles your pressure points and quickly bounces back to its normal shape once pressure is removed.

I like to keep my Sleep Number setting right in the middle since I'm a combination sleeper.

The beauty of the Sleep Number Climate360 smart bed is that its firmness level is whatever you or your partner want it to be. You can independently customize the left and right side's firmness profile by pressing the Sleep Number setting button in the SleepIQ app. This feature is especially appealing for couples with different sleeping positions.

The firmness scale starts at 100 and goes down to zero, with zero being the softest and 100 being the firmest. I like keeping my Sleep Number setting around 50 to 55. It's a good middle ground that's firm and supports my back when I'm on my stomach but soft enough for when I sleep on my side.

If you're manually changing your bed's firmness level, especially a large jump (from 80 to 20), it won't register the change immediately. Give the mattress a minute or two to complete the change from one firmness level to another. I also noticed more of a time lag when I was experiencing slow internet connection.

The Sleep Number Climate360 mattress has seven layers of foam, pocketed coils and proprietary materials that stack up to 13 inches thick. However, many added features you won't find in most other beds make the Sleep Number Climate360 a smart mattress and one that's worth its very high price tag.

Sleep Number curates a personalized sleep score based on our sleeping patterns, number of disturbances, heart rate and more.

Every Sleep Number Climate360 mattress has a feature-rich smart adjustable bed frame called the FlexFit Base. While the bed is still expensive, this inclusion helps justify the bed's expensive price tag.

Unlike other beds, Your Sleep Number mattress physically connects to the bed frame. You can't move the mattress freely without bringing the bed frame along. Not only that, it's heavy. You essentially won't be able to move the bed once it's all put together, so make sure the technicians complete the setup where you expect to keep your bed.

Video producer and mattress expert Owen helping me test the adjustable bed frame on Sleep Number's Climate360 smart bed.

The Sleep Number Climate360 mattress gets our seal of approval on its cooling (and heating) functionality, and each side of the bed has its own temperature control.

I like to keep my mattress at a cool setting, especially during the summer when I tend to warm up.

Between heat from your body, pajamas and blankets, the space underneath your covers becomes like its own mini microclimate, causing people to feel hot while they sleep. When you toggle to the cool setting within your SleepIQ app, rather than blow cool air, the cooling system draws away the warm air and leaves you with a noticeable cooling sensation.

If you're someone who sleeps cool, toggle the temp setting to warm and you'll feel a gentle, active stream of warm air blow upwards through the mattress. You can also activate foot warmers on the bottom of the bed to ensure you're cozy from head to toe. You can feel a subtle fan running when the temperature system is running, but it's not noisy or distracting enough to hamper sleep by any means.

While the mattress is bouncy, it does a good job at limiting motion transfer from one side of the bed to the other. While you might be an exception if you're a light sleeper, I didn't notice when my partner got up in the middle of the night because my side of the bed stayed still.

I'm a little disappointed with the edge support. While it's not bad enough to be a deal-breaker, my standards for this bed are extremely high. To me, the edge support feels like that of an average foam bed. However, I don't think you'll get the sensation you're going to roll off the edge, especially if you share a larger queen, king or California king mattress with a partner.

This term refers to the chemical-like smell that emits from bed-in-a-box mattresses when you unwrap them from their packaging and give them time to inflate. However, the Sleep Number Climate360 mattress is hand-delivered and fully inflated, meaning there is no plastic-y smell during or after the setup process.

The Sleep Number Climate360 mattress can be set to soft, firm and everything in between. This makes it an incredibly accommodating mattress that's fit for all sleeping positions.

Side sleepers should stay within the zero to 50 range, with zero being very pressure-relieving and 50 offering a nice balance of support and pressure relief. Unless you're extra petite, most will probably find the 30-to-50 range most comfortable.

Back and stomach sleepers want a firmer profile to keep their back and spine in a straight alignment and avoid back pain. I was most comfy in the 55 setting, but I'm a stomach sleeper who sometimes switches to my side. If you're strictly a back or stomach sleeper, the 60-to-70 range is a good sweet spot.

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Combination sleepers should stay around the 50 Sleep Number setting. Think of it like the Goldilocks of mattress firmness levels – not too soft, not too firm. It's just right.

The Sleep Number Climate360 mattress should accommodate all body types, from petite to heavy. It has a thick 13-inch construction, comes with a strong and solid bed frame, and is constructed with supportive mattress materials.

If there are any downsides to this mattress, it's the price. It's the single most expensive bed I've ever tested and certainly caters to a specific audience.

If you can't justify buying a bed that costs the same as you might pay for a used car, there are plenty of beds out there that cost a lot less than $8K. But if you have the discretionary income and want to make a smart investment in your sleep quality and, in turn, your overall health, it's a great bed.

Size

Price

Queen

$9,999

King

$12,499

California King

$12,499

Split King

$13,499

Split California King

$13,499

FlexTop King

$13,499

FlexTop CA King

$13,499

Prices shown above are full list prices.

After everything is said and done, would I spend the money on a Sleep Number Climate360 mattress? Personally, no; I don't have any pain ailments, I don't have trouble with sleeping too hot, and my partner and I generally agree on our desired firmness level. That said, my parents would be the ideal sleepers for it.

Who will like the Sleep Number Climate360 mattress:

Who won't like the Sleep Number Climate360:

Tempur-Pedic is comparable to Sleep Number as one of the top brands in the mattress industry at delivering premium beds. When you compare the Sleep Number Climate360 mattress to top-tier Tempur-Pedic models, they're much different from each other.

Right now, prices start at $8,999 for a queen size and go up to $12,499. There's no denying the Smart Number Climate360 smart bed is an expensive mattress.

The bed has a temperature system that radiates warm air upwards through the mattress when you want a heated feel, and sucks warm air and body heat when you want to cool your mattress. You can also adjust the firmness setting to accommodate your specific preferences.