DreamCloud vs. DreamCloud Premier vs. Premier Rest

Within the DreamCloud lineup, there are three different models—the Luxury Hybrid, the Premier, and the Premier Rest. So how do these three mattresses compare?

Today we’re going to dive into these three models and find out. Let’s get started.

In This Comparison
Compare the Models | Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Summary

Compare the Models

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We score each mattress using a series of performance tests. Below is a full comparison of all DreamCloud mattresses.

This first table shows the factor scoring of all three DreamCloud mattresses we have tested:

Factor	Dreamcloud	Dreamcloud Premier	Dreamcloud Premier Rest
Overall Score	8.27	8.26	7.78
Cooling	8.0	7.0	7.0
Motion Transfer	9.7	9.7	10
Response	5.0	5.9	5.0
Edge Support	8.3	9.1	6.5
Sex	9.0	9.2	7.4
Pressure Relief	8.0	8.0	8.0
Off-Gassing	9.7	9.7	9.7
Company	9.0	9.0	9.0

From the scores above, we can derive a winner for each category. Check out the table below for designated winners.

Factor	Winner	Score
Best Overall	Dreamcloud	8.27
Best Cooling	Dreamcloud	8.0
Most Sinkage	Dreamcloud	3.02″
Least Sinkage	Dreamcloud Premier	1.94″
Lowest Motion Transfer	Dreamcloud Premier Rest	10
Fastest Response Time	Dreamcloud Premier	5.9
Most Bounce	Dreamcloud	11.20″
Least Bounce	Dreamcloud Premier Rest	7.88″
Best Edge Support	Dreamcloud Premier	9.1
Best for Sex	Dreamcloud Premier	9.2
Best Pressure Relief	Dreamcloud, Dreamcloud Premier, Dreamcloud Premier Rest	8.0
Least Off-Gassing	Dreamcloud, Dreamcloud Premier, Dreamcloud Premier Rest	9.7
Best Company	Dreamcloud	9

The scores for each mattress are generated by a series of performance tests that we’ll go into more detail below. But first, let’s hit the numbers. Data listed below was generated in our NapLab testing studio:

Factor	Dreamcloud	Dreamcloud Premier	Dreamcloud Premier Rest
Price (Queen)	$799	$1,099	$1,399
Cooling	Good	Fair	Fair
Sinkage – Depth	3.02″	1.94″	2.18″
Sinkage – Feel	Extremely Deep	Minimal	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	5.60 m/s²	5.67 m/s²	2.62 m/s²
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	5.0 sec.	0.9 sec.	3.7 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	6.0 sec.	1.5 sec.	4.5 sec.
Bounce – Height	11.20″	11.03″	7.88″
Bounce – Feel	High	High	Low
Edge Support – Sitting	5.00″	3.75″	5.50″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Excellent	Mediocre
Comfort Layer Thickness	5.5″	5.5″	6.5″
Mattress Thickness	14.0″	14.0″	16.0″
Off-Gassing – Smell	Minimal	Minimal	Minimal
Off-Gassing – Days	1 days	1 days	1 days
Trial	365 nights	365 nights	365 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime

To dive into our testing process a bit more, here is how it works.

Performance testing on each mattress involves the careful consideration of nine different factors. A mix of objective and subjective data helps to score and rank each mattress.

Testing categories include:

1. Cooling
2. Sinkage
3. Motion Transfer
4. Response
5. Bounce
6. Edge Support
7. Sex
8. Pressure Relief
9. Off-Gassing
10. Company

DreamCloud Premier Rest

All three of these mattresses are hybrids, meaning that they have coils and foam. The coils help to increase airflow and prevent heat build-up.

The Luxury Hybrid uses a blend of gel memory foam and poly foam. The gel memory foam counteracts the natural tendency of memory foam to retain heat. Naturally, this improved the cooling performance of this mattress.

Comparatively, the Premier uses a standard memory foam and poly foam and the Premier Rest mostly uses poly foam. As mentioned above, cooling is similar across all of these mattress, but the original DreamCloud is just a bit better.

The level of sinkage for each mattress is documented in the images and table below.

Sinkage Test	Sinkage Feel	Sinkage Depth
Dreamcloud	Extremely Deep	3.02″
Dreamcloud Premier	Minimal	1.94″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Moderate	2.18″

The level of sinkage on the DreamCloud mattresses is basically within 1.0″ of each other. For the most sinkage, go with the Luxury Hybrid (3.02″) and for the least sinkage go with the Premier (1.94″).

You can see the full sinkage images below from all three DreamClouds.

DreamCloud Premier Rest

I actually expected a bit more sinkage on the Premier Rest since that mattress boasts a plush 2.0″ pillow top layer, but the sinkage on the Premier Rest fell between the Luxury Hybrid and the Premier (2.18″).

DreamCloud Premier Rest: Accelerometer Data

The peaks and valleys on the Premier Rest were similar to the other two DreamCloud mattresses. However, the max and minimum acceleration were far lower (about half compared to the others).

Like the others, most of the energy is dissipated within 0.22 seconds.

Response time tests revealed that the DreamCloud Premier was really the only one that had a good score. Both the Luxury Hybrid as well as the Premier Rest performed like classic memory foams—very slowly.

Response Test	Score	Mostly Recovered	Completely Recovered
Dreamcloud	5.0	5.0 seconds	6.0 seconds
Dreamcloud Premier	5.9	0.9 seconds	1.5 seconds
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	5.0	3.7 seconds	4.5 seconds

The DreamCloud (original) is the slowest responding mattress we have tested to date, with the Premier Rest being the 2nd slowest. The foams used are incredibly slow compared to most mattresses we’ve tested.

On average we see a response time of 0.6 seconds (mostly recovered).

A closer visual of the level of responsiveness for each mattress is documented in the videos below.

DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid

DreamCloud Premier

DreamCloud Premier Rest

Moving right along, let’s talk about bounce. Bounce on a hybrid mattress, like DreamCloud, is generally going to be more than the amount of bounce you’ll see on a foam-based mattress. But that doesn’t mean that all hybrids are created equal.

Check out the table below to see for yourself.

Bounce Test	Bounce Feel	Bounce Height
Dreamcloud	High	11.20″
Dreamcloud Premier	High	11.03″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	Low	7.88″

The bounce on the Premier Rest was about 70% the amount of bounce that we saw on the Luxury Hybrid or the Premier.

The original DreamCloud and Premier were pretty similar.

Of all of the mattresses that we’ve tested to date, the average bounce is 9.5″, which puts the Luxury Hybrid and Premier with slightly more bounce than average and the Premier Rest with slightly less bounce than average.

The videos below show a real-time view of these results.

DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid

DreamCloud Premier

DreamCloud Premier Rest

Edge support is an important factor for sitting as well as for sleepers who tend to end up on the edge of the bed.

The table below shows how the three DreamCloud mattresses compare.

Edge Support Test	Score	Sitting Sinkage	Lying Support
Dreamcloud	8.3	5.00″	Excellent
Dreamcloud Premier	9.1	3.75″	Excellent
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	6.5	5.50″	Mediocre

DreamCloud Premie Rest has the most amount of sinkage (5.5″) and therefore the poorest edge support when sitting or lying.

DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid came in as runner-up with 5.0″ of sinkage. Despite the higher levels of sinkage, this mattress still had excellent lying support when right at the edge.

DreamCloud Premier is the clear winner here with the least amount of sinkage while sitting (3.75″) and excellent lying support as well.

DreamCloud Premier Rest – Sitting

For the sake of comparison, the average amount of sinkage is 4.72″ (across all mattresses we’ve tested to date). By this standard, the DreamCloud Premier is the only mattress in this comparison that performs better than the average.

When it comes to sex, a lot of different factors can come into play.

Some of the most important factors to sex performance include bounce, edge support, noise, pressure relief, and cooling.

Here’s a look at our sex formula:

Sex Score Formula = (Bounce * 0.6) + (Edge Support * 0.2) + (Noise * 0.1) + (Pressure Relief * 0.05) + (Cooling * 0.05)

We use the following scores, plugged into the formula, to derive a sex score for each mattress.

Sex Test	Sex Score	Bounce	Edge Support	Noise	Pressure Relief	Cooling
Dreamcloud	9.0	9.5	7.5	10	8.0	8.0
Dreamcloud Premier	9.2	9.4	9.1	10	8.0	7.0
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	7.4	7.4	6.9	10	8.0	7.0

When considering the best mattress for sex, the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid and DreamCloud Premier were the top performers. Both mattresses were only 0.1 apart in overall sex score.

These mattresses have excellent bounce and stronger edge support as well. Noise levels were restrained, pressure relief was good, and cooling was adequate.

Not too far behind these two mattresses is the DreamCloud Premier Rest. The Premier Rest takes a small hit for slightly less bounce and a decent strike for poorer edge support. Noise, pressure relief, and cooling were basically the same.

Moving right along, let’s talk about pressure relief. Pressure relief is extremely important for all sleepers, regardless of weight or sleeping position.

When pressure isn’t adequately distributed across the surface of a mattress, the result can be painful areas, sensitive joints, or developing pressure points.

Two of the most critical factors for good pressure relief are the thickness of the comfort layer and the total thickness of the mattress.

Pressure Relief Test	Score	Comfort Layer	Support Layer
Dreamcloud	8.0	5.5″	8.5″
Dreamcloud Premier	8.0	5.5″	8.5″
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	8.0	6.5″	9.5″

Although all three DreamCloud mattresses technically have the same score, the Premier Rest will generally have the best pressure relief for a wider variety of sleepers.

It has the thickest comfort layer and also has the thickest total mattress profile (16″ total).

DreamCloud Premier Rest

The Premier Rest has the advantage of a 2.0″ pillow top layer, something unique to this model. The pillow top is followed by a 2.5″ layer of support poly foam and a 2.0″ layer of transitional poly foam.

The original DreamCloud and Premier each have 4.5″ of comfort material, although the makeup is a bit different.

• The Luxury Hybrid has a 1.0″ cover, 1.0″ gel memory foam, and 2.5″ of transitional support foam.
• The Premier has a 1.0″ pillow top cover, 2.5″ memory foam, and 1.0″ transitional poly foam.

Off-gassing is kind of a non-issue for DreamCloud. All three of the mattresses we tested have great off-gassing scores.

Off-Gassing Test	Score	Initial Smell	Smell Duration
Dreamcloud	9.7	Minimal	1 day
Dreamcloud Premier	9.7	Minimal	1 day
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	9.7	Minimal	1 day

Each of these mattresses had only minor smells after the initial unboxing. Off-gassing was complete after only a 24-hour period, which is pretty great for any foam-based mattress.

The hybrid design of the DreamCloud mattress certainly helped the performance here as coils simply mean less material that needs to off-gas.

All three of the mattresses we’ve compared here are owned and manufactured by DreamCloud so they have the same terms and conditions.

Company	Dreamcloud
Score	9.0
Trial Period	365 nights
Warranty	Lifetime
Shipping	$0
Returns	$0
Trust	Good
Country of Origin	USA

DreamCloud offers a 365-night trial period as well as a lifetime limited warranty. Shipping is free and if you decide that the DreamCloud isn’t right for you, then returns are free also.

So how firm is the DreamCloud mattress? A lot of it depends on what mattress you go with. Check the complete firmness table below:

Firmness	Rating	Feel
Dreamcloud	7	Slightly Firm
Dreamcloud Premier	7	Slightly Firm
Dreamcloud Premier Rest	6	Medium-Firm

DreamCloud & DreamCloud Premier Firmness

DreamCloud Premier Rest Firmness

Any of these mattresses would generally be comfortable for most sleepers. The one exception may be lightweight sleepers or heavier-weight sleepers.

Often times lightweight sleepers benefit from a softer feel and heavier-weight sleepers benefit from a firmer feel.

Your weight and sleeping position can help determine if a certain firmness would work for you. Use the tables below to decide what firmness is best for you.

Is the Premier Rest right for you?

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleepers	Side Sleepers	Back Sleepers
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Is the Original or Premier right for you?

Since the original DreamCloud and DreamCloud Premier have a similar firmness and more similar feel they are suitable to the same types of sleepers.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleepers	Side Sleepers	Back Sleepers
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Maybe	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Maybe	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Design

When we’re just looking at the design of the DreamCloud mattresses, it may be hard to see their differences. After all, all three of these mattresses are hybrids. And the Luxury Hybrid or the Premier are both 14″. What makes these mattresses different?

Design	Type	Thickness
DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid	Hybrid	14″
DreamCloud Premier	Hybrid	14″
DreamCloud Premier Rest	Hybrid	16″

The differences really come to light when we cut open the mattresses and get to the inside. Pay close attention to how the comfort foams are divided up specifically.

Materials

Here is a breakdown of the insides of DreamCloud vs. DreamCloud Premier:

Which Should You Buy?

So at the end of the day, which mattress is best for you, DreamCloud vs. DreamCloud Premier vs. DreamCloud Premier Rest?

Well, a lot of it depends on what type of feel you’re looking for. Check out the quick summaries below for each mattress.

The DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid mattress is best for that classic memory foam feel. This mattress has lots of hug and contour, but also a slow response time.

The pocketed coil base helps improve cooling, adds bounce, and enhances edge support. As long as you’re okay with the memory foam characteristics you’ll likely find the mattress comfortable.

Read our full DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid mattress review.

The DreamCloud Premier mattress is best for a balance of price and performance. It has good cooling, a fast response time, and moderate pressure relief. Sinkage was about average, low motion transfer, high bounce, and excellent edge support as well.

Among the entire DreamCloud line, the Premier was by far the best-performing model we tested. It seems to strike a material and design balance better than the other DreamCloud mattresses (including the more expensive Premier Rest). It’s not a perfect hybrid, but at this price point, it’s still a solid buy for many sleepers.

Read our full DreamCloud Premier mattress review.

The DreamCloud Premier Rest mattress is best for many of the same sleeper and body types as the DreamCloud Premier. However, I am hard-pressed to recommend it over the Premier.

In our tests, the DreamCloud Premier outperformed or was equally as good as the DreamCloud Premier Rest in every category except for motion transfer. While motion transfer is indeed important, it’s not enough to carry the win for the Premier Rest.

For almost all sleepers I would simply recommend the DreamCloud Premier over the Premier Rest.

Read our full DreamCloud Premier Rest mattress review.

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