Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Review

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQs

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 9 different factors that impact the comfort and feel of the mattress. Testing categories include:

Test	Rating
Cooling	Excellent
Sinkage	Minimal
Motion Transfer	Extremely Low
Response Time	Extremely Fast
Bounce	Moderate
Edge Support	Good
Sex	Very Good
Pressure Relief	Excellent
Off-Gassing	Excellent
Company	Excellent

How is Aurora Luxe Different?

The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora has slightly better overall performance than average, but also a price tag that is 26% higher than average.

Advantages

This mattress has slightly better cooling performance, lower levels of motion transfer, fast material response time,

Neutral Factors

Neutral factors include 10% less sinkage than average as well as 5% less bounce than average. These factors are more preferential than anything else, but certainly worth considering.

Disadvantages

Edge support is lacking on the Aurora hybrid with 5.5″ of sinkage when seated right at the edge. The trial period is also a bit shorter than average.

Factor	Brooklyn Bedding Aurora	Average
Overall	9.56	9.52
Price	$1,699	$1,340 (Hybrid only)
Cooling	9.5	9.4
Max Sinkage	1.98″	2.18″
Total Motion Transfer	4.61 m/s²	8.34 m/s²
Response Time	0.3 sec.	0.4 sec.
Total Bounce	9.22″	9.62″
Edge Support – Sitting Sinkage	5.50″	4.14″
Mattress Thickness	12.0″	11.9″
Sex Overall	9.5	9.6
Comfort Material	4.0″	4.2″
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	3 days	5 days
Trial	120 nights	165 nights
Warranty	10 years	27% have lifetime warranties, average of other 73% of mattresses is 14 years

Overall, the cooling performance was excellent. Subjectively speaking, during our cooling tests I felt comfortably cool. The mattress seems to breathe well and I felt no notable heat retention issues.

Certainly, the hybrid design plays a big part in facilitating excellent air flow. Looking at our objective data, the max temperature was very slightly under the average.

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe hit a maximum temperature of 91.1° F. Compare this to the average across all mattresses we’ve tested, which is 91.2° F.

Despite the average max temperature, the Aurora mattress did an excellent job when it came to heat dissipation. After just 1 minute off of the mattress, it had reduced to a temperature of 86.7°, a decline of 4.4° F.

The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora continued to gradually decrease temperature further from there to a final temperature of 84.6°F.

Both objectively and subjectively speaking, the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress sleeps cool.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

Sinkage on the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora is moderate, and basically what we expect from a medium-firm mattress. In our pressure point test, we measured 1.98” of sinkage.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

For most sleepers, this is enough sinkage to create sufficient pressure relief and supporting contour, but not so much as to create heat retention issues or any type of entrapped feeling.

Looking at our entire library of mattress test data to date, on average mattresses compress by 2.14″ in our pressure point test.

Motion transfer on the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress is low. In our motion transfer tests, our accelerometer measured 4.61 m/s² of acceleration range.

This puts motion transfer levels of the Aurora Luxe below average compared to all mattresses we’ve tested to date.

Our average acceleration range is 5.95 m/s². The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the level of motion. Often times hybrid mattresses can create high motion, due to the layer of pocketed coils.

However, Brooklyn Bedding does a nice job of mitigating and managing motion.

It’s not the absolute lowest we’ve seen. Nectar’s Premier Copper came in at 1.88 m/s², Leesa’s Original scored 2.06 m/s², and Layla’s Hybrid hit 2.45 m/s².

So if keeping motion to an absolute minimum is important that is something you may want to consider.

The response time on the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress was fast. Within 0.3 seconds most of the materials rebound to their original shape after pressure is removed. And a full recovery of the materials takes 0.7 seconds.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

The full recovery time is slightly better than average, which is 0.88 seconds across all mattresses we’ve tested to date. And the mostly recovered time is also notably better than the average of 0.51 seconds.

This type of response time ensures you never feel stuck in the mattress. And it helps to allow you to change positions during the night and make for easy movement in, on, and off the mattress.

The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress has a moderate to high level of bounce. In our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 9.22”.

This is a little higher than the average across all mattresses we’ve tested to date, which is 8.57”. Bounce is neither good, nor bad, and more of a preferential factor.

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

Some sleepers really like a more traditional feel with higher bounce, while others prefer less. However, more bounce will definitely give it a more classic feel and also improves performance for sex.

Edge support was a bit of a mixed bad. For sitting it’s good, not great. In our sitting edge support tests, we measured a maximum compression of 5.5”.

That said, for lying on the mattress, support is excellent.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

This is higher than the average across all mattresses we’ve tested to date, which is 4.89”. While I generally like to see it at or less than 5”, 5.5” isn’t that far off, and the edge is still reasonably supportive even while sitting directly on it.

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

Edge support while lying directly on the edge is okay, but not great. When lying directly on the edge there is definitely a sensation of the materials collapsing in the top layers. It just doesn’t feel nearly as supportive compared to many other hybrids we’ve tested.

The best mattresses for sex have high bounce, good edge support, quiet materials, and good pressure relief and cooling.

These 5 factors make up the NapLab sex performance score.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	60%	9.8	Moderate
Edge Support	20%	8.8	Good
Noise	10%	9	Moderate
Pressure Relief	5%	9.5	Excellent
Cooling	5%	9.5	Excellent

For the Aurora Luxe, these individual factors generated a sex score of 9.5.

The most important factor, levels of bounce, is very good for active sex. The coils combined with the foam layers provide good movement, activity, and response, which all contribute to better sex.

The pressure relief and cooling were also good on the Aurora Luxe, as well as limited noise during sex. A quiet mattress can be useful if you’re doing the deed with others in the house.

The biggest disadvantage of this mattress is the edge support. While coils typically provide better edge support, the top layers of foam make it harder for that edge support to translate up.

Pressure relief was excellent. The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress has a super thick 4.5” comfort layer. This blend of latex-like poly foam and memory foam creates fantastic pressure relief for sleepers of all weights and all positions.

Structurally, the Aurora mattress has almost everything I look for in a mattress that’s going to provide strong pressure relief.

After the initial unboxing, there was a strong smell. The smell lingered for about 3 days. After which, it had dissipated to a level where it wasn’t bothersome.

The company score takes a look at factors that may influence your experience with the mattress.

Factors include length of the trial period, warranty, shipping / return costs, and country of origin.

Brooklyn Bedding offers a 120-night trial period for their mattress and if at any point in that window, you change your mind for a refund (minus a $99 return fee).

I will add here, that you need to try the mattress for 30 days before requesting a refund. This is known as the “Break-In Period” and it is pretty common in the industry. Waiting 30 days allows your body some time to get used to the mattress.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Trial Period	25%	9	100 nights
Warranty	25%	10	10 years
Shipping	25%	10	$0
Returns	25%	9	$99
Country of Origin	0%		USA

Assuming you keep the mattress, Brooklyn Bedding offers a 10-year warranty with reasonable terms and conditions.

Compared to the average, the trial and warranty are both slightly shorter than average but still should be sufficiently long for most sleepers.

The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress is available in 3 firmness levels. Soft (4 out of 10), medium (6 out of 10), and firm (8 out of 10).

Our tests here are based on the medium version.

Because of the moderate firmness of the Aurora, most sleepers should find this mattress to be comfortable, regardless of body size or sleeping position preferences.

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

Design

The Aurora Luxe has a balanced hybrid feel. The top layers of latex-like foam give it an excellent response time and a balanced contour. The memory foam within the core adds improved pressure relief.

Lastly, the layer of pocketed coils below ensures fantastic airflow, cooling, bounce, and support.

From top to bottom, the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora checks all the major boxes I am looking for—a truly fantastic hybrid mattress.

Materials

There are five total layers on the Aurora Luxe—three layers of foam followed by the support system. Here is a detailed breakdown of the layers:

• 1.5″ latex-like poly foam
• 2.0″ latex-like poly foam
• 1.0″ gel memory foam
• 8.0″ pocketed coils
• 0.75″ support foam

The Cover

The Aurora has a proprietary phase change cover that uses their TitanCool material. This material is soft, stretchy, and designed to keep the sleeping surface cool (ideally 88°, according to Brooklyn Bedding) by using phase change technology.

That 88° mark feels pretty aggressive, especially considering our surface temperature check measured 91.2° after lying on the mattress for 15 minutes.

The sides of the mattress use a more durable material with quilted seaming to provide strength and form to the sides of the mattress.

There are also quilted handles located on the sides of the mattress, making it easy to move the mattress as needed.

The Comfort Layer

The comfort layer is 4.5″ thick and is broken down into three individual layers of foam. Both of the top two layers are a latex-like poly foam.

Unlike memory foam, poly foam is designed to have a faster response time, better cooling, and bounce performance.

Below the poly foam is a 1.0″ thick layer of gel memory foam. This memory foam provides pressure relief, contour, and deep compression, as sleepers engage with the deeper-level foam when sleeping.

The Support Layer

Below the foams is an 8.0″ thick layer of pocketed coils. These coils are each encased in fabric. Pocketing the coils separately helps to limit noise as well as limit motion transfer.

In addition, these coils are also zoned, which means that the coils in the middle are designed to support more weight and pressure than the coils located at the top or bottom ends of the mattress.

Zoned coils can improve pressure relief and help the mattress to wear evenly, as well as maintain spinal alignment.

Below the coils is a thin layer of high-density foam that’s roughly 0.75″ thick. This base foam provides a thin layer of support for pushback from the coils.

Product Evolution

The Aurora Luxe first came out in 2017 as a standard hybrid, with a combination of foams and coils. But the original Aurora is not the same as the Aurora that ships out today.

The original Aurora used Ascension X coils, which is a pocketed coil with consistent firmness, and gauge across the entirety of the mattress.

Today, the Aurora Luxe uses foam and Zoned coils.

Zoned coils are designed to target different areas of the mattress in different ways.

They are firmer in the center of the mattress, where pressure is high, and softer on the ends, where pressure is typically less.

Other Mattresses to Consider

Not sure if the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe is the best choice for you? Here are three more top-performing mattress recommendations that offer good performance with a similar feel in some areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? Check out some of the top FAQs on the Aurora Luxe mattress below and get the answers you’re looking for.