The Quail by Nest Bedding is aiming to provide all of the benefits of a foam mattress at a price that is a good value. This is Nest Bedding’s least expensive model and it comes in two different firmness levels, Medium and Firm, for this review I took a look at the Medium version to see what it has to offer. Interested in learning more about the Quail? Read on for my full review!
We recommend this mattress for the following sleeper types: Financing options are available for this mattress. Nest’s Love and Sleep is a 10” all foam mattress consisting of three distinct layers. The Love and Sleep provides a medium feel with good bounce and a cover that adds a touch of softness to the sleeping experience.
We recommend this mattress for the following sleeper types: Financing options are available for this mattress. Nest’s Love and Sleep is a 10” all foam mattress consisting of three distinct layers. The Love and Sleep provides a medium feel with good bounce and a cover that adds a touch of softness to the sleeping experience.
We recommend this mattress for the following sleeper types: Financing options are available for this mattress.Nest Bedding Quail Mattress
Material
Foam
Trial Period
365 nights
Shipping Method
Free shipping
Firmness
Medium-firm: 6.5/10
Warranty
Lifetime warranty
Price Range
$$$$$
Back Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight back sleepers.
Side Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight side sleepers.
Stomach Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight stomach sleepers.
Financing Options
Nest Bedding Quail Mattress
Material
Foam
Warranty
Lifetime warranty
Firmness
Medium-firm: 6.5/10
Shipping Method
Free shipping
Trial Period
365 nights
Price Range
$$$$$
Back Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight back sleepers.
Side Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight side sleepers.
Stomach Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight stomach sleepers.
Financing Options
Nest Bedding Quail Mattress
Material
Foam
Firmness
Medium-firm: 6.5/10
Trial Period
365 nights
Warranty
Lifetime warranty
Shipping Method
Free shipping
Price Range
$$$$$
Back Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight back sleepers.
Side Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight side sleepers.
Stomach Sleeping
Ideal for lightweight, average weight, and heavyweight stomach sleepers.
Financing Options
Nest Quail Mattress Review Video
Company
Due to their belief that no single mattress could be the perfect fit for everyone, Nest Bedding carries a line of mattresses that vary in design and feel to help find the perfect fit for you. All of their mattresses are made in the United States and can be shipped directly to your door or purchased in one of their stores across the country. Their other most popular mattresses include the Nest Sparrow and the Nest Owl. In this review I take a look at their value model, the Quail, and put it through our Sleepopolis tests to see how it performs.
Construction
The Quail from Nest bedding is an all foam mattress made up of three layers totaling 10 inches in height. The mattress comes in two firmness levels, Medium and Luxury Firm, but for this review I took a look only at the Medium Version.
Cover – The cover of the Quail is made with a Phase Change Material, which helps to regulate temperature to ensure you don’t sleep too hot. It is also very thin, making it pretty breathable and allowing air to flow through the mattress, helping the cooling process. I should also note that the cover is pretty stretchy and regains its shape pretty quickly after being pulled, so you shouldn’t worry about it bunching when you change positions in bed.
Comfort Layer – The layer closest to the sleeper consists of 3 inches of 2.8 lb density energex foam. This type of foam is a bit of a mix between latex foam and memory foam, so it provides good pressure relief with some bounce to it. I found it to be soft and to respond quickly to pressure.
Transition Layer – Below the comfort layer sits 1 inch of polyfoam with a 1.8 lb density. This layer acts to more gradually transition the sleeper from the soft comfort layer to the firm base layer below. This layer is interesting in that it is convoluted to allow more airflow through the mattress to help with temperature regulation.
Base Layer – The base of the mattress is 6 inches of high density (1.8 lb) polyfoam. This layer forms the foundation of the mattress, supporting the comfort layer above as well as providing support to the sleeper. This is also the layer that gives the mattress its shape and lends some durability to the structure.
Differences of Luxury Firm – The firmer version of the mattress shares the same cover as the Medium, however the construction of the layers is a little different. Whereas the Medium model has three layers, the Luxury Firm is made up of two layers. The comfort layer is 2 inches of Energex foam with a 2.8 lb density. This layer is then immediately supported by 8 inches of high density foam for the base. By shortening the comfort layer and moving directly to the high density base, Nest creates a firmer mattress with similar materials.
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Firmness
To first get an idea for the feel of the Quail, I pressed down into the mattress, and as I mentioned before I found the top of the mattress to be pretty soft. It also responds quickly to pressure and regains its shape after pressure is removed. This combination should provide good pressure relief, but keep you from feeling stuck in the mattress.
Due to different sizes and body types, everyone will feel firmness a little differently. Rather than just taking my word for it, I brought in three other people to try the mattress and give their opinion on the overall firmness level. The wider range of responses should give you a better sense of the range you can expect from the Quail.
All four of the Sleepopolis testers found that the Quail landed between a 5.5 and 6.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale. This places the mattress squarely in the medium firmness range, meaning it should be a good fit if your sleeping preferences aren’t too specific.
In my opinion the combination of the contouring and bounce of the mattress create a good general feel for a medium firmness level. This general feel meant that I felt a similar level of comfort when I tested the Quail while lying on my back, stomach, and side.
Pressure Map
Instead of just describing the firmness and feel of the mattress, I wanted to give a visual representation of where you may feel pressure points form while lying on the Quail. To do this, I placed a pressure map on top of the mattress and lied on my back, side, and stomach. On the image below pressure will be represented from blue (low pressure) to red (high pressure).
The pressure map shows that while I was on my back the Quail helps to distribute my weight evenly and no pressure points form in this position. The Energex foam top layer provided good pressure relief and I felt a little bit of contouring while in this position. To go along with the pressure relief, the mattress also had a good bounce to it which allowed me to change positions without interference.
Once on my side the results on the pressure map show a bit of increased pressure, which is to be expected as I concentrate more of my weight over a smaller surface area. Side sleepers need to be careful of how a mattress handles pressure at the shoulders and hips as these areas can often cause trouble if a mattress is too firm.
In my test of the mattress I was pretty comfortable in this position and felt that the Quail kept my back in a good position. I would recommend the Medium version of the Quail to side sleepers over the Firm version.
Finally, lying on my stomach the pressure map shows that the Quail has again helped to evenly distribute my weight. I didn’t feel pressure on my chest and was able to breathe easily in this position, and the results confirm this and show blue for low pressure across my body.
I also felt that the mattress kept my hips up so I didn’t have any issues with too much arch in my spine shipped directly to your door or purchased in one of their stores across the country that would cause aches in the morning. Stomach sleepers often prefer a firm mattress and if you primarily sleep in this position I recommend you have a look at the Firm version of the Quail.
Motion Transfer
If you plan on sharing your bed with a partner, you will want to know what it will feel like when someone gets into and out of bed or tosses and turns during the night. The next test is helpful in showing the intensity of motion transfer that is detectable from one side of the mattress to the other.
For this test I dropped a 10 lb steel ball from heights of 4 inches, 8 inches, and 12 inches and measured the disturbance on the other side of the mattress. This should be pretty intuitive: the bigger the lines, the bigger the disturbance.
The 4 inch drop simulates someone rolling around or adjusting positions in the middle of the night and we see a small disturbance to the other side of the mattress. There is an initial spike, but it the motion quickly dies out and this shouldn’t be cause too much issue for the sleeper.
The 8 and 12 inch drops are meant to show the expected disturbance if someone climbs into or out of bed on the other side of the mattress. We see larger spikes with these drops, as expected, and the tails of the motion last a bit longer than the shorter drop. I should note that the Quail did not perform as well on this test as the Sparrow, which is a more luxurious model.
Sinkage Test
In order to get a good idea of how someone might sink into a mattress, I use four balls of varying sizes and densities (a 6 lb medicine ball, an 8 lb medicine ball, a 10 lb steel ball, and a 50 lb medicine ball) and place them on the mattress to measure how much they compress the surface.
These different sizes, weights, and densities help to imitate different body parts or different sized people to show how far into a mattress you may sink.
- 6 lb medicine ball: 1 inch of sinkage.
- 8 lb medicine ball: A little more than 1 inch of sinkage.
- 10 lb steel ball: 2 inches of sinkage.
- 50 pound medicine ball: 4 inches of sinkage.
Edge Support
If you are going to share your bed with a partner and need to use the entire surface area of the mattress, then edge support is an important attribute for you to take a look at. Foam mattresses can struggle at times to live up to the edge support of traditional innerspring mattress, so I wanted to have a look at how I would feel near the side of the Quail.
While lying on my back near the edge of the Quail I felt secure in my position near the side of the mattress and had even support from the mattress. When changing positions I still felt confident that I wouldn’t roll out of bed. Even as I lied hanging over the edge I didn’t feel as though the mattress compressed much under that weight.
This position is meant to simulate putting my shoes on in the morning or getting into bed at night and as you can see from the image above causes a bit more compression to the side of the mattress. This is to be expected as all of my weight is concentrated over a single area and results like this are pretty common among foam mattresses.
Basic Information
- Sleep Trial: 365-night trial period
- Warranty: Nest offers a lifetime warranty!
- Shipping: The mattress ships free to the continental United States and it will arrive compressed in a box.
- Retail: Nest Bedding has 11 stores located around the country.
- GREENGUARD Gold Certified: Production of the Quail meets Greenguard’s standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds into indoor air.
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- Nest Owl Mattress
- Nest Puffin
- Nest Mattress Comparison
- Nest Easy Breather Pillows
- Nest Easy Breather Side Sleeper Pillow
Size and Pricing Information
Convinced the Nest Quail is the right choice for you? Head over to Nest to place your order!
| Size | Dimensions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Twin | 39” x 75 x 10" | $499 |
| Twin XL | 39" x 80" x 10" | $599 |
| Full | 54” x 75” x 10” | $699 |
| Queen | 60” x 80” x 10” | $799 |
| King | 76” x 80” x 10” | $949 |
| California King | 72” x 84” x 10” | $949 |
Is the Quail the right mattress for you?
Now that we’ve discussed the construction and feel of the mattress, and put it through our Sleepopolis review tests, it’s time to say who I would recommend the Nest Quail to. This would be a good fit if you are:
- Interested in a medium firmness level – If your sleep needs aren’t too specific or you sleep in multiple positions during the night, the Quail provides a good general feel.
- Looking for a mattress with bounce – The top layer of the mattress responds to pressure quickly to allow you to adjust your sleeping position easily while on the mattress. This bounce helps to ensure you won’t feel stuck in the mattress.
- Want a good deal – The quality of the materials used in the mattress, and the performance on the tests we put it through during this review, make the Quail a great deal at the price.
If you’re looking for more information on the Quail mattress, check it out over at NestBedding.com.
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Summary
Nest’s Quail is a 10” all foam mattress consisting of three distinct layers. The Quail provides a medium feel with good bounce and a cover that adds a touch of softness to the sleeping experience. The Quail mattress provides especially good value for the price point, especially given its relatively quick response to pressure and desirable amount of bounce.
