If you’re a hot sleeper looking to snuggle down into a super-cozy bed, the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe could be the right new mattress for you. Designed with gentle foams and innovative cooling properties, it’s meant to be cushioning, luxurious, and temperature-regulating.
Intrigued? Then keep reading! In this Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress review, I’m going to give you the skinny on this bed’s construction, feel, and competition so that you can decide whether or not it’s the one for you. I’ll also tell you how it performed in our series of tests in our mattress lab, from cooling to pressure relief to motion isolation and more.
In a rush? Skip to the end for my review summary.
Note: The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress comes in three firmness levels: Soft, Medium, and Firm. In this review, I tested the Medium version.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress
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Where the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Is Featured
Here at Sleepopolis, we use a series of hands-on tests to determine which mattress roundups a bed belongs on and who it might be good for. Here are some of our mattress roundups that include the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe:
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress Overview
Brooklyn Bedding is a popular destination for everything from bed-in-a-box mattresses to sheets, pillows, and foundations. While I won’t be getting into all these different products today, we will take a little time later on to compare the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe to a few other mattress models.
As a brand, I should point out that Brooklyn Bedding owns and operates its own factory and showroom in Glendale, Arizona. This allows the company to save on manufacturing costs and pass those savings onto the customer. So even a luxury mattress like the Aurora Luxe will likely come at a cheaper price point than other similar beds on the market.
The Brooklyn Aurora Luxe is a bed-in-a-box mattress, which means it will ship compressed. You’ll have to unbox it at home. I recommend doing so with another person, since the mattress can tend to expand quite quickly after unboxing.
| Material | Hybrid |
| Price (Queen) | $2,265 (before discounts) |
| Firmness | Multiple firmness options |
| Shipping | Free shipping |
| Sleep Trials | 120 nights |
| Warranty | 10-year warranty |
| Height | 13.25″ |
| Adjustable Base Compatible? | Yes |
The mattress may emit a smell after unboxing. This is known as off-gassing and it happens as the foams release trapped gasses from compression. It happens with most bed-in-a-box beds. But if you leave your unboxed mattress in a well-ventilated room for at least 24 hours, the smell dissipates entirely.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Mattress Review Video
To get a closer look at the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress before I get into the written review, check out my video analysis. It shows the bed’s materials up close, as well as how it performed during our tests. Overall, I rated the Aurora Luxe a 4.5 out of 5. You can see my individual scores for all of our testing categories at the end of the video. I’ve also listed out some of the categories below.
How did the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Perform?
The one category where the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe scored slightly lower was warranty. Where many luxury mattresses have a forever warranty, the Aurora Luxe’s lasts only 10 years. For some options that may have longer warranties, see our list of the best mattresses that won’t sag.
What Is the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress Made Of?
The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Hybrid was built to feel pressure-relieving and cooling, utilizing both foams and springs in its construction. Let’s dive underneath the cover to see if the brand pulls this off.
Cover – The mattress cover is made of a special phase change material. This fabric is cool to the touch, and works to dissipate body heat. I should also note that, for an extra charge, you can add a pillow top to the Aurora Luxe, which will provide even more softness and pressure relief.
Comfort Layer – Beneath the Phase Change Material, you’ll land on a 1.5-inch layer of the brand’s CopperFlex foam. This copper-infused foam is antimicrobial and treated with TitanCool, another phase change material that promotes airflow.
Contour Layer – Next is a two-inch layer of TitanFlex foam — a more responsive alternative to memory foam. This foam offers some additional cushioning around your pressure points, but is also very supportive and bounces back quickly after being pressed.
Transition Layer – Below the TitanFlex foam, you’ll find a transition layer made of one inch of visco-elastic gel memory foam. It should ease you down onto the pocketed coil section of the bed.
Support Layer – An eight-inch tall section of pocketed coils offers some responsiveness to this bed. This coil system supports the foam layers above and promotes even more airflow throughout the mattress, helping it sleep cool.
Base Layer – And finally we arrive at a 0.75-inch section of high-density foam. This material is mainly here to give the coils something to bounce off of as you move around at night.
How Firm is the Brooklyn Aurora Luxe Mattress?
Let’s talk about firmness to kick off our feel conversation. Like any feel factor, firmness is subjective, and can change a lot depending on your body size and preferred sleeping position. So, my read of this bed’s firmness could differ from your own.
I decided to give the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress in the Medium model a 6.5 out of 10 on the mattress firmness scale. That means it’s the industry standard for a medium-firm mattress.
The pocketed coils bring a lot of support and heft to the structure, but the top layers of foam help set the tone here too. And that tone is one of a more balanced feel, achieving some pressure relief but also some sturdiness.
Sleeping Position and Body Weight
We recognize that people come in all shapes and sizes, and people of every size deserve a mattress that works for their body type. We use the weight categories light, average, and heavy to more easily categorize sleepers based on how mattresses will perform for their body type, as most mattresses are designed for the group we call “average” (130 to 250 pounds).
As a general takeaway, lighter sleepers don’t require as much support as average weight sleepers, and mattresses will tend to feel firmer to them. On the other hand, heavy sleepers tend to need more support than average weight sleepers and tend to sink into the mattress more.
As far as sleeping positions go, side sleepers tend to need a softer mattress while stomach sleepers usually need a firmer, more supportive one. Back sleepers are usually somewhere in the middle.
Is the Brooklyn Aurora Luxe a Good Mattress for Light Sleepers (Under 130 pounds)?
- Light Back Sleepers – These sleepers will feel this bed slightly firmer than advertised. I think this bed is a good choice for these sleepers, giving a mix of comfort and support.
- Light Side Sleepers – I think these folks might feel that the Medium model of the Aurora Luxe is a little too firm. For additional sinkage and pressure relief, we recommend the Soft model.
- Light Stomach Sleepers – This mattress should be a good match for these folks, and should keep the spine aligned. Those wanting a firmer feel should check out the Firm model.
Is the Brooklyn Aurora Luxe a Good Mattress for Average Weight Sleepers (130–250 pounds)?
- Average Weight Back Sleepers – I think this mattress is fantastic for average weight back sleepers, as it provides the necessary balanced feel.
- Average Weight Side Sleepers – I think side sleepers wanting a bit of a firmer feel should like this mattress, although they might want to go with the Soft model over the Medium model, especially if they experience joint pain.
- Average Weight Stomach Sleepers – I was surprised to find that I got all of the support I needed in this sleeping position. My hips were lifted and aligned with my shoulders. And if you’re a stomach sleeper who wants a touch more firmness, you can always go for the Firm model.
Is the Brooklyn Aurora Luxe a Good Mattress for Heavy Sleepers (over 250 pounds)?
- Heavy Back Sleepers – I think the Aurora Luxe Medium model should be supportive enough for these sleepers.
- Heavy Side Sleepers – These sleepers might not get the pressure relief they need from the Aurora Luxe.
- Heavy Stomach Sleepers – I don’t think any of the models of the Aurora Luxe are going to be a great match for these sleepers. I suggest they look at one of our best mattresses for heavy people instead, or Brooklyn Bedding’s mattress built specifically for these folks: the Titan Plus.
Brooklyn Aurora Luxe Mattress Performance
Now I’d like to go over how the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe performed on some of our Sleepopolis tests, including motion transfer, pain/pressure relief, cooling, and more.
Brooklyn Aurora Luxe Mattress Pain Relief Performance
When it comes to mattresses, pain relief is intertwined with pressure relief. To alleviate or prevent pain, you’ll want a mattress that exerts as little pressure on your body as possible, especially at sensitive pressure points at the shoulders, hips, and lower back.
To measure how well a mattress relieves pressure, I turn to a test called a pressure map. This involves rolling a specialized mat across the bed. I lie down on the mat, and it uses thermal imaging to create a color-coded “map” of my body that shows how much pressure is building up. Blue means no pressure, green means little pressure, yellow means moderate pressure, orange means high pressure, and red means very high pressure.
Overall, the map is mostly blue, which is a good sign, especially for sleepers who suffer from back pain. While lying on my side, there was a little bit of yellow at the shoulder, so if you’re a side sleeper who struggles with shoulder pain, you may want to opt for the Soft model of the mattress.
Motion Transfer
Motion transfer tells us how likely you are to feel your partner’s movements in the night. Ideally, a bed would have low motion transfer, which means it isolates and dissipates motion evenly across a structure. This factor is important for all sleepers, but especially for couples.
To determine how much motion a mattress transfers, I run it through three different tests. Let’s take a look at each of them one by one.
Human Test
Our first test is simple. I lie down next to a colleague and have them run through several common motions, such as rolling around and getting in and out of bed. I then gauge if I was disrupted by their movement.
When I laid down with my colleague Nick, I could feel them moving around just a little bit and could tell what they were doing, but it never really affected my side of the bed. This is an indicator of decent — if not amazing — motion isolation.
Wine Test
Next, I place a full glass of wine next to me on the bed and track how much the liquid moves as I roll around. Little to no movement means low motion transfer, and a lot of movement means high motion transfer.
On the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe, I noticed a little bit of movement in the glass when I got in and out of bed, but not a ton. This further confirms that the mattress is pretty good at isolating motion.
Seismometer Test
Finally, I use a seismometer to measure the vibrations of a 10-pound steel ball being dropped from three different heights: four inches, eight inches and 12 inches. The bigger the lines, the bigger the disturbance.
Once again, these are pretty decent motion transfer results. Though there is some bounce from the system of pocketed coils, the top layers of foam do a good job of absorbing and dissipating motion evenly across the structure. Most sleepers are not likely to be too disturbed by their bed mate’s movements in the night. However, if you’re a light sleeper and have a partner who moves a lot getting up at night, or if you have a large dog who likes to jump on your bed, you’ll probably feel it.
Responsiveness
Responsiveness refers to how quickly the surface of a mattress bounces back to its original shape after being laid upon. A mattress with a lot of responsiveness means it’s pretty bouncy and makes it easy to move around without feeling “stuck” in the bed. The hybrid structure of the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe gives it some nice bounce and responsiveness, so you shouldn’t have trouble moving about. This is good news for combination sleepers who need to switch sleeping positions at night.
Cooling
If you’re looking for a cooling mattress, look no further than the Aurora Luxe. This bed is full of cooling tech, from a cooling cover to specially formulated foams and breathable pocketed coils.
To formally test out these features, I measured the mattress’s temperature with a thermal gun. This device uses thermal imaging to tell me how much a bed heats up after I lie down on it for five minutes. More than 15 degrees Fahrenheit indicates poor cooling capabilities. 10 to 15 degrees indicates decent cooling, 5 to 10 degrees indicates good cooling, and less than 5 degrees indicates excellent cooling.
As you can see from the before-and-after results above, the Aurora Luxe only heated up a little more than 5 degrees, indicating good cooling. This tells me that the cooling tech is doing its job, and that this is one of the best cooling mattresses out there.
Edge Support
Edge support is a measure of whether or not you’ll feel supported if you sleep all the way on the side of your mattress. I found the Aurora Luxe to have strong edge support. I felt plenty supported on this bed while both lying on the edge and sitting on the corner. When I measured how much the layers were sinking when I sat on the end, there was only two inches of sinkage.
Brooklyn Aurora Luxe Mattress Performance for Couples
If you share your bed with a partner, you’ll want to pay special attention to some of the above tests: motion isolation, responsiveness (which makes a mattress good for sex), cooling (two bodies heat up a sleeping surface quicker than one), and edge support (this will allow you and your partner to spread out.
Considering that the Aurora Luxe is great at cooling, highly responsive, has strong edge support, and does a solid job isolating motion, I’d say it’s one of the best mattresses for couples.
Brooklyn Bedding Company Information
Customer Service Information
- Phone: 623-624-1222
- Email: support@brooklynbedding.com
- Live chat: Chat available Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. EST and Saturday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. EST
- Visit showrooms: Store locator
Payment Options
Brooklyn Bedding accepts payments from Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, Shop Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal. They also offer financing options through the Affirm and Shop Pay financing programs.
Brooklyn Bedding also offers 30 percent off and free shipping on all orders for military members, first responders, medical providers, educators, and students.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress
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Financing options are available for this mattress.
My Final Thoughts about the Aurora Luxe Mattress
Well folks, we’ve officially arrived at the end of this review. After examining every inch of this mattress, it’s time for you to decide whether or not it’s the one for you. While I can’t make that decision for you, I can leave you with a few final pros and cons to help you get there on your own.
Who I Recommend the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress For
- First and foremost, I’d recommend this mattress to hot sleepers. This bed sleeps nice and cool thanks to special Phase Change technology and gel infusions.
- The Aurora Luxe is also a nice pick for back sleepers. This mattress in the Medium model is medium firm, so it should give you some contouring at the hips while also lifting them into alignment.
- Couples who are searching for good cooling, edge support, and responsiveness for sex should really enjoy the Aurora Luxe.
Who I Don’t Recommend the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress For
- Heavier folks might not find enough support, even with the Firm version. They’ll want to check out the Brooklyn Titan mattress review, which gives an overview of Brooklyn Bedding’s heavy-sleeper friendly option.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Sizing and Pricing
Take a look at the chart below to find sizing and pricing information. And be sure to visit our Brooklyn Bedding mattress coupon page or click one of the coupons in this article to get a discount.
Note that prices listed are before offer or discount on each size.
| Size | Dimensions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Twin | 39” x 75” x 13.5” | $999 |
| Twin XL | 39” x 80” x 13.5” | $1,249 |
| Full | 54” x 75” x 13.5” | $1,599 |
| Queen | 60” x 80” x 13.5″ | $1,749 |
| King | 76” x 80” x 13.5” | $2,199 |
| California King | 72” x 84” x 13.5” | $2,199 |
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress
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Financing Options
Financing options are available for this mattress.
Brooklyn Bedding Policies and FAQs
Does the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress come with a sleep trial period?
Yes, Brooklyn Bedding offers a 120-night sleep trial with this mattress. They do ask that you test out your new bed for at least 30 days before beginning the return process. You should also note that shipping charges to Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada are non-refundable.
Does the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe come with a mattress warranty?
Yes, the Aurora Luxe comes with a 10-year warranty.
How does the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress ship?
All Brooklyn Bedding mattresses ship for free. Your new Aurora Luxe mattress will arrive compressed in a box. You’ll want to allow a few hours for off-gassing and decompressing before putting sheets on your new bed.
Where is the Brooklyn Aurora Luxe mattress made?
The Aurora Luxe (and all other Brooklyn Bedding mattresses) are made in the USA. Brooklyn Bedding manufactures most of its mattresses in Phoenix, Arizona.
Does the Brooklyn Aurora Luxe need a box spring?
Only if you want one. The Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress works totally fine on a traditional bed frame. But, if you’d like a little extra height, you can always set it up on a box spring.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Vs.
Now that we understand what the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora mattress is all about, let’s see how it stacks up against some of its biggest competition.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress vs WinkBeds Mattress
The WinkBed is a pillow top mattress built with high-quality materials that pack a one-two punch of pressure relief and support. Though both beds are technically hybrids, I would say the WinkBed has more of a traditional innerspring feel.
- Price: The Aurora Luxe tends to run a bit more expensive than the WinkBed.
Sleeping position: Because these mattresses are both available in a variety of firmness levels, they’re good for all sleeping positions (as a rule of thumb, side sleepers should opt for softer models, back sleepers should opt for medium models, and stomach sleepers should opt for firmer models).
Cooling: Both of these mattresses sleep very cool due to all of the space from the coils.
Body weight: I give the WinkBed the edge over Aurora Luxe when it comes to heavy sleepers over 250 pounds. However, both brands have a model designed specifically for larger body types (the Titan Plus and the WinkBed Plus).
For more on this bed, check out the full WinkBed mattress review.
WinkBed Mattress
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Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress vs Saatva Mattress
The Saatva is a traditional innerspring mattress with a bouncier feel than the Aurora Luxe. But they’re both available in three different firmness levels, with the medium model coming in at a 6.5 out of 10 on our mattress firmness scale (the industry standard for medium firm).
- Price: The Saatva is a bit pricier than the Aurora Luxe.
- Sleeping position: All sleeping positions should find what they need since each brand has several different firmness options. But the Luxury Firm version of Saatva is probably the better choice for stomach sleepers.
- Cooling: Both options are excellent cooling mattresses due to their cooling features and all the springs in the construction.
- Body weight: Overall, I’d say the Saatva is the better and more supportive option for heavy sleepers over 250 pounds. They also have the Saatva HD — a model made especially for these folks.
Find out more in the full Saatva mattress review.
Saatva Classic
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Other Models from Brooklyn Bedding
As promised, I’m going to briefly compare the Aurora Luxe to a couple different mattresses in the Brooklyn Bedding collection.
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress vs Brooklyn Signature Hybrid Mattress
The Signature Hybrid is a more basic hybrid model from Brooklyn Bedding — similar to the Aurora Luxe, but without as many luxury features. They have an identical firmness level of 6.5 out of 10 (the industry standard for medium firm).
- Price: As Brooklyn Bedding’s budget option, the Signature Hybrid is significantly cheaper than the Aurora Luxe.
- Sleeping position: Both mattresses are good options for back sleepers and stomach sleepers, but the Aurora Luxe has more cushioning and is the better choice for side sleepers.
- Cooling: I gave both of these mattresses a perfect 5 out of 5 score on cooling. But if I had to choose, I’d go with the Aurora Luxe because of all the added cooling features.
- Body weight: I think the Aurora Luxe is a little better at supporting heavier weights, but larger sleepers over 250 pounds are better off on the Titan Plus — the brand’s mattress built especially for heavy people.
For more, take a peek at my full Brooklyn Signature Hybrid mattress review.
Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid
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Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe Mattress vs Brooklyn Bedding Sedona Elite Mattress
Like the Aurora Luxe, the Sedona Elite is another mattress from Brooklyn Bedding that features a hybrid build. However, the Sedona has more layers of cushioning foam, and came in a lot softer on our firmness scale (a 5.5 out of 10).
- Price: Another luxury mattress, the Sedona Elite tends to be a bit more expensive than the Aurora Luxe.
- Sleeping position: Back sleepers and stomach sleepers will probably be more comfortable on the Aurora Luxe, but side sleepers should definitely opt for the Sedona because of all the pressure relief.
- Cooling: While the Sedona Elite is also a cooling mattress for hot sleepers, I recommend the Aurora Luxe since it has more added cooling features.
- Body weight: The Aurora Luxe is more supportive of heavier weights, but once again, I think Brooklyn Bedding’s best mattress for heavy people is their Titan Plus.
Learn more in the full Brooklyn Bedding Sedona mattress review.
Brooklyn Bedding Sedona Elite Mattress
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