Summary: I’ve owned Avocado’s #1 mattress, the Green Mattress, for five years now. It’s supported my body and my family through many seasons of change and has moved with us to a new home. I love it so much I’ve invested in an Avocado crib mattress for my daughter, as well as Avocado pillows for all our beds.

What I Love

  • The Avocado Green Mattress improved my sleep score starting on night one.
  • The mattress has up to 1,379 individually wrapped support coils arranged in seven ergonomic zones. In other words, it truly supports your body while sleeping, no matter if you’re a back, stomach, or side sleeper.
  • There are five firmness options (two of which include built-in toppers) and sizes ranging from twin to California king.
  • Avocado uses only the safest materials, and the mattress comes with a long list of organic and nontoxic certifications, including GOLS, GOTS, and EWG, and it contains no polyurethane foams or fire retardants.

Things To Note

  • The price point is much higher than mattresses from major box stores — but in this case, you get what you pay for.
  • Some reviewers note the bed takes a few weeks to break in and that (at first) it’s firmer than they expected. I had this experience as well, though the “firmness” wasn’t uncomfortable; rather, it was more initial support than expected after testing a floor model.

Somewhere between entering my 30s and settling into the city I plan to call home for the foreseeable future, I realized I needed to stop buying Ikea mattresses off Craigslist. I moved around so much in my 20s and college years that it never made sense to fork over money for a mattress I’d have to store, move, or get rid of in a year-long lease’s time. But then I realized I hadn’t moved apartments in three years and didn’t plan to anytime soon. And so I did the very adult thing and began researching and reading mattress reviews.

The answer I found was always unanimous, whether in guides or on Reddit threads: Avocado is supreme in the mattress world and the preferred option among consumers. And so, when the brand offered to send me their bestselling Green Mattress to try for myself, I hesitated. Just kidding. I jumped at the chance! Read on to hear how much better I’ve been sleeping since and how the mattress has moved with our family and supported me through pregnancy and postpartum.

About Avocado

In addition to personally sleeping on this mattress, my colleagues and I have toured Avocado‘s Mattress factory and showrooms to see firsthand how their nontoxic mattresses are crafted and rigorously tested.

First, a little background on Avocado for readers who are just learning about the brand. 

Avocado was founded in 2016 with one very clear mission: to make a premium, organic, and nontoxic mattress, direct-to-consumer, and crafted right here in the USA. The co­-founders were very specific in wanting to create a mattress without petroleum-based polyurethane foam, toxic fire retardants, chemical adhesives, dangerous pesticides, or other off­gassing chemicals — all of which are found in many mattresses. A truly green mattress at an affordable price point didn’t exist. And so they made one.

“A truly green mattress at an affordable price point didn’t exist. And so Avocado made one.”

The California-based brand has since expanded to include pillows, toppers, sheets, yoga cushions, furniture and more — all made with organic and MADE SAFE® certified materials. Their bread and butter will always be their collection of mattresses, though, which are GREENGUARD Gold certified for low emissions, EWG certified for safety and transparency, and extremely comfortable for a wide range of sleepers. This is what most consumers know them for. And with almost 20,000 reviews on their bestselling Green Mattress, it’s easy to see why.

Why try Avocado’s Green Mattress?

Avocado offers 14 mattress options, including crib and kid mattresses (we love our Avocado crib mattress), but the Green Mattress is its most versatile and bestselling. It features GOLS-certified organic latex and GOTS-certified organic wool and cotton, and is hand-needle-tufted and assembled in Los Angeles. Plus, these natural fabrics provide a cooling effect in the summer and keep you warm in the winter.

It comes in five different firmness options: Extra-firm, firm, medium, plush, and ultra-plush (the plush and ultra-plush add soft FSC-certified Talalay latex). And with up to 1,379 individually wrapped support coils arranged in 7 ergonomic zones, it truly works for any type of sleeper (back, side, stomach, combo). 

As for investment, the queen starts at $1,999, but Avocado offers regular discounts throughout the year and 0% APR financing. Best of all, you have a full year to try the mattress out to see if it meets your needs, and the Avocado Green Mattress comes with a 25-year limited warranty. In other words, it’s a worthwhile investment. 

Visiting the store, ordering a mattress, and the delivery process

I am fortunate enough to live near an Avocado store—there are dozens of stores throughout the US, including retailers—so I started there to see the mattress for myself and try out the firmness options. I highly recommend this if you live near a location; the staff are incredibly knowledgeable and can answer any questions about your new mattress.

During my visit to the Avocado showroom in my city, I tested different firmness options. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions about your new mattress. 

I ultimately decided on the Pillow-Top (plush) mattress (featuring a Euro-style button-tufted pillow top) since my husband and I are both side sleepers. It’s an added expense but ultimately worth it, in my opinion, since you don’t need to add your own topper. Shipping was quick, and I was notified of delivery via email and phone call on the day of, through the third-party service the company uses (this is for the king and cal king sizes). The queen or smaller mattresses are shipped via FedEx.

Another Avocado perk: The mattress comes in a box (like magic), so if you opt to bring it inside yourself, you can — you’ll just need a few sets of hands. Alternatively, you can choose the white-glove delivery service, which means two people will bring the mattress to your house, unbox it, put it on your bed, and take your old mattress plus all the packaging away. I highly, highly suggest this option. It’s worth the additional fee. It took 30 minutes for my new mattress to be delivered and set up, and my old mattress to be hauled away — 10/10 for set-up and delivery.

My king-size mattress was delivered by Avocado’s third-party partner (while queen or smaller mattresses are shipped via FedEx). I highly recommend the white glove delivery option, which set up my new mattress and took away my old one in 30 minutes.

First impression? Zero off-gassing

When the delivery team left, I stretched out on the mattress to test it out. Most notably, there was zero off-gassing or weird smells. The fabric was soft to the touch, and I could have fallen asleep right then and there, though I forced myself to wait and let the mattress breathe for a few hours since it had been rolled up in a box. This isn’t a requirement, but it seemed like a good idea.

A mattress with a textured surface on a black bed frame is beside a wooden nightstand on a patterned rug. A red "The Good Trade Award Winner 2026" badge is in the top right corner.

The Avocado Green Mattress a few minutes after setup. There was zero weird off-gassing smells—bless!

By the time evening rolled around, I couldn’t wait to make up the bed and experience my first night of sleep. Notably, the mattress was firmer than the store model at first (since people are testing it every day), but it wasn’t a bad firm, just an I-need-to-be-slept-on-for-a-few-nights firm. I felt supported and snuggled in. My husband was snoring within seconds. We both slept wonderfully, and my Oura sleep score speaks for itself. It was a whopping 91 (super optimal).

A sleep tracker app screen shows an optimal sleep score of 91, with 8h 36m slept. Graphs show sleep cycles: awake, REM, light, and deep sleep stages throughout the night.
My Oura sleep score after sleeping on the Avocado’s Green Mattress. Speaks for itself!

Five years with the Avocado Green Mattress

Since we originally received the Avocado mattress, we’ve moved to a new city and expanded our family—it’s been five whole years since we brought it into our home! We are so in love with this mattress that it’s been carefully covered, carried down two flights of apartment stairs, loaded into a moving truck, and transported across California to our current home. Unlike mattresses I’ve moved in the past, this one handled the move perfectly and showed no sign of wear and tear despite being handled by multiple movers.

The mattress has also seen us through some transformative seasons of life. It supported me through multiple rounds of IVF, pregnancy, postpartum, severe sciatica, early labor contractions, and recovery after birth. For my husband, it’s been the mattress he’s come home to after long shifts at the fire department and while training for an Ironman. We love our mattress so much that we chose an Avocado crib mattress for our daughter, and we already know we’ll eventually buy another Avocado mattress for our guest room. When we go on vacation, we dream about returning to our bed. We’ve even invested in Avocado pillows!

And while the nontoxic and organic materials are why I’ll always be an Avocado customer, what’s kept me impressed and even surprised me is how well the mattress has held up over time. After five years, it still feels as supportive and comfortable as the day we got it. We haven’t noticed any sagging, discoloration, or wear to the fabric at all. I fully expect us to be sleeping on the same mattress ten years from now.

A baby wearing a red and white striped top sits on a neatly made bed next to a potted plant and a lamp on a bedside table.
A neatly made bed with cream-colored bedding, a small bedside table with a potted plant, a wall lamp, and a framed black-and-white photo on a white wall.
(left) The mattress after five years in our new home with our newest family member; (right) The mattress with a new mattress protector (our last one needed replacing after five years)

Final verdict

As a final note, I’ll say that a mattress is a huge commitment and an even bigger investment. I struggle to make large-ticket purchases for my home, especially when I’m shopping online and can’t test them in person. But I feel confident saying that Avocado is the real deal when it comes to safe, non-toxic, high-quality mattresses. The certifications are beyond impressive and set the bar very high for safety, ethics, and health. Even if I hadn’t been gifted this mattress, I’d be saving to purchase it for my home. Avocado makes it easy to get quality rest — and we could all use a little bit more of that these days.

For insight into Avocado’s other mattress offerings, we’ve reviewed their Ultra-Plush Mattress, Wool Mattress, Extra-Firm Mattress, Eco Organic Mattress, Kids Mattress, and Crib Mattress.

A bed with a partially unzipped mattress cover is shown next to a small table with a potted plant and a beige rug on a wooden floor.
A baby wearing a red checkered top and cream-colored shorts lies on a textured light-colored surface with one arm raised.

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Kayti Christian is a Senior Content Strategist at The Good Trade. With an MFA in Nonfiction Creative Writing, her work has appeared in TODAY, Shondaland, and The New York Times. Since 2017, Kayti has been uncovering and reviewing the best sustainable home brands and wellness products. Her personal journey through four years of fertility treatments has inspired her to write extensively about women’s healthcare and reproductive access. Beyond her work at The Good Trade, Kayti is the creator of phone notes, a Substack newsletter with 7,000 subscribers, and the cohost of the FriedEggs Podcast, which delves into IVF and infertility.