Cooling mattress toppers don’t influence humidity, but they actively cool the surface of the mattress, thus providing better and more sustained relief if you’re a hot sleeper. Pretty much everything else the OOLER has to offer is comparable with the original Cube ( see above). Considering that the Pod Pro by Eight Sleep is the most sophisticated cooling solution in this review, it should come as no surprise that it’s also the most expensive product in the mix. If you’d like to give the Cube System a try, make sure to use code MK20 to get 20% off the regular price. For example, my wife doesn’t want me to turn up the ceiling fan too high because she doesn’t like air blowing in her face. So I doubt she’d like to sleep with a bed fan blowing air all over her body.

The hydro-powered cooling systems I tested have a temperature range from 55 to over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Our extensive range of luxury beds and beds frame also includes sofa beds. Ideal for the guest bedroom and rooms with limited space, our sofa beds are designed to combine the functionality of a bed and a sofa in style. On the other hand, there are air-based or fan-based cooling systems, such as BedFan, that blow air under the sheets to push hot air away from your body. In other words, I could imagine that a warm and cozy bed makes it even less likely you’ll want to get out of bed in the morning. Hydro-powered cooling systems are far more effective but also more expensive. If you’re on a budget, consider the Cube System. It doesn’t have many bells and whistles, but it maintains a consistent mattress surface temperature.

Think about sitting in an office without air conditioning on a hot and humid summer day. A fan can certainly make the ambient temperature more bearable, but it can’t replace an air conditioning unit that actively cools the air.

Some of the solutions mentioned in this article cover the entire mattress, whereas others can be used for individual sides of the bed only. That’s less than ideal because it leads to twice the power consumption, water tubing and maintenance effort. Additionally, if you prefer a quiet sleeping environment, you might find the noise of two units bothersome. With Eight Sleep, you can change the temperature on a scale from -10 to +10, whereas the Cube System allows you to set a temperature directly (in Celsius or Fahrenheit). All the products that I cover in this review take up some amount of floor space and require a power outlet at the foot of (or beside) your bed. Additionally, a water-based cooling solution requires sufficient clearance around it so that air can circulate freely.You can even add a modern bedside table to accompany your new Danish designer bed — some of our bedside tables can be attached to your bed, depending on the model chosen.