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Logan: What's up everybody?
It's Logan from sleepopolis.com.
Today, I'm going to be reviewing the Saatva Solaire.
I'm going to give you some recommendations, complaints, who I think the Solaire would
be a good fit for and who should stay away.
Basically, everything you need to know.
Stick around to find out if the Solaire is right for you.
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Logan: I'm going to be running a few tests you won't see anywhere else to give you a
better idea of what the Solaire is all about.
If there's anything I don't cover, just leave a comment below.
A few things before we get going, the Solaire is an adjustable bed.
You can change the firmness on a remote.
I'll show you that process a little later on.
It's most like the Sleep Number mattresses.
I'll do a little bit of comparison during this review.
Also, Saatva makes a few other mattresses like the Saatva, the Loom & Leaf and the Zenhaven.
I'll talk a little bit about those later on in the review.
For right now, let's jump in and talk about the feel and firmness of the Saatva Solaire.
Of course, the first thing you're going to want to know when you're looking at a new
mattress is what's going to actually feel to lie in bed.
During this portion of the review, I normally give you my firmness rating for a mattress.
It's a little different with the Saatva Solaire because it is an adjustable mattress.
On this remote, you can decide whether you want to have less or more air filled to decide
how much support you actually need.
It gives you the score from 0 to 50 with 50 being the firmest air-filled and most supportive.
In general, I would say that at the softest levels, the Solaire is in that 4 out of 10
range with 10 being the firmest.
At the firmest, I found it to be...at that 50 level to be about an 8 out of 10 on the
firmness scale, which is pretty supportive.
There's a foam comfort layer in the top of the mattress.
We'll take a look at it later on when we cover the materials.
There's good pressure relief regardless.
Depending on the position that you sleep in, you're going to want to pick a different firmness
level.
Most people I would say, if you're a side sleeper, you're going to be on the softer
side.
Maybe not all the way to a zero fill but in that 20 range, maybe something around there.
If you are a back sleeper or combo, back and side sleeper, you're probably going to look
in 30-35 range.
If you do sleep on your stomach, people who sleep on their stomachs tend to prefer firmer
mattresses.
You're probably going to want to go in that more 40-50 range on the fill here on the Saatva
Solaire.
Instead of just describing what it feels to actually lie on a Saatva Solaire, I want to
give you a few objective tests.
You don't have to just take my word for it.
The first test that I run on all mattresses that I review is the pressure map test.
Basically, I lay a pressure map down on top of the mattress, lie down on a few positions.
You'll see the results next here ranging from blue for low pressure to red for high pressure.
For the Solaire, I actually ran this test twice at the 20-fill level and the 40-fill
level.
A bit on the softer side, a bit on the firmer side.
I got to say what we're looking for here is specific pressure points.
Basically, any specific spot that peaks up into that red range.
When I'm lying on my back, it's pretty evenly distributed.
For most mattresses and including the Saatva Solaire, we don't really get any specific
pressure points.
That's good.
It's pretty much what I expect out of most mattresses.
It's just we are looking for that weird one that might have a specific point.
Rolling onto my side is where I generally see big differences between softer and firmer
mattresses.
Softer mattresses tend to be better for side sleepers and tend to help avoid the formation
of pressure points.
Here on the Solaire, on both the softer and firmer setting, I can say that I was pretty
impressed with the pressure relief here.
It gets a little bit into the green.
That's nothing too crazy.
We're really worried about more yellow and red points on the map.
There is a nice soft foam topper in here.
We're going to take a look at it during the material section of the review.
That really does help with pressure relief for the fills regardless of soft, medium,
firm, that kind of thing.
Rolling onto my stomach, again my weight's pretty evenly distributed.
In general, you don't really see any specific pressure points here when I'm lying on my
stomach in a lot of mattresses.
I will say that I did feel my hips sinking into the mattress especially on the lighter
fill level.
If you are a strict stomach sleeper, someone who really needs a lot of support, I really
do recommend going into that 40-50 range.
Usually, during this portion of the review, I would run a sinkage test to give people
an idea of whether they're going to feel they're sitting on top of or sinking into bed.
I'm not going to do that today because the Solaire is a little bit different.
With the ability to adjust the firmness level of the mattress with that remote, you will
control whether you're going to feel more sunken into or on top of it.
Of course, if you have the firmness set lower, you'll sink further into bed or the firmness
set higher, you'll be more on top of the mattress.
I also run a bounce test.
I got to say I felt there was OK mobility on the Solaire.
The flippable foam portion in the pillow top section of the Solaire gives the opportunity.
They have a memory foam on top or latex foam on top.
The memory foam is going to kill some of that bounce in the mattress.
I didn't feel stuck in the mattress even with the memory foam on top.
The latex will be a little bit bouncier.
Another test that I run is also the motion transfer test.
Basically, I take a 10-pound steel ball, drop it from heights of 4, 8 and 12 inches, and
measure the disturbance transferred across the mattress with each of those drops.
Those drops signify someone getting into and out of bed or rolling around in the middle
of the night.
I got to say I was really impressed with the ability of the Solaire to isolate motion transfer.
That's really great for couples, especially if one couple is a restless sleeper or gets
into and out of bed because the Solaire has the ability to have different firmness levels
depending on if it's a queen and king size mattress.
You can have two different firmness levels on the Solaire for each side, and its great
ability to isolate motion transfer, I think it's a really great choice for couples.
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Logan: I've unzipped the Solaire to give you a better idea of what's going on inside of
the mattress.
I'm going to start with the cover which is an organic cotton material.
It's pretty nice and soft.
It has this cozy feel.
I also want to point out that the cover is quilted with some super-soft foams.
You get some immediate sinkage for nice pressure relief.
Below that, it has this pillow top section of the mattress.
We have the comfort layer which right now on top is a memory foam layer.
You can see that slow response to pressure.
You're going to be able to sink further in for more pressure relief, get some of that
contouring you're expecting out of a memory foam.
The interesting thing is that below that, we have a latex layer.
Specifically, it's a Talalay latex layer.
You get a little bit more bounce.
It's about the same firmness level.
I wouldn't say you'll really get less pressure relief or anything out of that.
The reason it's interesting is because you can actually flip over this layer so that
the latex would be on top again.
It's not going to change the firmness of the pillow top too much or anything like that.
You're just going to get a little bit more bounce, maybe less of a stuck feeling, maybe
sleep a little bit cooler than if you have the memory foam up.
You're not going to get that same contouring you might look for out of a memory foam feel.
Below all of the pillow top section is where we get the support layer of the Solaire which
is really where it becomes that adjustable air chamber mattress.
You can see these are the air chambers.
We've got two of them here.
You can have one firmness on the right side, another firmness here on the left side.
You can see that they're pretty full right now.
This is going to be pretty much full support, pretty firm feel.
If they were deflated, they'd sink down.
You'd get a little more sinkage into the mattress.
Wrapped around the entirety of the air chamber support is high-density polyfoam to give it
more of an edge support feel so you can sleep all the way to the ends of the bed.
Make you feel a little bit better, which is another advantage for couples.
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Logan: If you're checking our reviews of the Saatva Solaire, I'm assuming you're also checking
out a few other mattresses.
I want to talk briefly about some of their competitors as well as some of the other models
that Saatva makes.
First up the competitors.
I'm going to start with Sleep Number which is probably the biggest name in the adjustable
air chamber bed market out there.
I'm going to compare it directly to the I10 or I8 versions of the Sleep Number mattress.
Overall, the construction is pretty similar.
Sleep Number does have a pretty nice app that I think is a good plus for them.
I do have to say that those mattresses do come in quite a bit more expensive than the
Saatva Solaire.
There's not a ton of information.
They are pretty similar mattresses.
If you're looking for more info on the Sleep Number's I10 and I8, you can check out those
reviews on Sleepopolis.
You can Google Sleepopolis and Sleep Number review.
The Solaire is Saatva's first venture into that air chamber adjustable market.
They do make a few other mattresses.
I want to talk briefly about first the Loom & Leaf mattress which is a memory foam mattress.
It comes in two different firmness levels.
Something that's nice that Loom & Leaf does is use a gel memory foam infusion to combat
the heat trap that memory foam can sometimes be known for.
I think that the Loom & Leaf is a really great choice for relieving pressure.
In terms of price, the Loom & Leaf ranges from $700 at the twin size all the way up
to $1,700 for a king size mattress.
Next up is the Zenhaven mattress which is also from the Saatva company.
It's an all-latex construction and it's flippable.
You have the choice of a medium firmness on one side, and a little bit firmer option on
the other side of the mattress.
These organic materials such as cotton and wool also combined with the natural latex
that creates an all-natural sleeping environment.
Because it is latex, it's a really bouncy mattress and it sleeps cool.
In terms of price, the Zenhaven comes in at about $1,300 for a twin ranging all the way
up to a $2,500 mattress for the king size version.
When you're buying either the Zenhaven, Loom & Leaf or Saatva mattress, if you use the
link on the Sleepopolis website, you will get a $75 Visa gift card after the trial period
is over.
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Logan: Before I finish up, I want to give you some of my pros and cons for the Saatva
Solaire.
First up, obviously, a huge benefit of the Solaire is that adjustability.
Not only do you have the ability to control the fill, so it's either firmer or softer
to your liking, but also we've actually paired it pretty nicely during this review with the
Saatva Lineal adjustable base.
If you like to sit up in bed, you get the zero-gravity feature, anti-snore feature,
things like that.
It's a really nice combination for adjustability of how you're sitting up in bed as well as
the firmness of the mattress.
Another benefit for the Saatva Solaire is its great benefits for couples.
A lot of mattresses are a little too bouncy, something like that.
That transfer a lot of disturbance across the mattress.
I was really impressed with the ability of the Saatva Solaire to isolate motion transfers.
If you do have a restless partner that you share the bed with, it won't wake you up on
the other side of the bed too much I don't think.
Another huge benefit for couples of the Solaire is that for queen and king size mattresses,
there is an option to have the firmness level split.
Basically, on one side of the bed, you can have your own firmness level and your partner
can have the mattress at a completely different firmness level.
When I was testing it, you actually can't really feel the firmness of the other side
of the mattress.
If you like your mattress somewhere in between 40 and 50 and they like it more in that 15-30
range, it really will not affect the way that you sleep on the bed.
The final benefit for the Saatva Solaire is value.
Like we said before, one of the biggest competitors for the Solaire is a lot more expensive.
I actually found that the Solaire is a pretty quality product at a nice value price.
I do like the Saatva Solaire a lot.
I do have a few complaints.
The first one being that I found the remote to be a little bit sticky or buggy a little
bit basically, if you're holding up or down fill.
Sometimes it can get stuck at a certain fill or jump over a couple that you're trying to
get to.
If you're trying to get it right on 40 and you're pressing up from 30, I found that it
will sometimes jump all the way to 43.
The remote is pretty simple to use but a little bit sticky.
Another complaint that I had is that overnight I did find it to lose a little bit of air.
I think that's pretty common with a lot of air chamber adjustable mattresses such as
this one.
It is something to note.
If you do have a really specific firmness level that you really do like on the Solaire,
it's going to be important for you to use that memory feature on the remotes that you
can click it right away.
It's going to fill you right back up to that spot.
If you're interested in buying the Saatva Solaire, I want to give you a little bit of
purchasing information.
There is a trial period of 120 days.
You're going to actually have the Solaire in your home up to four months while deciding
whether it's the right mattress for you.
It will ship free.
There is white-glove delivery service available.
In terms of a warranty, it comes with a 25-year warranty.
I think it's a 5-year full warranty of all components.
You want to check out more of what the warranty actually covers on our website.
In terms of price, the queen size version of the Solaire that I review today comes in
at $2,645.
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Logan: That's it for my review of the Saatva Solaire.
If there's anything I didn't cover today, just leave a comment below.
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