Casper Dawn Mattress Review
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Casper Dawn: A Great Bang for Your Buck!
Our Verdict
Starting at $999 CAD, this memory foam mattress offers incredible value for its performance. With a medium-firm feel that’s balanced and cushiony, this mattress is perfect for anyone looking for the contouring of memory foam that stays supportive over time. In this Casper Dawn review, we exclusively evaluate their medium-firm version, but this mattress is also available in an extra firm feel.
Casper Dawn: A Great Bang for Your Buck!
Mattress Sizes & Prices
| Size | Price | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Twin | $699 | 38″ x 75″ x 9” |
| Twin XL | $799 | 38″ x 80″ x 9” |
| Full / Double | $899 | 53″ x 75″ x 9” |
| Queen | $999 | 60″ x 80″ x 9” |
| King | $1299 | 76″ x 80″ x 9″ |
| California King | $1299 | 72″ x 84″ x 9” |
Purchasing and Returns
Unboxing and First Impressions
Casper Dawn mattress arrives at your doorstep vacuum-compressed and protected by a plastic wrap, tucked in a compact box like other bed-in-a-box models on the market. The mattress expanded to its full form in a few minutes, presenting a cozy and welcoming mattress. The mattress will be ready to sleep on right away, but we recommend letting it expand for 48 hours for ideal comfort.
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Construction
1. Cozy Knit Removable Cover
This extra stretchy cover adapts to your body to offer maximum comfort and an optimal sleeping surface.
2. 1.5” Casper Signature Foam
Enhances the responsiveness of the mattress, offering a balanced feel of bounce and support.
3. 1.5” High-quality Transition Foam
Adds extra comfort and allows the two top and bottom layers of the mattress to seamlessly work together.
4. 6” ProSupport Foam
Reinforces the support, stability and structure of the mattress to prevent sagging and sinking over time.
Comfort
Casper Dawn offers cushiony comfort with its full memory foam construction, giving a contouring feel to your body. The contouring qualities may be helpful to those with joint pain or arthritis. Relieving pressure points while alleviating pain and discomfort, this mattress sets the stage for revitalizing sleep night after night. The foundational foam provides robust support for a range of sleeping positions, including back, stomach and combination sleepers.
Firmness
Mattress firmness is key to discovering the perfect mattress for your sleep. Casper Dawn scores 6.5 out of 10 on our firmness scale as a medium-firm mattress with a softer sleeping surface that does not compromise support. Medium-firm mattresses are known for their versatility, suiting a wide range of sleeping positions. Casper Dawn is ideal if you love this firmness but desire a bit of plushness for added comfort and coziness. For a firmer feel, consider Casper Dawn Extra Firm.
Motion Transfer
High motion transfer can be a deal breaker for those who share their bed with someone. One of the benefits of a pure memory foam mattress is its ability to isolate motion and the Casper Dawn excels in this category, allowing the opportunity for deeper, less interrupted sleep. You can opt for the Casper Dawn with peace of mind even if your partner, pet, or kid tosses and turns all the time.
Cooling
While memory foams are known for trapping heat, I was pleasantly surprised with how Casper Dawn felt breathable. You will not experience any discomfort on this mattress if you don’t have issues with temperature regulation. However, for hot sleepers who suffer from night sweats, I recommend investing in Casper’s cooling mattress featuring their innovative signature Snow Technology™ such as Casper Snow or Casper Wave Hybrid Snow.
Edge Support
The Casper ProSupport Foam enhances the overall support of the mattress including along the edge of the mattress in order to prevent sinking and sagging. Additionally, the sturdy edge support allows individuals to sit or lie down and experience no slipping or falling off, indicating that this mattress offers great durability.
Sinkage and Responsiveness
As a fully memory foam mattress, it is normal to experience some sinkage in this mattress, but the benefit of memory foam is that it molds to your unique contours and distributes your weight equally. The high responsiveness and low bounce minimize this effect and make the mattress remarkably comfortable. For heavier individuals looking for extra firmness and lesser sinkage, we recommend investing in Casper’s hybrid counterparts: Casper Original Hybrid, and Casper Atlas Hybrid.
How does it suit different sleeping positions?
Side Sleepers
Casper Dawn is a side sleeper’s dream come true. With unmatched cushioning and pressure relief for their neck, shoulders and hips, this mattress truly caters to brighter mornings for side sleepers. While enjoying optimal spine alignment and support that lasts, they will fall in love with Casper Dawn every day.
Back Sleepers
For back sleepers, we recommend a medium-firm mattress, and Casper Dawn is exactly that, with extra coziness from its softer sleeping surface. This mattress provides excellent support and keeps back sleepers’ spines aligned while alleviating pain and pressure for a restful night’s sleep. Note that Casper Dawn also comes in an extra firm version for back sleepers or heavy-set back sleepers who seek a firmer sleeping surface.
Stomach Sleepers
Stomach sleepers will enjoy the cradling effect of the mattress which does not compromise hip alignment. However, for heavier stomach sleepers, this mattress may feel slightly less firm than they prefer, so we recommend Casper Dawn Extra Firm for no added cost, or The Casper Mattress for a true medium-firm feel.
Combination Sleepers
Combination sleepers switch between side, back, and stomach sleeping, making Casper Dawn’s contouring feel ideal for them. The mattress’ medium-firm feel also suits their sleeping needs, ensuring spine alignment and pressure relief no matter what position you sleep in.
Lightweight Sleepers
Lightweight sleepers will have no trouble drifting into deep slumber on Casper Dawn. With cushy comforts and a supportive feel along with the medium-firm feel that is spot on for lightweight sleepers, it is safe to say they will thoroughly enjoy sleeping on this mattress. Meanwhile, the deep pressure point relief will ensure a restful sleep every night.
Heavy People
Heavier individuals will benefit from opting for the Casper Dawn Extra Firm version for added support and firmness unless they prefer a softer sleeping surface.
Should You Buy the Casper Dawn?
If you’re a side, back, or combination sleeper and seek a budget-friendly medium-firm mattress, Casper Dawn performs outstandingly and provides incredible value for money with its comfort, support, and superior motion isolation. Manufactured with premium memory foam, this mattress resists sagging or sinking over time, ensuring you sweet slumber for years to come.
Compared to Casper Dawn’s competitors like Douglas Alpine, Puffy Cloud, Emma Original II and The Nectar mattress, Casper Dawn stands out with its unparalleled comfort, long-lasting support, and minimal motion transfer, for a similar price range. Whether you choose the medium-firm or the extra-firm, Casper Dawn provides exceptional value and peace of mind.
Please note: All prices referenced in this article reflect MSRPs and are accurate to the best of our knowledge as of February 1, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Casper Dawn Compares to Similar Mattresses
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Casper Dawn |
Emma Hybrid Comfort II |
Douglas Alpine |
Puffy Cloud |
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| Rating |
9.38/10
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6.57/10 |
6.78/10
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6.26/10
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| Firmness |
Medium-firm: 6.5/10 |
Medium-soft: 5/10 |
Medium-soft: 4/10 |
Soft: 3/10 |
| Material |
Memory Foam |
Hybrid |
Memory Foam |
Memory Foam |
| Cooling |
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| Best For |
Side Sleepers, Back Sleepers, Combination Sleepers, Lightweight Sleepers |
Lightweight Sleepers, Short-term use |
Lightweight Sleepers, Short-term use |
Short-term use |
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