Novilla Bliss 10 Inch Mattress Review (2026)
By the Mattress in USA Editorial Team · Updated 2026-04-19 · Novilla brand profile
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The budget foam mattress to buy if you sleep on your side. Novilla puts more of its material budget into the comfort layer than Zinus or Lucid do at the same price, and side sleepers feel the difference at the shoulder. The trade-off is a softer mattress that heavier sleepers will bottom out on.
Where the money went
Every budget foam mattress makes the same trade: how much of the total thickness goes to comfort foam versus support foam. Novilla leans harder toward comfort than most competitors at this price, which is the single fact that explains how this mattress feels. The gel memory foam layer is thicker than what Zinus or Lucid put in their comparable models, so pressure at the shoulder and hip is distributed more effectively. It also means less high-density base foam underneath, which is where the limitations come from.
Why side sleepers do well here
Side sleeping concentrates body weight onto two narrow contact points, and the amount of comfort material above the support layer is what determines whether those points are cushioned or merely compressed. Novilla's thicker comfort layer lets the shoulder settle in rather than being propped up, which keeps the spine closer to neutral. For a sleeper in the 120-to-180-pound range this works genuinely well and is competitive with mattresses costing considerably more. Above roughly 220 pounds the same geometry works against you — you compress through the comfort layer and land on the base.
Temperature
The gel infusion behaves the way gel infusion behaves at this price: cool to the touch on contact, neutral within a couple of hours. The knit cover breathes reasonably. This is an average-temperature all-foam mattress, no better and no worse than the Zinus Cooling Essential, and anyone who genuinely overheats should be shopping hybrids instead.
The 100-night trial
Novilla offers 100 nights, which is generous for the tier and materially better than Linenspa's 30. As with all Amazon-channel brands, confirm whether you are buying through the brand's storefront or a third-party seller, because the return terms follow the seller rather than the brand. On the brand storefront the trial is straightforward.
Longevity
The thicker comfort layer that makes this mattress good is also the layer that fails first. Expect three to five years of nightly adult use before impressions become permanent, at the shorter end of that range for heavier sleepers. For a student apartment or a spare room, that horizon is fine and the mattress will likely outlast the living situation.
What it does well
- +Thicker comfort layer than most budget rivals
- +Genuinely good pressure relief for lighter side sleepers
- +100-night trial is generous for the price tier
- +Consistently strong review history on Amazon
- +CertiPUR-US certified
Where it falls short
- −Less base support than competitors — heavier sleepers bottom out
- −Poor fit for stomach sleepers
- −Weak edges
- −Gel cooling fades within the first couple of hours
Buy it if
- ✓Side sleepers under 200 pounds
- ✓College students and first apartments
- ✓Anyone who found budget foam mattresses too firm
- ✓Shoppers who want a 100-night window at a low price
Skip it if
- ✗You sleep on your stomach
- ✗You weigh over 220 pounds
- ✗You need edge support for sitting or shared sleeping