The 4 Best Air Mattresses We Tested in 2025
Beautyrest Hi Loft Air Mattress: The Beautyrest Hi Loft Double Air Mattress comes with a plug-in electric pump that screws onto the mattress. Once connected, it inflated the mattress in about 2 minutes, although not as fully as I would have liked. After inflating, you need to quickly unscrew the pump and replace the valve cover. This isn’t the most elegant solution.
The Beautyrest air mattress features the same hot dog bun design as the Bestway air bed and has the unstable feel of a pool float. (Many of the companies that make air mattresses also make inflatable pools and pool accessories. Think about it.) It lacks the stability of other air mattresses and I almost tipped over because it was too far to one side.
Keep in mind that if you are tall, it may not be the best air mattress for you. Simmons lists its dimensions as 80 x 60 x 17 inches, but my measurements showed it to be closer to 76 inches long, which means anyone over 6 feet tall will probably get hung up on the ends. This mattress is made from softer vinyl than other mattresses, making it easier to roll up and fold into a compact shape for storage.
Budweiser air mattress: The Bestway Air Bed is a great example of a budget air mattress that is compact, lightweight, and inflates relatively quickly with an integrated pump.
The downside is, this air mattress only comes in one size and it’s not comfortable at all. It’s low to the ground, at 12 inches, and the pump isn’t powerful enough to fully inflate it, so the ride is quite squishy. The tubular design makes it look like a pack of hot dogs, and a raised horizontal hot dog is meant to approximate a pillow, but it tilts the mattress, which makes it more unstable.
The Bestway air bed has a lot of negative reviews on Walmart.com, including slow leaks, rapid leaks, burst seams, spontaneous bubbling, and poor customer service (there are dozens of very positive reviews). While Bestway’s ridiculously vague manufacturer’s warranty doesn’t inspire confidence, the warranty isn’t a big consideration given the price. Nonetheless, Walmart’s policy states that most products can be returned in their original packaging for a full refund within 90 days.