I slept on a Japanese floor mattress — 3 I'd buy in today's Amazon Prime Day deals

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As a sleep writer, I know that Prime Day is a great time to bag some excellent deals on Japanese Floor Mattresses. I recently slept on Amazon's best-selling Japanese Floor Mattress by MAXYOYO and loved it. Today you can save save up to 45% on the MAXYOYO Japanese Floor Mattress at Amazon, with a queen reduced to $93.49 ($168.89). With the holidays coming up, this is a great space-saving sleep solution when there are no guest beds to spare.

Thankfully, there are plenty of other Prime Day deals on Japanese floor mattresses if you're in need of a guest bed on the fly. While you can find a few good cheap and mid-range options in our best mattress of the year guide, we know that not everyone has the space (or budget) for a brand new bed.

That's where Japanese floor mattresses come in handy. When I tested out the MAXYOYO Japanese Floor Mattress I was surprised by how comfortable and supportive it was. Here I've rounded up my top three picks from today's Amazon Prime Day mattress deals if you can't wait for the Black Friday mattress topper sales, with prices from $59.99.

I slept on the MAXYOYO Japanese Floor Mattress — this is why it's the best Amazon Prime Day deal

1. The MAXYOYO Japanese Floor Mattress: was from $69.99 $59.99 at Amazon
Recently, I tried this best-selling Japanese floor mattress and was surprised by how comfortable yet supportive this 4" thick futon was. While the instructions say you should let it expand for around 48 hours, in my experience, it's ready to sleep on in just a few hours. And it comes with a dust cover and a handy storage bag so you can fold it away when not in use. The discount on the MAXYOYO Japanese Floor mattress varies depending on which size and color you pick, so I recommend clicking through to explore all the deals available. Last month, a queen size in an off-white shade was 35% off, bringing the list price of $168.89 down to $109.99. However, it's now 45% off at $93.49. (And you can find plenty of cheaper queen sizes in different shades.) Free shipping and 30-day returns are also available.

3. DoCred 4" Japanese Floor Mattress in Deep Black: was from $78.86 $63.97 at Amazon
The DoCred Japanese Floor Mattress is both a thicker and cheaper alternative to the FULI Mattress. It features high-density foam filling, a 4" depth, and a storage bag with bandages to make clearing up after guests easier than ever. While there has been some customer reviews complaining about the size, most reviewers have praised the comfort and ease of folding. Currently, a queen size is 20% off at
$95.65 (was $119.56).

What are Japanese floor mattresses?

In short, Japanese floor mattresses are essentially thick sleeping pads that resemble a slim memory foam mattress or bed topper. They are placed on the floor (or preferably, a tatami mat) as a handy sleep solution if you do not have the space or budget for a guest bed. These mattresses can be rolled up and stored away when not in use, and are compact enough for travel.

Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2024 guide. She is hugely interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health, interviewing a wide array of mattress and sleep experts to create well-informed articles about important topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders (from sleep apnea to night terrors), lucid dreaming, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing mattress topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2024 guide — and takes the lead on all content related to fiberglass-free mattresses for a clean, non-toxic sleep.