This might seem like a very silly question but I was wondering how comfy the beds/mattresses are at Yale. I am a prefrosh and was wondering if I should invest in a mattress topper or something of the sort. I'm a big believer in getting a good night's sleep and I saved up to buy myself a nice mattress at home, so I take sleeping pretty seriously.
Posted Apr 24, 2019, 2:35 AM UTC
I'm actually lowkey of the opinion that they're pretty good, even without a mattress topper! I had a topper for a year but I eventually came to realize it was too squishy for my taste. I took it off and started sleeping on just the mattress, and honestly: no complaints. Be sure to buy nice bedding that fits and will last you the four years and you'll be chillin.
Don’t have a mattress topper or anything and I find my mattress very comfy, although I’m not super picky about mattresses
No, they suck. Good thing is just get a nice thick mattress pad and you’ll be good
Honestly the beds aren’t bad at all. I even thought they were fine when I went back for my 5 year reunion!
Given that you cared enough about your at-home mattress, you should probably get a mattress topper since the mattresses will be subpar. Costco, Target, Walmart, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond are probably good starting points. Alternatively, there's a Yale-affiliated service called Bulldog Beds that rents out larger (and presumably higher quality) mattresses for about $400 a year that you may want to look into!
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Not a silly question at all. They're fine, but not great. Did you ever go to summer camp (like, in the woods but in a cabin)? About like that. You're definitely going to want at least some form of topper. I had a thin (maybe 1-inch) foam topper under my fitted sheet and was fine. You may want a bit more, given your stated preferences.
^^^^^^^^ 1000% this