Sunbeam Restful Quilted Heated Mattress Pad (Queen) Review
The single best winter-bill upgrade in this guide: a quilted heated mattress pad with 12 settings and auto-off, so you can drop the thermostat and still climb into a warm bed.
The verdict
Heating the bed instead of the bedroom is the cheapest comfort win in home heating, and a heated mattress pad is the best way to do it — heat rises through the mattress into you, the pad stays put under the fitted sheet, and your regular bedding traps the warmth. Sunbeam's Restful Quilted pad is the reliable mainstream pick: 12 heat settings, auto shut-off, dual controls on queen and king, a quilted top that doesn't feel wired, and a machine-washable build backed by a 5-year warranty. Pre-heat for fifteen minutes, set it low, and turn the furnace down.
$59.87on Amazon
Price as of Aug 23, 1:32 AM ET — subject to change.
What we like
- +Heat comes from below — more effective and more comfortable than a blanket on top
- +12 heat settings with auto shut-off; dual controllers on queen and king sizes
- +Quilted top with thin wires you don't feel through a fitted sheet
- +Machine washable and dryer safe (controller removed)
- +5-year limited warranty; draws far less power than any room heater
What to know
- −Elastic skirt fits standard-depth mattresses best; very deep mattresses may be snug
- −Controllers are basic backlit dials, not app-connected
- −Takes a bit longer to feel than a heated blanket — pre-heat before bed
- −Not for infants or anyone who can't operate the controls themselves
Full review
Here's the math that makes heated bedding the best value on this site: a 1,500W space heater running half the night uses about 6 kWh; a heated mattress pad on a medium setting uses a small fraction of that for the same eight hours, and it warms the thing you actually care about — you, under the covers — instead of the air in the room. Drop the house thermostat from 68°F to 62°F overnight and the pad pays for itself in a month or two in most of the country.
Sunbeam's Restful Quilted pad is the version of this that most people should buy. It goes on like a fitted mattress pad, the quilting hides the heating wires well enough that you don't feel them through a sheet, and the controllers give you 12 levels — the bottom few for all-night warmth, the top few for pre-heating a cold bed. Queen and king sizes come with a controller per side, which ends the thermostat argument. The auto shut-off means you can doze off on a higher setting without worrying.
Care is simple — machine wash cold, gentle, tumble dry low, controller detached — and the 5-year warranty is reassuring for something with wires in it. The standard rules apply: don't fold it while it's on, don't tuck a pile of pillows over a section that's running on high, and don't use it for infants or anyone who can't turn it off themselves. Pair it with a lower thermostat and a humidifier and the bedroom gets cheaper and more comfortable at the same time.
Best for: Anyone who wants to turn the bedroom thermostat down at night and still get into a warm bed — couples especially, thanks to dual controls.
Specifications
| Type | Heated mattress pad, quilted polyester top, fitted skirt |
|---|---|
| Size | Queen (other sizes available) |
| Heat settings | 12 |
| Auto shut-off | Yes (selectable / 10-hour class) |
| Controls | Dual controllers on queen and king |
| Power draw | Well under 100W on low settings — pennies per night |
| Safety | Auto-off, UL-listed controller, thermostatic wire overheat protection |
| Care | Machine washable, tumble dry low (controller detached) |
| Warranty | 5-year limited |
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$59.87on Amazon
Price as of Aug 23, 1:32 AM ET — subject to change.
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