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CNET, on of the most trusted sources for product reviews and tech news, gave an in-depth, unpaid review of the Cariloha Retreat Mattress in their feature article, “Cariloha Retreat Mattress Review 2025: An Entirely Unique Eco-Friendly Bed,” focusing on how the mattress cradles your body and provides next-level comfort that feels supportive and plush at the same time.
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Cariloha Retreat Mattress Review 2025: An Entirely Unique Eco-Friendly Bed
By Owen Poole
Cariloha’s Retreat mattress is one of the most interesting latex beds I have tested. This mattress tester loves its comfort and firmness, but is it right for you?
Cariloha makes a wide range of products, including mattresses, sheets, pillows and even bathrobes and towels. The brand is focused on sustainability and is a certified B Corporation, which it shares with a few other mattress brands such as Leesa and Avocado.
The Retreat mattress is its most high-end model, and it shows. This thing is seriously comfortable, and it uses organic latex foam, but it feels different than the dozens of other latex beds I’ve tested to date. If the Retreat mattress fits your budget, I think you might love it.
First impressions of the Cariloha Retreat mattress
When we first unboxed the Cariloha Retreat mattress, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Most beds that feature latex foam have a certain type of look — usually meant to look as “natural” as possible with beige colors. The Retreat mattress doesn’t have the traditional look of its peers.
I was a bit surprised by just how soft the mattress was, even after giving it a full day to firm up. Most beds are soft right out of the box, and that’s what I thought was happening with the Retreat. But even a full day later, it still felt quite soft.
After learning about the materials used inside the Retreat mattress, it became even clearer that it isn’t a standard latex foam hybrid, and I think that’s a good thing.
Is the Cariloha Retreat mattress right for you?
For anyone looking for a soft latex foam hybrid with organic certifications, the Retreat mattress is an excellent choice. Most latex foam beds aren’t particularly soft. We have tested dozens of beds in this category, and the average firmness rating for those beds is in the medium-firm range. That’s popular but it’s not always ideal for side sleepers. Beds like the Retreat give side sleepers more options in the latex category.
Cariloha Retreat mattress firmness and feel
Retreat mattress feel
The Retreat mattress has a responsive latex foam feel, but with some nuance. Latex foam beds tend to all feel similar. Latex foam is responsive and bouncy, which is basically the opposite of memory foam. When you remove weight and pressure from latex foam, it springs back into shape instantaneously. If you’re a combination sleeper, you won’t get any resistance from the bed when rotating between sleeping positions. In fact, it can feel like it’s propelling you.
The Retreat mattress provides the responsive, buoyant feel of most latex foam beds — except it cradles your body a bit more than most latex beds. There is a unique later in the Retreat mattress responsible for this slight difference in feel.
If you prefer the dense, sink-in, body-conforming quality of a memory foam bed, I don’t think the Retreat mattress is for you, but if you like the idea of a responsive, bouncy and supportive bed, I think you’ll enjoy the feel.
This mattress tester thinks the Retreat mattress is incredibly comfy, one of the most comfortable latex beds I’ve tried to date.
Cariloha Retreat firmness and sleeper types
The Retreat mattress is noticeably soft, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t supportive. Cariloha rates the Retreat as “medium-soft,” and I feel like that’s accurate. The whole team, me included, rated it in the 3 to 4 range out of 10.
Testing it with the new Mattress Smasher 9000 resulted in a score of 5.2 out of 10, a bit firmer than we thought. This device is not infallible, but it gives us a more objective rating than our traditional method of firmness by consensus.
However, this 5.2 rating is measured in the center of the mattress. The Retreat mattress has a “zone support” design, and the center third of the bed is intended to be the firmest section. Measured on the outer thirds of the bed, the bed scored a 4.4 out of 10, which is a bit softer and closer to what we initially thought.
Side sleepers will enjoy the firmness level of the Retreat mattress, but I also felt supported in any position thanks to the coils and the gentle bounce of the latex foam. The firm center of the mattress should help primary back sleepers feel supported.
The Retreat is only available in a single firmness profile. Other Cariloha mattresses are advertised as firmer than the Retreat.
Read the entire in-depth article from CNET here.