The best sheets for one person might not be the best sheets for another. Allergies, sleeping temperature, budget, and texture preference can influence what types of sheets will be the best ones for a particular sleeper. In this guide, we'll give you an overview of the best sheets for sleepers of all kinds, including the best sheets for hot sleepers, the best luxury sheets, and more.

In This Guide

The Best Cooling Sheets for Hot Sleepers
The Best Warming Sheets for Cold Nights
The Best Affordable Sheets
The Best Luxury Sheets
The Best Hypoallergenic Sheets

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The Best Cooling Sheets for Hot Sleepers

There's almost nothing worse than tossing and turning all night because no matter what you do, your bedding makes you feel too hot and stuffy. Even worse than hot, restless nights are those mornings when you wake covered in sweat from the night before. We recognize your struggle and are here to help. If you're a hot sleeper in need of the very best cooling sheets, look for breathable fabrics that dispel heat, including linen and cotton percale.

Breathable: Ultimately, breathable sheets will be some of the best cooling sheets for hot sleepers because they don't trap heat. Instead, their material or weave allows for the natural release of heat and the flow of cool air, both of which can help you keep cool.

Linen: Linen sheets, like linen clothing, are some of the best sheets for summer nights because linen is one of the most breathable fabrics available for sheets. It's light and loosely woven, meaning it won't trap heat. It also doesn't tend to stick to your body as you sleep, which can also help you feel cooler.

Percale: Despite its close weave, cotton percale sheets are also considered some of the best bed sheets for hot sleepers. These lightweight sheets are cool and crisp to the touch, with breathability that rivals any loosely woven sheet set on the market.

The Best Warming Sheets for Cold Nights

We'd be remiss not to mention the best warming sheets in this guide, as cold nights can pose just as formidable a challenge to comfortable sleep as hot nights. The best sheets for winter are thick, heavy, cozy sheets made of materials that capture your body heat and retain it to keep you warm all night. Such sheets can be made of flannel and fleece or woven with a sateen weave. They may also have higher thread counts, which make for heavier, denser sheets.

Flannel: Characteristic of winter clothing, flannel is a super soft, medium-thick fabric made from cotton or wool that has a fuzzy texture rather than a smooth texture. Its thick construction and soft texture makes it absolutely perfect for bundling up on cold nights.

Sateen: Like percale, sateen is a weave style of bed sheets. Sateen sheets are tightly woven and heavier than percale sheets, with a glossy softness that makes them some of the best sheets for colder nights.

The Best Affordable Sheets

Shopping for sheets on a budget can be difficult. We're here to help. Some sheet materials, like cotton and bamboo, are as affordable as they are dependable. Others, like jersey, are super affordable and comfortable but lack durability. Thread count can also make an impact on the price and quality of bed sheets.

Cotton: Durable, reliable, comfortable, and best of all affordable, cotton sheets are some of the best sheets to buy if you aren't looking to spend too much money. Cotton sheets also have that renowned crispness that looks and feels luxurious on a bed, especially if you tend to get a little hot during sleep.

Microfiber: The synthetic alternative to cotton, microfiber sheets are soft and affordable. Microfiber sheets are a little more tightly woven and less breathable than cotton sheets, but they're a formidable alternative if you're looking to save even more money.

Jersey: Jersey fabric is a soft garment fabric made from cotton, synthetic fibers, and/or wool. Its softness gives it a clothing feel that adds to its comfort. Though jersey sheets aren't the crispest or the coolest, they're some of the comfiest sheets available and are consistently affordable.

Up to 200-Thread-Count: Unfortunately, as bed sheet thread count increases, so does the price. If you're looking for affordable sheets, you'll likely have to stick with bed sheets with thread counts of up to 200.

The Best Luxury Sheets

If you've got the budget for it, there are many luxurious bed sheet options available that will make sleeping in your bed feel like a treat night after night. Look for silk or sateen sheets, Egyptian cotton sheets, sheets with thread counts of over 400, and sheets with additional embellishments such as embroidery.

Sateen/Silk: Woven to be incomparably soft and smooth, sateen and silk sheets are some of the best luxury sheets available. Silk sheets are perhaps the most luxurious sheets of all, renowned for their cool, glossy texture and gorgeous appearance. Cotton sateen sheets are considered the more affordable alternative.

High Thread Count: You may have heard that luxury sheets have higher thread counts than non-luxury sheets, and for the most part this is true. Higher thread count denotes a tighter fiber weave, which makes sheets heavier, smoother, and more luxurious to the touch. But this is usually only true of 100% cotton, single-ply sheets. Linen sheets with a high thread count can be of subpar quality to linen sheets with a lower thread count, because linen’s breathability may be lost with a tighter weave. If you're interested in the best luxury sheets, we recommend browsing cotton sheets with a thread count of 200–800. Anything higher might not be worth it.

Texture/Embroidery: If you want your sheets to look a little more stylish, opt for a set with texture or embroidery. Small details like these can give your bed an extra dash of fanciness and personality that can make you feel more at home.

The Best Hypoallergenic Sheets

Allergies can also heavily influence what bed sheets are the best sheets for you. Sheets that might be amazing for one person could lead to nightmares for you. If you suffer from allergies, look for sheets made from antimicrobial materials. Some sheets can harbor dust, dust mites, mold, and other allergens that can irritate you while you sleep. Your sheets should also be easy to wash.

Silk: Silk is one of the best hypoallergenic sheet materials thanks to its natural, nonabrasive fibers. It also doesn't store moisture, which can lead to a buildup of mold. Unfortunately, silk is hard to maintain – washing your silk sheets won't be as easy as throwing them in the washing machine. Most silk sheets must be washed by hand, so if easy maintenance is a priority for you, you might not want to go with silk.

Cotton: As a natural fiber, cotton is also a dependable choice for hypoallergenic sheets, especially thick-weave cotton. Cotton is easy to wash in a washing machine, nonabrasive, and generally breathable, which means it won't store much moisture. Avoid using cotton sheets in overly humid environments – though cotton is breathable, it can absorb and retain moisture in such climates.