McRoskey is a San Francisco mattress maker that has operated since 1899 and is still run by the fourth generation of the family. It hand-builds seven two-sided, all-natural mattresses, six Modern and one Classic. You'll buy through Northern California showrooms, with quote-only pricing and no published sleep trial. Each bed is built to order in 3 to 4 weeks and has a 10-year warranty. It suits you if you live nearby and want a luxury handmade bed. The big catch is that you can only buy in person, and only in the region.
Good fit for Bay Area/Northern California shoppers who want a handmade two-sided all-natural innerspring, value 125+ years of San Francisco heritage, like Gentle/Relaxed/Firm comfort choices, and prefer white-glove delivery with old-set removal.
Poor fit for online-only buyers, budget shoppers, anyone needing a published sleep trial with free returns, shoppers outside the local delivery area, or buyers wanting published prices and full online checkout.
Outside review scores
Review sites checked: GoodBed. Their scores: Not published. Model they tested: Cole Valley (Modern Collection). Each site tests in its own way, so read each row on its own.
McRoskey is a San Francisco heritage mattress maker operating since 1899, still fourth-generation family-run. It hand-builds seven two-sided, all-natural mattresses (six Modern, one Classic) sold via Northern California showrooms with quote-only pricing and no published sleep trial. Built to order in 3-4 weeks with a 10-year warranty. Best for local luxury shoppers; biggest caveat is regional, in-store-only buying.
Since 1899
In business
Fourth-generation family-run
Ownership
Seven two-sided, all-natural models
Build
When McRoskey makes sense
Bay Area and Northern California shoppers who want a handmade two-sided innerspring
Buyers who value more than 125 years of San Francisco heritage
Sleepers who like Gentle, Relaxed or Firm comfort choices
Shoppers who want white-glove delivery with old-set removal
When Another Mattress May Suit You Better
Online-only buyers
Budget shoppers
Anyone who needs a published sleep trial with free returns
Shoppers outside the local delivery area
Buyers who want published prices and full online checkout
Review site scores
How the big review sites score McRoskey
Each site's own score and the exact bed it tested, side by side.
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Publication
Reported Score
Configuration Tested
Testing Scope
Evaluation Focus
Main configuration: Cole Valley (Modern Collection). Read each row's testing scope before comparing scores. Each outlet uses its own method, so we don't combine these scores into one rating.
Reading the scores
Why we don't average the scores
Use the dates and sources shown with each result. Prices, models and policies can change.
Chapter 02
Comfort and firmness: which mattress fits you
Why this matters to you: Feel names are the brand's words, not measurements. Use them to shortlist two or three beds, then let your body decide.
Side sleepers: start with Gentle in Cole Valley, St. Francis, or Pacific Heights for the deepest natural pressure relief; Presidio in Extra Gentle suits dedicated plush/platform fans. Back sleepers: Relaxed is the middle-ground starting point across most Modern models.
Stomach sleepers and heavier sleepers: Firm over the pocketed-coil base; note the brand publishes no weight limits, ILDs, coil counts, or per-model firmness mapping, so confirm in-store. Mission's heritage open-coil build gives a livelier, more responsive feel per the brand. All models are two-sided and flippable, which suits sleepers wanting to even out wear.
Firmness finder
Which McRoskey feel fits you?
Weight chart not yet researched
Weight and sleep position can change how a bed feels. We have not yet checked whether McRoskey publishes a fit chart by body weight, so use a trial, where one is offered, to test the bed the way you sleep at home.
Neck: on your side, your nose should line up with the middle of your chest, not tip up or down.
Shoulders: your bottom shoulder should sink in. Tingling or a numb arm means the bed is too firm for you.
Lower back: on your back, slide a flat hand under your waist. A big gap means too firm; no room at all can mean too soft.
Hips: ask someone to look from the side. Hips lower than shoulders means the bed is too soft for you.
Figure 2.1: Four checks to run in a store, lying still in the position you sleep in most. The store test in chapter 11 says how long to lie on each bed.
Chapter 03
Compare the mattresses
Why this matters to you: Models from one brand can differ in feel, height and layers. Match the feel label and height to how you sleep before you compare prices.
McRoskey lists 7 models. Feel names are the brand's labels.
Cole Valley (Modern Collection): flagship-style hand-layered two-sided build with Supima cotton, cashmere, alpaca fleece, EcoWool, 2 inches Talalay latex, horsehair, two tiers of Softech microcoils over a hand-built pocketed innerspring; Gentle/Relaxed/Firm; Framing Fog ticking; price not published. St.
Francis (Modern): breathability flagship and first with horsehair-plus-Tencel blend, 1 inch Talalay plus two 1-inch NanoCoil layers, cashmere, sidewall stitching; Gentle/Relaxed/Firm; price not published. Hayes Valley (Modern): alpaca, EcoWool, 2 inches Talalay plus two 1-inch NanoCoils over pocketed coils; offered in Gentle, Relaxed or Firm; price not published.
Sunset (Modern): entry-simpler Modern recipe of Supima and organic cotton, EcoWool, and pocketed innerspring without latex or microcoils; Gentle/Relaxed/Firm; price not published. Pacific Heights (Modern): most indulgent build with cashmere, hand-teased wool, alpaca, EcoWool, 4 inches Talalay, horsetail hair, and two 1-inch NanoCoil layers; Gentle/Relaxed/Firm; price not published.
Presidio (Modern): platform-bed design requiring no box spring, with cashmere, alpaca, 5 inches Talalay and two Softech microcoil layers; Extra Gentle only; price not published. Mission (Classic Collection): original heritage construction with Supima and organic cotton, EcoWool, and proprietary open-coil innerspring in Timeless Tartan ticking; comfort options not published; price not published.
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Visual
Model
Build
Firmness (brand words)
Fiberglass
Cole Valley (Modern Collection)
A hand-layered two-sided build with Supima cotton, cashmere, alpaca fleece, EcoWool, 2 inches of Talalay latex and horsehair. It has two tiers of Softech microcoils over a hand-built pocketed innerspring, with Framing Fog ticking.
Gentle/Relaxed/Firm
No
St. Francis (Modern)
The breathability flagship, and the first with a horsehair and Tencel blend. It has 1 inch of Talalay plus two 1-inch NanoCoil layers, cashmere and sidewall stitching.
Gentle/Relaxed/Firm
No
Hayes Valley (Modern)
Alpaca, EcoWool, 2 inches of Talalay and two 1-inch NanoCoils over pocketed coils.
Gentle or Firm, also Relaxed
No
Sunset (Modern)
A simpler Modern recipe of Supima and organic cotton, EcoWool and a pocketed innerspring, with no latex or microcoils.
Gentle/Relaxed/Firm
No
Pacific Heights (Modern)
The most indulgent build, with cashmere, hand-teased wool, alpaca, EcoWool, 4 inches of Talalay, horsetail hair and two 1-inch NanoCoil layers.
Gentle/Relaxed/Firm
No
Presidio (Modern)
A platform-bed design that needs no box spring. It has cashmere, alpaca, 5 inches of Talalay and two Softech microcoil layers.
Extra Gentle only
No
Mission (Classic Collection)
The original heritage build, with Supima and organic cotton, EcoWool and a proprietary open-coil innerspring in Timeless Tartan ticking.
Not published
No
Where the maker doesn't publish a number, we say so.
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Model
Coil gauge
Coil count
Foam density
Latex
ILD
Model 1 of 7
Cole Valley (Modern Collection): Not yet researched
Cole Valley (Modern Collection)
Cole Valley (Modern Collection), product photo
ConstructionNot yet researched
ProfileNot yet researched
FirmnessGentle/Relaxed/Firm
Queen $Not published
Not yet researchedNot yet researched
A hand-layered two-sided build with Supima cotton, cashmere, alpaca fleece, EcoWool, 2 inches of Talalay latex and horsehair. It has two tiers of Softech microcoils over a hand-built pocketed innerspring, with Framing Fog ticking.
The breathability flagship, and the first with a horsehair and Tencel blend. It has 1 inch of Talalay plus two 1-inch NanoCoil layers, cashmere and sidewall stitching.
Prices checked Not yet researched · recheck before buying
Mattress prices and value
Why this matters to you: A starting price can rise with size, base and delivery. Get the full price for your size in writing before you choose.
Prices are not published on mcroskey.com and GoodBed lists McRoskey queen MSRP as N/A, so all pricing is quote-only through showrooms/retailers as of Sept 2026. Expect luxury handmade pricing consistent with SF-built two-sided natural beds; exact bands not published as of Sept 2026. Pocketed-coil box springs come in 6-inch, 8-inch, and 11-inch heights (king split in two); skipping the McRoskey box spring makes the feel firmer than the showroom.
Custom sizes cost extra and take longer. Value read: fair for heritage-seeking local buyers who prize hand-tufted two-sided construction; weak value transparency versus rivals that publish prices, trials, and specs online.
Not yet researched
White-glove delivery, setup, and old-mattress removal are covered in Delivery & Setup.
Prices and sales discounts come from current brand catalogs. Prices may change during holiday promotions.
Are the expensive ones worth it?
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Chapter 05
How well do the mattresses hold up?
Why this matters to you: A mattress is a long buy. Lean on the written warranty and real owner reports to judge how it will last.
Brand-reported durability signals: limited 10-year non-prorated warranty covering sag/body impressions over 1.5 inches with proper support; two-sided flippable construction with a quarterly flip/rotate care routine designed to even out wear. Care page requires rigid four-sided or slatted frame support (platform slats no more than 2.5 inches apart) and warns stains, water damage, and mildew void coverage.
No independent durability testing (e.g., RTINGS-style cycle tests), no published coil counts/gauges/densities, and no verified long-term owner durability aggregates found as of Sept 2026, so lifespan beyond the 10-year warranty window is unproven in public data.
What to watch for, and when:
Ownership, deals, lawsuits & launches
Company History & Model Evolution
Show the full company history
1899Founded in San Francisco by Edward and Leonard McRoskey
founded in 1899 by brothers Edward and Leonard McRoskey
2019Built by Pleasant Mattress (per GoodBed)
GoodBed: built by Pleasant Mattress since 2019
Each milestone comes from the brand's own pages, government and court records, or named news reports, each with the date we checked it. Factory suppliers may update minor parts over time.
What we could confirm, and what the brand doesn't say
The left column is what we checked. Rows marked THE BRAND SAYS only report what the brand says. The right column is what the brand doesn't publish. Use the right column as your list of questions for a store or the brand's chat.
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What we checked
What the brand doesn't publish
THE BRAND SAYSTwo-sided flippable build
NOT PUBLISHEDNo independent durability testing
THE BRAND SAYS10-year non-prorated warranty
NOT PUBLISHEDNo coil counts, gauges or densities
THE BRAND SAYSHand-tufted, hand-layered
NOT PUBLISHEDNo third-party certifications
THE BRAND SAYSHeritage since 1899
NOT PUBLISHEDNot yet researched
Where sources disagree
Chapter 06
Sleep trials, returns, exchanges and fees
Why this matters to you: Feel is hard to judge in a store or in a week. Know your exit plan and its cost before you pay.
No sleep trial length published as of Sept 2026 - McRoskey publishes no brand-wide trial, return window, exchange policy, or restocking/return fee schedule on its site. Comfort preference/firmness is explicitly excluded from warranty coverage, so firmness regret is not a warranty remedy.
Returns and exchanges, if any, appear to be at the individual retailer's discretion: confirm trial, exchange, pickup, and fee terms in writing with your showroom before ordering a built-to-order mattress.
Your trial, night by night
Not yet researchedNot yet researched
Not yet researchedNot yet researched
Not yet researchedNot yet researched
What each choice costs you
Keep it$0Nothing more to do
Return itNot publishedNot published
Swap itNot yet researchedNot yet researched
Not covered by the trial: Not yet researched
Figure 6.1: The trial in three dates and three prices. Put the last date in your calendar the day the bed arrives.
Check the terms for your seller and order date before buying from McRoskey.
Chapter 07
Delivery, setup and old-mattress removal
Why this matters to you: Delivery terms decide your first week with the bed. Confirm the date, setup and old-bed removal before you pay.
Built to order with 3-4 weeks fabrication for standard sizes; custom sizes need extra time and cost. White-glove delivery with takeaway of the old mattress and/or box spring is included within the surrounding area; orders outside the local area require calling to coordinate (costs not published). No shipping speeds, tracking, or nationwide delivery options published.
Setup guidance: pocketed-coil box springs in 6/8/11-inch heights (king split); Presidio is engineered for platform beds with no box spring; frames must support all four sides or use rigid no-sag slats, and platform slats must be no more than 2.5 inches apart.
Typical wait: 3-4 weeks, built to order
Figure 7.1: What happens between your order and your first night. Clear a path to the bedroom before the team arrives.
Confirm the delivery date, setup and removal terms for your address before ordering.
Chapter 08
Terms checked on the brand's site · recheck before you buy
What do the warranties cover?
Why this matters to you: A warranty is only as good as its terms. Read the written terms and use a supported base, because the wrong frame can end coverage.
McRoskey Mattress Works limited 10-year non-prorated warranty on mattresses, box springs, and foundations, beginning on delivery day, for the original purchaser only. Covers: body impressions/sag over 1.5 inches with continuous proper support (queen/king need rigid center support to floor); loose/protruding coils or wires; bent, loose, or split foundation beams; foundation compression/un-stapling; other manufacturer-determined defects.
Excludes: transport costs, impressions under 1.5 inches, bent border wires, floor-model/As-Is/Close-Out pieces, comfort/firmness preference, sheet fit, stains/soil, mildew, removed law/trade labels, misuse. Claims go through your retailer (or McRoskey Mattress Works Customer Service if closed) with original receipt; repair/replacement does not extend the term; materials or models of comparable quality may be substituted.
Covered when the dip is deeper than 1.5 inches, measured with nobody on the bed.
Strip the bed down to the mattress and wait a few hours so the top layers can recover.
Lay a straight edge (a broom handle or long level) across the dip, resting on the flat parts.
Measure from the edge down to the deepest point, then photograph the ruler for your claim.
Figure 8.1: How to measure a sag before you file a warranty claim. Drawing not to scale.
Before you set it up
Which bed bases keep your warranty
Warranty rules
Put the mattress on one of the bases marked OK. The wrong base can void the warranty, even on a new bed.
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Base
OK?
What the rule says
Pocketed-coil box spring
6, 8 or 11 inches; king split in two
Not yet researched
Platform bed
Presidio needs no box spring
Not yet researched
Slats
Not yet researched
Slats no more than 2.5 inches apart
Chapter 09
Review counts checked on each site · they change daily
Customer reviews and complaints
Why this matters to you: Star ratings depend on who posts and where. Read the low-star reviews for patterns, not just the average.
No aggregate customer ratings found as of Sept 2026: the GoodBed McRoskey brand page shows zero reviews, and no verified star ratings, review counts, BBB profile data, or editorial lab scores were published. Brand site shows no on-site review widgets or ratings on model pages. Common praise themes from brand marketing (not independent reviews): handcrafted comfort, heritage quality, natural materials.
Complaint themes: none verifiable from published sources; typical risks buyers should verify in-store are quote-only pricing, no published trial, and 3-4 week build waits. Treat satisfaction evidence as absent, not positive.
How we read the reviews
Read each platform on its own: who runs it, its rating scale, how many reviews it has, and the date we checked it.
Reported praise and concerns:
Review sites side by side
What each review site says
Not published
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Platform
Rating
Sample
Chapter 10
What are the mattresses made of?
Why this matters to you: Layer names say little without numbers. Ask what is inside your exact model, layer by layer.
Modern Collection: 100% natural, double-sided, hand-layered, hand-tufted builds with no foams, adhesives, toxic materials, chemical flame retardants, or off-gassing substances (brand-reported). Published layers by model include California Supima cotton, fine-combed cashmere, alpaca fleece, EcoWool, organic cotton (select models), all-natural Talalay latex (1-5 inches by model), horsehair/horsetail, Tencel blend (St.
Francis), Softech microcoils and NanoCoils (select models), and a proprietary hand-built pocketed innerspring. Design details: Framing Fog woven ticking, hand-applied metal airlets, double box-stitched handles, self-welt edge, leather/woven labels. Classic Mission: heritage open-coil innerspring with Supima/organic cotton and EcoWool.
No third-party certifications (e.g., GOTS, GOLS, OEKO-TEX) published as of Sept 2026.
The materials, in plain words
Softech microcoils
Not yet researched
Used in: Cole Valley, Presidio
NanoCoil
Not yet researched
Used in: St. Francis, Hayes Valley, Pacific Heights
Talalay latex
Not yet researched
Used in: Modern models, 1-5 inches by model
EcoWool
Not yet researched
Used in: Modern and Classic models
Safety labels, and what each one covers
Certifications
Not yet researched
We have not yet verified McRoskey's certification claims with the certifiers themselves.
What these labels do and don't prove
Read your law tag
How to read the law tag in three steps
Why this matters to you:
Law tag guide
How to read a mattress law tag
The three steps
1
All-natural Talalay latex
2
Cashmere, alpaca fleece and EcoWool
3
Softech microcoils and NanoCoils
Full law tag guide, factory code decoding, and the certificate glossary live on our shared safety page.
How to read this: the law tag, the brand's own statements, and certificates each cover different things. A spec the brand doesn't publish isn't proof it's missing; it just isn't shared.
Chapter 11
Where can you try and buy the mattresses?
Why this matters to you: Where you buy sets the price, the trial and who handles problems. Check the seller's terms, not just the brand's.
Try and buy through McRoskey showrooms and authorized retailers in Northern California via the FIND A RETAILER / Find a Store locator on mcroskey.com; GoodBed notes company-owned stores in Northern California. No online checkout, cart pricing, or DTC shipping flow published as of Sept 2026; contact is Info@McRoskey.com.
Wikipedia places the primary display site at 2233 Alameda St., San Francisco, and notes manufacturing was sold to Pleasant Mattress Company (GoodBed: built by Pleasant Mattress since 2019; official warranty text references Pleasant Mattress Inc.). Phone and hours: not published as of Sept 2026 - confirm via the store locator.
Showroom Network
Northern California showrooms and retailers
Not yet researched
Store Access
Company-owned stores in Northern California
Not yet researched
Sales Culture
No online checkout
Not yet researched
Inventory & Delivery
White-glove delivery, old-set takeaway
Not yet researched
How to test a bed in the store
Where McRoskey sells
A sample to show the mix of store types. Use the brand's store finder for the ones near you.
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Channel
Address
Type
1
San Francisco, CA
2233 Alameda St., San Francisco
Display site
Hours change by location, so call ahead before you visit.
Not yet researched. Checked The FIND A RETAILER / Find a Store locator on mcroskey.com.
Chapter 12
McRoskey vs. other mattress brands
Why this matters to you: A fair comparison needs the same facts for both beds. Line up price, trial and warranty for each one.
Vs. Aireloom/Kluft (CA luxury handmade): McRoskey wins on two-sided flippable builds and SF heritage story; loses on dealer-network breadth and published specs. Vs.
Shifman (two-sided luxury innerspring): both flippable and heritage; McRoskey leans all-natural fibers/latex while Shifman publishes more construction detail. Vs. Avocado/Naturepedic (certified-organic DTC): McRoskey wins on bespoke SF hand-tufting; loses on third-party certifications, published prices, trials, and nationwide shipping.
Vs. Saatva (luxury DTC): Saatva wins on transparent pricing, 365-night trial, and white-glove nationwide logistics; McRoskey wins on two-sided longevity design and natural-materials purity for purists who can buy locally.
Competitor details reflect published prices and specs on the date shown. Mattress brands may update prices and trial terms over time.
Chapter 13
How we research and report
This page is an early draft built from our research sheet for McRoskey. We read the brand's own pages and public listings, and we do not test mattresses ourselves. Fields marked "Not yet researched" are still being checked.
Researched Sept 2026 from official mcroskey.com pages first (Modern and Classic collection indexes; Cole Valley, St. Francis, Hayes Valley, Sunset, Pacific Heights, Presidio, and Mission model pages; Heritage; Mattress Care; Warranty terms; Find a Store; Dealers), then GoodBed brand data and Wikipedia company background for history and manufacturing context.
Brand construction, heritage, and policy claims are labeled brand-reported; no prices, trial terms, certifications, or review aggregates were published on official or major third-party pages, and those gaps are recorded as not published rather than filled. Key sources: mcroskey.com model/care/warranty/heritage pages; GoodBed McRoskey brand page; McRoskey Mattress Company Wikipedia entry.
How we check this page
Stage 01Factory
Who built the bed
Stage 02Test results
Outside test results
Stage 03Safety
Fire safety papers and the law tag
Stage 04Pressure and motion
Outside pressure and motion tests
Stage 05Reviews
Review scores, side by side
Quick Answers
Quick Answers Before You Buy
Safety and materials
Buying and policies
Is McRoskey a San Francisco company?
Yes - a San Francisco heritage maker founded in 1899 by brothers Edward and Leonard McRoskey, still fourth-generation family-run.
How much do McRoskey mattresses cost?
Not published as of Sept 2026; pricing is quote-only through showrooms and retailers.
Is there a sleep trial or free returns?
No brand-wide trial, return, exchange, or fee policy is published; confirm terms with your retailer before ordering.
What does the warranty cover?
A 10-year non-prorated warranty for the original owner covering sag over 1.5 inches and listed defects, excluding comfort preference, stains, and transport.
Are McRoskey mattresses really all-natural and flippable?
Per the brand, Modern models are 100% natural, double-sided, hand-tufted with no foams or adhesives; flip/rotate quarterly per the care guide.
Where can I try one?
Northern California showrooms/retailers via the FIND A RETAILER locator; white-glove local delivery with old-set removal included nearby.
Prices and promos checked Not yet researched. Recheck before buying.
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