If you're considering the purchase of an air bed, Sleep Number by Select Comfort is possibly the best known and most reliable choice for your purchase. The company has 478 retail stores across the continent, 24-hour phone support, a full website and a 20-year limited warranty. Because of these features and their quality levels, Select Comfort is generally recognized as representing the premier national air bed brand.

Keep reading for a helpful review of the Sleep Number mattress features, different models and where you can buy this innovative product.

Overview of the Product

The main selling point that attracts customers to the Sleep Number air bed is the remote controlled firmness settings. Each sleeper is able to control the firmness on their own side of the bed, inflating and deflating their individual air chambers at will.

There are two separate air chambers in the air bed. Sleep Number technology then allows each person to control their specific air chamber using either a wired or wireless digital remote. The individual then chooses a specific number, locking it in and adjusting the number as needed.

The mattress is then covered in a high-quality Belgian Damask fabric quilted in a plush, pillow top style.

Different Air Bed Models

There are 6 styles of the Select Comfort air bed - they include Sleep Number 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000 and finally, the top-of-the-line 9000.

The Sleep Number 3000 is the company's basic model. The key differences between it and higher level models are mattress height, materials, pillow-top inclusion and the fabric used to cover the mattress.

Cost of the Select Comfort Bed

The Select Comfort Sleep Number beds range in price from $449.99 for a basic model in a Twin size to just over $4600 for a California King Sleep Number 9000 model, which is pretty steep for those who are simply more interested in a basic good night of sleep.

Retail and Online Locations

Customers can purchase a Select Comfort bed directly from their website (selectcomfort.com). Alternatively, you can call their 24-hour customer sales and service line at 1-888-411-2188 and order over the phone.

Alternatively, customers can also purchase an air bed at one of Select Comfort's 478 stores across Canada and the United States. Visiting a bricks-and-mortar retail location allows you to try out the bed for yourself and even see inside an air bed. Sleep Number stores also sell a wide variety of air bed accessories, like pillows, bedding and other customized products.

Before you buy, take note that despite the company's promise to take the mattress and bed set back within a month if you're not happy with it, the responsibility for footing the cost of the return rests in your wallet. The cost of a shipment that large will be fairly sizable.