I spent many nights flipping my old pillow multiple times to get a cool spot. I almost never need to flip this pillow, its cool on contact. It's extremely heavy but so comfortable and molds to your position. I'm a stomach/side sleeper and it works for me.
This Tempur-Pedic cooling pillow is a game changer. The cooling layer works immediately—you feel the chill as soon as you lie down—and it stays cool far longer than standard gel pillows. The foam is supportive without being too hard, and I wake up with zero neck pain.
I was very excited to find a pillow that worked, unfortunately this just isn't it. It was recommended to me as a side-sleeper who prefers the firmer pillow and has trouble staying cool... but the moment I lay on it the pillow seems to go pretty flat. The cooling is great at first, but it's very temporary relief, as it seems to hold onto even more heat than a "normal" pillow once you've been laying on it a while. I'm waking up multiple times a night having to adjust the pillow because it's too hot, too flat, and too uncomfortable. By morning I have a major kink in my neck, and now I'm getting headaches, and generally I'm in a terrible mood because of the worse sleep. This was a very expensive pillow to not be what it was advertised. I gave it 2 stars because it *does* seem very high quality and it would likely last many years, unfortunately I can't continue to use it. Sadly I got a BOGO so I have 2 unusable pillows.
I first experienced this pillow at a visit to a friend's guest room. I ordered one the next day. I have bought a couple more since then. As a hot sleeper this is the best I have found