Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress Review

##David Wolfe and John Merwin founded the American company Leesa in 2014 to improve sleep quality by using high-end materials to give all types of sleepers more comfort and an opulent feel.

The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress combines the best of both worlds by having a responsive top foam layer that contours your body for comfortable alignment and deeper sleep while having a spring layer that provides edge support, durability, and mobility for all body types and sleep positions.

In this review, we will test the Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress regarding:

• Pros and cons.
• Unboxing experience.
• Feel and comfort.
• Construction and design.
• Performance test results.
• Warranty policies, company policies, and all the FAQs you might want to know.

The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress Overview

Pros

• Durability: The Leesa Original Hybrid mattress is made to last, offering long-term comfort and support. It is constructed with premium materials.
• Balanced Support: Offers a balanced feel appropriate for a range of sleep preferences by combining the responsive support of pocket springs with the contouring comfort of foam.
• Breathability: The combination of airflow foam and pocket springs enhances breathability, which facilitates heat dissipation and airflow, maintaining a cool and comfortable sleeping surface.
• Versatility: Because of its responsive support and medium-firm feel, this mattress is ideal for people who sleep on their stomachs, sides, and backs, among other positions.

Cons

• Feel: The mattress offers contouring comfort, but some people—especially those who prefer a more enveloping feel—might not have the deep sinkage and hug of an all-foam mattress.

Who do we recommend the Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress for?

• Balance-Seeking Sleepers: Perfect for those looking for a well-balanced combination of supportive pocket springs and contouring foam comfort.
• Couples: This option is great because it provides exceptional motion isolation, allowing partners' movements to go unnoticed while they sleep.
• Hot Sleepers: The hybrid design encourages airflow and heat dissipation for a cooler sleeping surface, making it recommended for people who typically sleep hot.
• Versatile Sleepers: It fits a variety of sleeping positions, including side, stomach, and back sleepers, because it combines coils and foam and is medium-firm.
• Those Who Want Durability: For those looking for a long-lasting mattress made of premium materials for comfort and support over time, the Leesa Original is a perfect option.

Unboxing the Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress

For easy transportation and setup, the Leesa Original Hybrid mattress comes compressed and rolled in a package that requires two people to handle. Leesa considers client satisfaction to be very important.

It expanded to become a full-size mattress that was ready for use in a few hours after all we had to do was unpack and unwrap it from the packaging using scissors. Additionally, the edges filled up nicely, showing good corner expansion.

We noticed a faint odor after unpacking, which is known as off-gassing. But within a day, with enough ventilation, this faint non-chemical odor will go away.

All things considered, we discovered that the Leesa original hybrid's unboxing process was incredibly safe and practical.

Firmness, Feel, and Comfort For The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress

The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress Firmness

Your body weight and preferred sleeping position will determine how firm your mattress is, so it's critical to choose one that fits your needs.

The Leesa Original Hybrid has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale, has a medium-firm feel, and is well-suited for a range of sleeping positions because it offers a well-balanced combination of comfort and support. Back and combination sleepers will find it ideal.

The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress Feel

The Leesa Original Hybrid mattress's breathable cover and velvety feel make for a comfortable sleeping environment. The mattress has just the right amount of cushioning for relaxation and pressure relief, combined with sufficient support for proper spinal alignment. Furthermore, it can aid in the release of pressure points, particularly in the hips and shoulders, which improves the general quality of sleep.

The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress Comfort

When it comes to mattresses, side, back, and stomach sleepers have different needs. Most of the time, a medium-firm mattress is required for back sleepers to preserve correct spinal alignment.

But to keep their lower backs from being strained, stomach sleepers need a firm mattress to avoid sinking too far into it. A softer mattress that better fits the body is necessary for side sleepers because it lessens pressure points on the hips and shoulders.

After putting the Leesa Original through a series of tests to determine its ideal user profile, we concluded that back sleepers would find it ideal as its supportive core keeps your spine aligned, while the gentle contouring cradles your body and relieves pressure points in your lower back. While suitable for those who change positions occasionally, side and stomach sleepers might find other Leesa options offer a better fit.

Here’s a table summarizing these results:

Constructions, Materials, and Design

Materials and Design

The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress is a unique option that is made with the best materials in all its numerous layers of soft foam, which are combined with 789+ individually wrapped springs, delivering edge support and mobility for all body types and sleep positions.

Layers

1. Breathable Cool-Knit Cover: By keeping the mattress cool and breathable, the cover helps to improve comfort and temperature regulation. Despite not being a foam layer, the Cool-Knit Cover is essential for promoting airflow and reducing heat buildup, ensuring a comfortable sleeping environment.
2. 1" Contouring Memory Foam: There is a layer of one-inch contouring memory foam right underneath the cover. Because of its CertiPUR-US® certification, this memory foam satisfies strict requirements for durability, performance, and emissions. To provide individualized comfort and support, it contours and relieves pressure on the body's natural curves.
3. 1.5" High-Performance Foam: CertiPUR-US® certified. This layer of foam is designed to provide enhanced comfort and responsive support. It assists in equally distributing weight over the surface of the mattress, helping pressure points, and fostering healthy spinal alignment.
4. 8" Individually Wrapped Spring System with Side Edge Support: An 8-inch layer of individually wrapped pocket springs makes up the mattress's core. These pocket springs are made to minimize motion transfer and improve overall comfort by specifically supporting various body parts. The side edge support component of the spring system strengthens the mattress's perimeter to reduce sagging and enhance edge stability.
5. 0.75” High-Density Base Support Foam: This layer acts as a sturdy and supportive base. For increased comfort throughout the night, the high-density foam also reduces motion transfer and adjusts to the movements of the sleeper.

Performance of The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress

Cooling

The Leesa Original Hybrid mattress helps heat escape, promotes airflow, and prevents heat buildup, all of which contribute to temperature regulation. Materials are chosen based on their capacity to neutralize heat, which absorbs and releases excess heat, for people who tend to become overheated at night.

Because it prevents overheating and promotes more comfortable sleep, mattress cooling is crucial. Those who live in hot climates and are hot sleepers should pay particular attention to this.

We monitored the heat retention of the Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress while we lay on it for twenty minutes to evaluate its cooling capacity. The mattress stayed cool and comfy for the entirety of the 20 minutes, and we almost didn’t feel any heat at all.

The Leesa Original Hybrid got a well-deserved 4.5/5 on our cooling test.

Responsiveness

The time it takes for a mattress to regain its original shape after use is how we gauge responsiveness. Because they're so comfortable to move around on and switch positions on, responsive mattresses are great for both combination sleepers and sexual activities.

We put a 20-pound ball on the Leesa Original Hybrid mattress and then took it off to see how responsive it was. We can determine how quickly the mattress returns to its original shape after being pushed down with this test. It responded in 1.2 seconds, indicating average responsiveness.

In general, the Leesa Original Hybrid mattress provides comfort all night by conforming to the curves of your body.

The Leesa Original Hybrid got a solid 4.6/5 on our responsiveness test.

Motion Isolation

For couples who don't want their partner tossing and turning to wake them up in the middle of the night, motion isolation is essential because it reduces and absorbs motion transfer across the mattress surface.

We put a 20-pound ball on one side of the mattress and topped it with a glass half full of water to test this. There was hardly any movement in the water within the glass when the twenty-pound ball struck the mattress. The mattress was able to absorb the majority of the ball's impact.

To find out how well the mattress would keep out motion from a partner, we ran one more test. One of our reviewers was made to lie on one side of the mattress, and the other was allowed to roll around on the other. The reviewer who stayed motionless across the mattress said they almost didn't feel any movement at all, demonstrating good motion isolation.

Our motion isolation test gave the Leesa Original Hybrid a score of 4.6/5.

Edge Support

The edge support determines how stable you'll feel sitting on the side of your bed. For couples, heavy sleepers, those looking for a long-lasting mattress, and anyone who enjoys spreading out and using the entire surface of the mattress, an excellent edge support mattress is a blessing.

We conducted two tests on the Leesa Original Hybrid to see how it would function. Initially, we firmly applied pressure to the edges while monitoring for counterpressure. When we released the pressure, the mattress regained its original shape and offered good edge support.

Second, we examined any sinking that might have resulted from our weight while sitting on the edge of the mattress. There was only a slight indentation, which is to be expected since mattresses aren't made of rock-solid materials. However, the side-edge support coils effectively prevented excessive sinkage, leaving us feeling well-supported.

We gave the Leesa Original Hybrid mattress 4.5/5 stars.

Noise

The best option for couples and light sleepers is a silent mattress. The last thing you want to hear when you're trying to fall asleep is your partner kicking and rolling around or your mattress's springs creaking.

To listen for noise, we set a 20-pound ball on top of the Leesa Original Hybrid. Using sensitive microphones, we listened for any squeaks or other noises, but we heard none. There's hardly any noise from the Leesa Original Hybrid mattress.

We gave it a 5/5 noise rating, so it's a great option for couples, light sleepers, and people who are sensitive to noise.

Sex

While it's a matter of taste, edge support, cooling, bounce, and noise are the four main factors to consider when choosing a mattress for sex.

Because of this, most couples need a mattress that provides some responsiveness in addition to motion isolation. The Leesa hits that sweet spot and is responsive enough for sex. It also has good bounce.

Its pleasant bounce and cooling properties help keep you from sinking too far. This suggests that neither of you will feel hot or heavy, allowing you and your partner to move freely and comfortably.

Because the Leesa Original is noiseless and has strong edge support, it's a very safe option for both you and your partner; it received a 4.6/5 on our sex performance test.

Pressure Relief

The curved, cushioned surface of a well-pressed mattress helps to relieve pressure points. Joint pain is common among those who sleep on their sides and benefit from mattresses that provide ample pressure relief.

We used our pressure map method to test the Leesa Original hybrid mattress's capacity to release pressure. For twenty minutes, we had our reviewer lie on the mattress while we took pressure readings at various body locations.

The pressure map below shows the results of the pressure relief test.

The blue area on the map indicates that the mattress relieves pressure on the shoulders and hips as you sleep, which makes it an excellent choice for back sleepers due to its medium firmness too.

Those who sleep on their stomachs should look for a firmer mattress, as we can see in the yellow on the map, it isn’t firm enough to provide support for stomach sleepers. while those who sleep on their sides should look for a softer mattress.

The Leesa Original Hybrid mattress received a total score of 4.6/5 in our test of pressure relief.

Leesa Warranty and Company Policies

Warranty

For 10 years, the Leesa Original mattress has been warranted to be free of manufacturing flaws and defective parts. At no additional cost to you, Leesa will replace your mattress if an issue arises during this term. However, the guarantee does not extend to accidents, abuse, or misuse.

Trial

You can try the Leesa Original Mattress risk-free for 100 nights. Because you have plenty of time to try the mattress out and make a decision, this is a great option for anyone unsure which mattress is ideal for them. You are free to use the mattress as much as you like during the trial period.

Returns

It's normal for someone to experience some initial discomfort after buying a new mattress. It takes time for their bodies to get used to the new materials, stiffness, and increased support. It is recommended to give a mattress at least 21 nights before returning so that your body can get used to it. During the trial period, you can return the bed for a complete refund at no additional cost.

Shipping

Leesa offers free shipping inside the United States and some areas of Canada. The majority of mattresses ship in 1–2 days; however, the delivery address will affect how long it takes to arrive.

Pricing

The Leesa Original mattress is available in a variety of sizes, with prices starting at $1,049. These prices are before any discounts, so it is best to visit their website for the most up-to-date information.

The Leesa Original Hybrid mattress is available for a fair price. You should anticipate receiving outstanding value and performance for your money. To ensure that it stays cool, comfortable, and supportive throughout the night, the mattress is constructed with high-quality foams and materials.

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FAQs about The Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress

How much time does it take for the entire expansion of a Leesa mattress?

A Leesa mattress usually takes a few hours to fully expand and take on its desired size and shape after being unpacked. Nevertheless, it might take up to 24 hours for the mattress to become as comfortable as it can be and for any lingering smells from the packaging to go away.

I have a Leesa mattress; can I use a topper or protector?

To extend the life and improve the comfort of a Leesa mattress, you can use a topper or protector on top of it. It is important to select products that are specifically made to work with the mattress to prevent negatively impacting the mattress's performance.

Are Leesa mattresses appropriate for frames with adjustable beds?

Leesa mattresses do indeed work with adjustable bed frames, enabling you to alter your sleeping position for maximum support and comfort.

Do Leesa mattresses need to be rotated or flipped?

Since most Leesa mattresses are made to be used one way, they don't need to be flipped. However, you can encourage even wear and prolong the mattress's life by turning it 180 degrees every six to eight months.

How should my Leesa mattress be maintained and cleaned?

For spills or stains, Leesa advises spot-cleaning the mattress using a mild detergent and water solution. Frequent upkeep can help keep a mattress clean and extend its life, such as by turning it over and applying a mattress protector.