Leesa Original vs. Tempur Pedic

We are back with another battle. In today’s review, we’ll have one of those traditional and old-school vs. new and innovative debates as we compare Leesa Original  vs Tempur Pedic.

Tempur Pedic is a memory foam mattress pioneer and a leading brand name in the luxury mattress market, while Leesa is a newcomer to the industry growing impressively since 2014 and focusing mostly on online selling.

Let’s take a closer look at them to see how they compare and which could be your perfect sleep match. Last updated Jan 24, 2022 @ 7:59 pm

Leesa Original

Construction and Materials

The Leesa Original is an all-foam mattress that combines premium foams for extraordinary cooling, contouring, and pressure-relieving support. It is composed of the following layers:

• 2″ Cooling Foam Top Layer – The top layer is 2″ of the special cooling foam, designed to provide both a hug of classic memory foam and enough bounce which facilitates moving around in bed and prevents you from feeling stuck in the foam. The special structure of this foam also allows greater airflow through the mattress and aids in cooling.
• 2″ Contouring Memory Foam Layer – This layer is made up of 2″ of contouring memory foam designed to support the body and provide pressure relief and proper spinal alignment.
• 6″ Core Support Foam Base Layer – This layer is 6″ of dense support foam that serves as the foundation for the layers above and works with them to provide excellent support for all types of sleepers and all sleeping positions.

Leesa Original mattress layers

The Leesa Original has a seamless gray, twill fabric cover that is extremely soft to the touch. The cover works to provide a cool sleeping surface that is pleasant to the touch and increases the overall comfort and luxuriousness of this mattress.

Firmness and Support

The Leesa Original comes in a universal firmness option designed to appeal to a wide range of sleepers, and it is around a 6 out of 10 on the firmness scale, with 10 being the firmest.

However, firmness is largely weight dependent and I tended to compress the top layers less than Andrew who weighs considerably more than I do. Unlike its predecessor, the Leesa Original mattress provided us with excellent support in all sleeping positions and did not cause Andrew to compress the mattress so much and bottom out when sitting on it.

Leesa Original, corner view

Comfort

The Leesa Original mattress is a comfortable mattress. Its top comfort cooling foam layer is soft enough to mold to your body and offers incredible pressure relief to prevent the appearance of pressure points and dead arm sensation while it’s at the same time supportive enough to keep your spine properly aligned regardless of the position you sleep in.

The special foams used in its construction also provide a bit of responsiveness and bounce which facilitates moving around and getting in and out of bed during the night.

Andrew felt this mattress was supportive enough for his heavyweight, and it didn’t cause him to reach the foundation of our bed. So, if you are a heavier sleeper, you will find this mattress quite comfortable and its thinner construction won’t affect your overall comfort and the quality of your sleep.

Sleeping Hot

As for sleeping hot, the Leesa Original does a good job here, and it is about average in this category.

Its top comfort layer made of the special cooling foam combined with the soft breathable cover prevents the build-up of excessive body heat, eliminates any discomfort and the feeling of stickiness usually present with many all-foam mattresses, and provides you with a cool and comfortable night’s sleep.

Sinkage and Motion Transfer

As it has been already said, sinkage and motion transfer is highly dependent on the sleeper’s weight and as Andrew weighs around 230 lbs, he compressed a bit the top comfort layer of this mattress, but the special foam used in this layer worked perfectly with the memory foam layer and the firmer base layer below to prevent him from sinking all the way down through the mattress and bottoming out.

Leesa Original profile view

Edge support is also good with this mattress. Andrew didn’t press all the way down through the mattress and come to rest on the foundation of our bed when sitting on or near its edge, and it worked perfectly well for me as well. We also didn’t experience any feeling of sliding and rolling off the bed.

As for motion transfer, there is almost no motion transfer with this mattress due to its all foam construction which isolates movements between partners to the least bit.

Smell / Off-Gassing

There is a small degree of off-gassing/smell upon opening the box. It is due to the all-foam construction of this mattress, but it is nothing overpowering when compared to some other mattresses we have reviewed.

Customer Service:

• Shipping – free shipping, arrives in 3-6 days
• 10 Year Warranty
• 100 Night Sleep Trial Period
• Made in the USA

Price

The Leesa Original is pretty reasonably priced when compared to the in-store brands, and it comes in at $1099 for a queen.

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Tempur Luxe Breeze

Construction and Materials

Tempur-Pedic, unlike other mattress companies, don’t share a lot of information about their technology. They consider it proprietary information, so there are not many details about the materials they use for the construction of their mattresses, density of the layers, etc.

Tempur Luxe Breeze is an all-foam mattress by design and it is based on the following layers:

Luxe Breeze Layers

• PureCool+ Phase Change Top Layer: This is their new comfort layer that includes exclusive technology designed to wick heat away from the body and provide a cooling layer. All memory foam, no gel materials or anything, and not a lot of public information on exactly what the Breeze consists of.
• TEMPUR-CM+ Layer: This is their support layer, made of the advanced TEMPUR material which allows maximum airflow and works with the top layer to dissipate heat for all-night cooling comfort and provide overall sleep support.
• The Foundation Layer: This layer is made of the Ventilated TEMPUR-APR material which is known to be one of the most pressure-relieving materials ever and now it also comes with an ultra-breathable design. It serves as the core foundation of this mattress and provides overall support and base for the mattress.

The cover of the Tempur Luxe Breeze comes with a SmartClimate Dual Cover System. It is an advanced zip-off cover with double the cool-to-touch power that is cool and pleasant to the touch and that will also make you feel cooler when you lie down.

Firmness & Support

The new Tempur Luxe Breeze soft model is quite soft when compared to other models. The PureCool+ Phase Change layer and TEMPUR-CM+ layer of this mattress place it around a 4-5 on a 10-point scale (10 being the firmest). So, when you lay on the mattress, you sink into it quite a bit, especially if you are a heavier sleeper like Andrew (230lbs).

The Tempur Pedic differs from many other memory foam mattresses in that it may initially seem to sleep hot or be too hard. However, the company recommends a 2-3 week “break-in” period for your body to acclimate to the mattress, and as time passes your body totally adapts to it.

Comfort

As it has been already mentioned, the new Tempur Luxe Breeze soft is a very soft model, and it gives you the feeling of sleeping on a could. It is extremely comfortable, it cushions your body and feels super luxurious.

Although it doesn’t have any special technology and materials included in its construction, its high-quality, heavy foam for which it is known perfectly conforms and adapts to your body.

Sleeping Hot

Tempur Pedics used to be known for sleeping hot. The early models would be hot in the summer, and hard and cold in the winter. The ones we have used and slept on were no different.

The company has introduced their special cooling technology to address this, which is a key feature in the Tempur Luxe Breeze model which to a degree isn’t bad, but really is just more layers of memory foam designed to wick heat away.

These innovations are equally as effective as those of the mattresses including the newer heat-regulating technology such as the use of copper, gel cooling layer or latex. Their new cooling technology does keep the mattress much cooler than previous generations of Tempur Pedic models for sure.

Luxe Breeze cooling system

Sinkage and Motion Transfer

Tempur Pedics are known for having a very minimal motion transfer, due to the use of high-quality dense foam in their construction.

Sinkage with the new Luxe Breeze is a little pronounced because it is Tempur Pedic’s softest model. However, it was nothing too extreme. When Andrew sat down on it, it compressed quite a bit but did not cause him to sink down to the foundation as Leesa did.

Tempur Pedic LuxeBreeze – profile and edge support demonstration

Smell / Off-Gassing

Although there was a significant chemical smell with the earlier Tempur Pedics, they seemed to have addressed this with the current models, and with their delivery of uncompressed mattresses. So, no noticeable smell comes from the Luxe Breeze.

Customer Service

Tempur Pedic used to sell their mattresses through major mattress retailers exclusively which helped them avoid dealing directly with the customers. Lately, however, they began selling their mattresses online as well.

Tempur Pedic customer service includes:

• 90 Night Sleep Trial
• 10 Year Warranty
• In-home delivery guaranteed by Tempur Pedic.

Price

Although Tempur Pedics are generally expensive (a queen Luxe Breeze costs $5399), the company offers discounts that can help you save up to 30% on certain sizes of the Luxe Breeze.

Click here to read the full Tempur Luxe Breeze review. 

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Leesa Original vs. Tempur Pedic Mattress Comparison

Below is our comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the Leesa Original vs. Tempur Pedic mattress.

Which Mattress Is Right for You?

Choose Leesa Original mattress if you like:

• Memory foam feel – The softness of the Leesa Original cover combined with the initial soft response from its memory foam layers provides a soft feel typical for memory foam. 
• Sleeping cool – The thin cover of this mattress and the use of the special cooling technologies in its construction allow easier airflow, make this mattress breathable, and eliminate the feeling of stickiness usually present in memory foam mattresses.

Choose Tempur Luxe Breeze if you like:

• The feel of the memory foam – If you like the soft feel of full memory foam mattresses, then the Tempur Luxe Breeze may be the right choice for you. It is an all-foam mattress, made of high-quality dense foam layers that provide the necessary comfort and hug typical for memory foam.
• Soft mattresses – The Luxe Breeze is a very soft all-foam mattress. Its top comfort layers provide enough cushioning and they perfectly mold to your body.
• Sharing your bed – Memory foam is known for causing minimal or no motion transfer at all, and the Luxe Breeze does a good job at isolating excessive motion transfer as well due to its dense memory foam layers. Therefore, if you plan on sharing your bed with a partner, this mattress may be ideal for you. You can change your position or get in and out of bed during the night freely without disturbing your beloved one.