Leesa Original 10" Mattress, California King Size, Cooling/CertiPUR-US Certified Foam / 120-Night Trial

I was a little hesitant buying this mattress because this mattress wasn't as established on Amazon. There weren't as many reviews as other competitors. I was not shy at all with ordering online though. There really is so little risk with any of these bigger companies. If you don't like it, send it back. Well, they either send someone to take or donate it, or ask for proof of donation. I haven't heard a single horror story returning these mattress from any of the popular online only companies. It beats mattress shopping and salesmen any day. Even if under all the pressure of a salesmen you find the right mattress after laying down for 20 minutes, who knows how you'll feel after a night anyway.My search started with Tuft and Needle. We were about 90% sure we were going to try the mattress but after reading many of the popular mattress review sites we learned of the Leesa. In the end it came down to the Casper or Leesa. I know I'm probably wrong, but the thought the Tuft and needle is essentially made with the materials common car seats or couches are kept bugging me even if it is very well reviewed.When it came down to buy the Casper was back ordered on Amazon so the choice was easy. We've read you really can't go wrong with either. You only get 30 days to try the mattress on Amazon so that was a downside but we wanted it 2 days kind of quick. I highly doubt at day 50 I would suddenly decide the mattress wasn't right. 30 days is plenty, I don't care what mattress companies say to keep you invested in your purchase.Delivery and unpacking was super easy. Took about 5-10 minutes. Your mileage my vary, the easier you can toss around 100 lbs for a king, the quicker it will be. It has its shape within minutes and id say by around 3-4 hours I measured it at its full advertised height give or take a quarter of an inch. Build quality looks great, doesn't feel cheap in the slightest bit. Me personally...we noticed little off gassing at all. I was concerned with that since ventilation in our room. I honestly noticed none unless I held my nose to the mattress within the first hour. By night time, about 8 hours later we noticed nothing sleeping. My dogs jumped on the bed, they typically act skeptical to chemical type smells. Neither were phased. Maybe we were lucky or others have much much more sensitive noses or low tolerances.As far as sleep, it's great. We had mattress shopping troubles because my wife and I are very different sleepers both in preference and position. She is around 145 athletically built and prefers a firm mattress. She is a stomach and back sleeper. I am around 200 also athletically built and am typically a side or back sleeper. I usually prefer a medium type of mattress, on the softer side. If you do your research that's pretty much polar opposites as far as a recommended bed lol.This bed just works. She was immediately in love. The avena foam (a material similar but more durable to latex) gives it a firmer touch more on par with a latex vs memory foam mattress. It has more bounce and not that quicksand feeling if memory foam. It felt a little on the firmer side for my preference at first but when you lay for a minute or so that memory foam feeling of the bed contouring starts to come in and it feels great. We pretty much cover every sleeping position imaginable between the two of us and we couldn't be more satisfied. I would definitely agree this is about a 6-6.5 on the firmness scale. It's very versatile though.In hindsight I think this was our correct choice. I think the tuft and needle may have been perfect for her but left me wanting a little more and settling for a mattress pad on my side to continue sleeping on our side.The Casper I speculate would have left both of us unhappy. It seems to be very dependent on weight for feel. The top is very soft giving it a softer feel compared to the Leesa. However I hear people around my weight and heavier feel it's a firmer mattress, we bottom out closer to the support layer. If you're dynamic is opposite to mine, the lighter sleeper likes soft and the heavier firm that might be great for you. I think it would have left her being lighter feeling it's too soft and myself being heavier feeling the mattress was too firm.I'll update as time goes on but at this time I couldn't be happier.

Two important things. One, if you're a stomach sleeper sick of back pain from death valley mattresses, this is your ultimate solution! I've been trying different mattresses all my life and have a tall stack of dead ones in my backyard to prove it. I just bought my second one of these and it literally makes me cry from the sheer comfort! It might take you some time to get used to the slight tabletop feeling but the support is still soft on your pressure points. It's not like a hard bed. Once you realize how you can now sleep in any position rather than fighting to find a single pain free position, you will understand what you got. The other important thing to know is that these Leesa mattresses last exactly five years. Then you bite it and buy another one. I read a review once about frying pans where the gal explained how expensive fancy pans are impractical for some when just buying a new favorite cheap pan every year is actually way more satisfying. Think about it. I also have a pile of fancy pans but I buy a brand new Rachael Ray 12.5 inch every year because it's thin and frys fast and has a great handle. It says "Lifetime Warranty" but they last exactly one year. Then they warp and the nonstick starts coming off and I buy another one because I love how it works compared to the expensive ones with the heavy bases that take forever to heat up and the metal handles that are hot and slippery and uncomfortable. Course, it all comes down to personal preference and I found that mine is to have nice fresh things that simply work how I need them to. So put in the budget for a Lessa every five years and live a pain free stomach sleeping life! Buy one of those frying pans too while you're at it. You now lead an entirely changed life.

First and foremost I obsessed over this purchase. For over SIX months I read every professional and personal review and watched every video about several different mattress brands (Purple, Casper, GhostBed, Helix, Leesa, Tuft and Needle) and any other mail order mattress company you can think of).I decided to purchase the Leesa mattress because I liked the companies values as well as their transparency when it comes to their materials. The massive amount of rave reviews didn't hurt either.Day 1- Set up was a breeze. I managed to set up a full size by myself with no issues. The smell was very, very faint and it puffed up quickly. I slept soundly and woke up for the first time without any new pain, just a little leftover soreness from my previous back pain.Day 2- The smell was much worse today, I had to open a few windows and run a fan but it wasn't unbearable. Still no new backpain and I slept so soundly I actually slept THROUGH my alarm.I've had the mattress for over a week now and the smell is very faint and really only noticeable when you stuff your nose into the mattress and take a deep breath. All sheets fit it well without sliding off and the firmness and comfort are perfect. I have noticed a new neck pain since sleeping on this mattress but I think that's due to my pillow being a bit too thick. I'm going to try a thinner pillow and will update this review in a few days.Two (I think) months later edit: I had to return the mattress. My back pain became unbearable and I think it was due to the mattress being too firm. A friend who also bought one (and loves it) came over and tried mine before it was returned and she said mine was significantly firmer than hers and we purchased around the same time. Could just be a fluke. The return was handled quickly and easily and overall I'd still say to give this mattress a try because they are a great company with great values.