We’ve had a king-sized Tuft & Needle mattress in our master bedroom for almost a year now and last fall, we put two XL twin Leesa mattresses in the girls’ bunk room. A few people asked why we didn’t get the same mattress, and the truth is–we were curious to see if we would have liked the Leesa more!
Now that it’s been a few months with both, we thought we’d share our own opinions of how they differ and even which one we’d prefer if we could do it all over again. But first, they have a lot of similarities.
•BOTH you can order online.
•BOTH have thousands of 5 star reviews
•BOTH have 100 night risk free return policy
•BOTH are a 10″ high-quality foam mattress
•BOTH come in a box and expand to full size in about an hour after unboxing
With all those similarities, they are absolutely not the same mattress. The first difference you’ll notice is the price. The Leesa mattress is $100-$200 more depending on the size you choose, but maybe it’s worth it?
A mattress is an extremely personal-preference thing. And, obviously, both mattresses have a lot of fans, so we’re not here to tell you which one you’d like better. But personally, after reading many bed-time stories to the girls while laying in their beds and even dozing off a dozen times (it’s so quiet and cool in their room!), we find that the Leesa mattress is more comfortable and enjoyable. The T&N feels more dense, while the Leesa has a nice give to it. And while both claim to have cooling aspects to them, the Tuft & Needle sleeps warmer. After researching a little more, I learned that the T&N has two layers (their own “Adaptive” Foam on top of a “supportive base layer”) while the Leesa has three (A 2″ top layer of cooling foam, 2″ contouring memory foam in the center, on top of 6″ dense core support foam).
Would we have been perfectly happy with our Tuft & Needle had we not tried the Leesa, too? For me, yes. For Chris? Probably not. Many of you know that Chris had back surgery 2 years ago and getting the T&N mattress a year ago, we were hopeful that it would help in his continuing recovery. It was a big (!!) improvement from our previous mattress, but recently Chris’s back started acting up again. He put a mattress topper on his side of the bed which helped for a couple months but he needs more support now. We’re working closely with his chiropractor to look at all of our options, but that’s a different post (and likely mattress) entirely.
Do you have the Tuft & Needle or Leesa mattress? We’d love to hear your experiences in the comments, and maybe you’ll even help someone else decide.
I have a Tuft and Needle mattress and words I would use to describe it are: luxurious, hyper-comfortable and perfectly supportive. I’m 62, weigh 250 lbs and a very restless sleeper. Laying on this mattress is to me, just like floating on a cloud. The 3″ comfort foam fills in the gaps beneath you as your body compresses the foam underneath it and that support is just heavenly for someone my size. I have spinal stenosis and my back has never felt better. Try this bed…you have nothing to lose given their money back 100 day trial period.
My husband and a I have a T&N mattress and we absolutely hate it. At the time of purchase, our T&N employed friend provided us with a friends-and-family discount on the mattress. Had that not been provided, I would have had greater reason to return within the 90 days (or whatever the return grace period is) after purchase. Now I wish I just would have returned it anyway. The mattress is so incredibly hard, even with the free mattress topper they provide their customers. I’m a side sleeper. I wake up at night with a sore shoulder. I roll to my other side, wake up a couple of hours later and roll back. I genuinely can’t wait until I have enough spare cash to purchase a different mattress. I’ve had guests come over and try our twin T&N. Everyone’s response is the same—such a horrible night’s sleep.
My husband and I agree! Their customer service and ordering process was amazing – but our experience with actually sleeping on it is not great. Sleeps hot and wake with back aches. Not supportive. We both have back problems so we are probably in the minority considering their reviews…
We did call to return it within the window— but they offered to extend the trial and gave us a topper and we took them up on it… then life got busy and we missed the return period. And it’s been 2 years now and we don’t know what to replace it with!
BOTTOM LINE:
– Excellent customer service! A+
– Our experience sleeping on it: Very uncomfortable!
Tuft and Needle mattress is healthier to sleep on, firmer for support, softer to rest, and delightfully bouncier than other premium memory foam mattresses. http://www.memoryfoamdoctor.com/memory-foam-mattress/best-memory-foam-mattress/
We have had our Leesa for almost a year-hands down best thing we ever bought. I love going to bed! I spend a lot more time reading in bed now also instead of on the sofa. And I lounge in bed more. I cannot say enough how much I love the Leesa. My husband weighs nearly twice what I do and has restless leg syndrome. Needless to say he moves a lot and when he does I used to feel it-not w The Leesa! I will say it sleeps slightly warmer than our old standard mattress but it doesn’t bother me.
I don’t own either of the mattresses you mentioned but wanted to share an alternative mattress not often mentioned….100% wool. It’s a unique style of mattress, which like you mentioned, is a very personal preference. You can tailor the mattress to your liking. I wanted to share this option with you and your readers to offer an alternative. We purchased ours from The Wool Bed Company and are very happy with it. We love the support it offers and that it has no chemicals. Two other companies are Shepherd’s Dream and Holy Lamb Organics.
http://www.surroundewe.com/