Leesa is one of the most iconic players in the North American online mattress world. In fact, Leesa has US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps endorsing its product at the time of writing. Is Leesa a world-beater, like its famous ambassador? Our Leesa mattress review will help you decide!

Novosbed Inc. made its splash into the online mattress business in 2009. For years, we’ve reviewed our competitors’ products to ensure we offer great value in our own. Novosbed Inc. is also the owner of Douglas and of this website. Based in Edmonton, Canada, Novosbed challenged its three product designers to review Leesa’s queen-size mattress. Here’s how we reviewed the Leesa Mattress:

• We bought a queen Leesa mattress from leesa.ca
• We did not return the Leesa mattress after review
• We performed the same tests on each mattress in the same room with the same people each time

To reduce bias as much as possible, we review all mattresses in the same way, including our own.

Any company associated with the US Olympian Michael Phelps is proudly American. Leesa’s supply chain is California, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Leesa sells to both the USA and Canada, and has been in business since 2014.

Leesa’s website does not mention the sustainability of its manufacturing process. But the company clearly has the environment in mind. Leesa partners with the Arbor Day Foundation, planting a tree for each mattress sold.

After studying Leesa’s website and advertisements, we believe Leesa’s main selling points are:

• Comfort
• Proudly American
• The company’s philanthropic heart

Leesa offers free shipping and a 100 night sleep trial. Returns are free for most customers (Alaska and Hawaii returns cost $100). Leesa offers free ground shipping throughout the US and Canada.  You can expect delivery of your Leesa mattress in 3-10 business days. Leesa also offers 10 year warranty.

Straight out of the box, the Leesa had a mild odor that was still present 72 hours later.

We could not get an accurate reading on Leesa’s firmness within 24 hours. This was because the middle 2-inch memory foam layer expanded slower than we expected.

We used the testing methods described in the “How We Reviewed the Leesa Mattress” section.

Hybrid mattresses try to provide the perfect mix of foams to provide cooling and comfort. Leesa is a hybrid mattress. This helps prevent the mattress from sleeping too hot. The 2″ Avena ^® foam top layer is perforated to allow for maximum airflow and breathability, while cradling you with the perfect combination of cushiony bounce, whether you’re a back, stomach, or side sleeper.

Leesa Mattress Foam Layers

Leesa uses three foam layers. The top layer is 2 inches of Avena foam, designed to provide airflow, bounce, and freedom of movement.  The middle 2 inches are memory foam, sat atop a denser 6-inch support foam.

Leesa mattress cover

Leesa is one of the best-looking mattresses on the market! Its white-on-grey cover is hip and well executed. Despite its zipper and removable fabric, the topside is not machine washable. Still, this removable cover will make spot cleaning your Leesa easier.

Environmental Sustainability

Leesa’s ethical practices are commendable. Leesa is BCorp certified, meaning they “meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.” Leesa also participates in a tree-planting initiative alongside the Arbor foundation.

Leesa’s firmness is medium. Our testing rated it 4.3 out of 10 for firmness.

Firmness

Leesa is not the softest mattress on the market, at 4.3 out of 10. But it is one of the softest mattresses we have tested to date.

Feel

The top layer of the Leesa is softer than expected for a medium-firmness mattress.

Leesa is a comfortable medium mattress with a top layer that facilitates hug and sinkage. This seems to be an intentional design element. It will suit sleepers who enjoy a sinking feeling.

Sinkage

During testing, we observed 3 inches of sinkage for the Leesa (which was above the average).

We have found that the average sinkage in foam mattresses is 2.59 inches, so you can see that Leesa is above average.

Edge Support

Foam mattresses don’t have the strong edge support of innerspring mattresses. Leesa is no exception, ranking a 6.4 out of 10 on the scale, which is above average in the foam mattress category.

Motion Transfer

Motion transfer describes the transfer of movement energy in a mattress. Innerspring mattresses allow more energy transfer than a foam mattress. This means that one sleeper will feel another sleeper moving in bed. Some foam mattresses perform better than others for motion transfer. There was minimal motion transfer detectable on the Leesa mattress.

Bounciness

The Leesa has a moderately low bounciness rating, with 3.6 out of 10. Memory foam mattresses are generally not as bouncy as traditional innerspring mattresses.

Leesa is competitively priced for the American and Canadian market. Our chart below summarizes the current pricing:

The following table summarizes the main observations from our Leesa mattress review:

Remember, we are associated with Novosbed Inc., a competitor of Leesa’s, and the following is strictly our competitive opinion.

Leesa has been doing good business for a number of years, allowing the company to build a strong reputation. Here’s our summary: