Leesa Natural Hybrid Review

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQs

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and value of the mattress. We then take the results of that test and compare to every mattress we’ve tested to date.

Check out the full performance table below to see how this mattress ranks:

Factor	Leesa Natural Hybrid	Average
Overall Score	8.67	8.57
Price (Queen)	$1,574	$1,332 (Hybrid only)
Cooling – Score	8.0	8.7
Sinkage – Depth	2.12″	2.14″
Sinkage – Feel	Moderate	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Score	6.7	8.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	12.44 m/s²	8.78 m/s²
Response Time – Score	9.9	8.9
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.2 sec.	0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.4 sec.	0.9 sec.
Bounce – Height	12.18″	9.53″
Bounce – Feel	Very High	Moderate
Edge Support – Score	9.4	8.6
Edge Support – Sitting	3.25″	4.04″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Good
Sex – Score	9.8	8.4
Pressure Relief – Score	9.0	8.7
Comfort Layer Thickness	4.3″	4.1″
Mattress Thickness	13″	12.0″
Off-Gassing – Score	8.1	8.1
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	7 days	7 days
Company – Score	9.5	8.7
Trial	100 nights	177 nights
Warranty	10 years	25% have lifetime warranties, average of other 75% of mattresses is 13 years

How is Leesa Natural Hybrid Different?

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has a slightly lower-than-average overall performance and a price tag that is more than average—21% more than the average hybrid.

Advantages

Advantages of the Leesa Natural Hybrid include faster material response time, better edge support, and better-than-average sex performance as well. The better sex performance is largely because of the higher level of bounce.

Neutral Factors

This mattress has 2% less sinkage than average and 25% higher levels of bounce (an advantage for sex, as mentioned above). Both of these factors are considered to be “neutral factors” since different sleepers may have different preferences in these areas.

Disadvantages

Cooling performance is below average and motion transfer levels are higher than average. This can create some unwanted dynamics on the mattress, depending on what type of feel you’re looking for.

Cooling performance on the Leesa Natural Hybrid is good, though not amazing. During our tests, I felt a slight to moderate level of heat retention around my body.

Latex typically does a pretty good job of resisting heat retention. However, the Leesa Natural uses a mix of cotton, memory foam, poly foam, and latex for comfort materials.

This combination of materials just doesn’t seem to breathe as well as other hybrids we’ve tested to date.

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

In our objective temperature testing, we measured a max surface level temperature of 91.8° F, which is 2.22° warmer than average.

After getting off the mattress the temperature declined by 6.4°, which is 1.78° cooler than average. However, being that the 1.78° is still less than the 2.22° warmer than the average max temp, that’s not a great indicator.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

When we consider the objective data alongside my subjective experience and an analysis of the materials, I expect many sleepers will find the cooling good enough, but some may still be disappointed. 

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has a moderate level of sinkage. In our tests, we measured a pressure point sinkage depth of 2.12”. This is 0.04” less sinkage than the average of 2.16”.

The mattress creates a balanced and even feel. It’s neither too deep, nor too shallow in the way that it sinks. There is a moderate level of hug, that like sinkage, is neither too much nor too little.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

When we look at the comfort layer, that makes sense. The mattress is built with cotton, memory foam, poly foam, and latex foam. By combining different material types the mattress is able to deliver a “best of all worlds” type of a feel that will be comfortable for most sleepers.

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has a high level of motion transfer. During our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 12.44 m/s². This is 44.1% more motion transfer than the average of 8.63 m/s².

The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

Natural and latex mattresses often have higher motion and that’s exactly what we see here. While the memory foam layer is likely having a positive impact to help reduce motion, it isn’t enough to overcome the motion-generating impact of latex, coils, and the high-response poly foam.

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we see the highest motion from 0 to 0.15 seconds.

A moment later we see a secondary spike from 0.53 to 0.75 seconds. By 1.13 seconds we return to near-zero levels of energy. When we look at the total motion picture, it just isn’t a great look.

We have a high initial spike, a notable secondary spike, and a duration that exceeds 1 second. For many sleepers, this level of motion is likely to be too much.

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has a very fast material response time. In our tests, we measured a mostly recovered response time of 0.2 seconds and a fully recovered response time of 0.4 seconds.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

These measurements are 0.21 and 0.48 seconds faster than the average response times, respectively. Virtually all of the materials individually bounce back to shape effectively instantly.

While the memory foam layer is a touch slower to fully recover, it’s got poly foam, latex, and pocketed coils below it, which help it to quickly spring back to shape. I expect most sleepers will be perfectly happy with this level of material response.

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has an extremely high level of bounce. In our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 12.18”. This is 2.47” more bounce than the average of 9.71”.

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

Natural and latex mattresses typically have a higher level of bounce and that’s exactly what we see here.

While the bounce is doing no favors for motion transfer (which is high), it is greatly beneficial for ease of movement and sex performance. At 12.18”, the level of bounce is similar to other latex hybrids and coil-based mattresses we’ve tested.

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has excellent edge support for both sitting and lying. In our sitting edge support tests, we measured a sitting sinkage compression of 3.25”. This is 0.82” less sitting sinkage than the average of 4.07”.

As a benchmark, I like to see 4.0” or less, and the Leesa easily hits that. Even when sitting directly on the edge the mattress it remains supportive and there is no material collapse.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

Lying edge support is equally as impressive. During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions when lying directly on the edge of the mattress. The Leesa Natural uses two rows of reinforced edge support coils.

These coils offer extra support at the edge and help the mattress remain supportive at the very edge.

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

In addition, the thicker-than-average mattress height, thicker-than-average support layer, and high-quality materials from top to bottom are all helping to ensure great support. Overall, Leesa Natural has excellent edge support.

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has a near-perfect sex score. With a very high level of bounce at 12.18” and excellent edge support (bordering on exceptional) the mattress nails the two biggest factors we assess.

In addition, the mattress has great pressure relief and low noise. While cooling isn’t perfect, it’s good enough to not be a huge issue. When it comes to sex, there isn’t much more we could ask for from the Leesa.

How Do We Determine Sex Score?

The best mattresses for sex have high bounce, good edge support, quiet materials, and good pressure relief and cooling.

These 5 factors make up the NapLab sex performance score.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	10	Extremely High
Edge Support	20%	9.7	Excellent
Noise	5%	10	Minimal
Pressure Relief	5%	9.0	Excellent
Cooling	5%	8.0	Good

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has excellent pressure relief. During our tests, I felt no significant level of pressure points anywhere on my body. The mattress is built with 4.25” of comfort material, including memory foam, latex foam, and poly foam.

This is just slightly more than the average comfort layer thickness of 4.2”, based on all of our tests to date. The mix of different foam types creates a remarkably balanced and even level of body contouring hug.

Oftentimes, memory foam can feel overly dramatic in the way it contours and hugs the body. Likewise, latex foam can create more of a circular depression around the body at large, without any real body contour.

By combining memory foam, latex foam, and poly foam together the mattress is able to create a balanced feel that benefits from the unique properties of each foam type. Overall, I’m pleased with the pressure relief dynamic and I expect most sleepers will find it more than sufficient.

Off-gassing on the Leesa Natural Hybrid is strong right out of the box and the odor lasted for 7 full days.

This is slightly more than the average off-gassing period, which is 5.89 days.

If you’re looking for something with even less off-gassing, you may want to consider a full latex hybrid (no memory foam). On average, latex hybrids have a faster off-gassing period and don’t smell as strongly compared to other mattress types.

As a company, Leesa has consumer-friendly policies and a long history of sleeper reviews that date back to its launch in 2014.

They offer a 100-night trial period, a 10-year warranty, and free shipping and returns.

The free shipping is “No-Contact”, which means they’ll deliver it outside your home and drop it off, for you to load inside and unpack at your convenience.

If you prefer “White Glove Delivery” that is an option as well but it costs $150 for the convenience.

Furthermore, if you try out the mattress and find that it’s just not a good fit for you, you can return it or exchange it at no cost to you. Leesa sends a crew out to pick up the unwanted mattress and they will be donated to a child or family in need in your local community.

How Do We Determine Company Score?

The company score takes a look at factors that may influence your experience with the mattress.

Factors include length of the trial period, warranty, shipping / return costs, and country of origin.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Trial Period	15%	8.0	100 nights
Warranty	10%	8.0	10 years
Shipping	5%	10	$0
Returns	20%	10	$0
Trust	50%	10	Outstanding
Country of Origin	0%		USA

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has a firmness of 6 out of 10 on our firmness scale. This mid-level firmness gives the mattress a medium-firm feel and is the most popular firmness we test.

The Leesa Natural Hybrid has excellent support. During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions. The mattress is built with 8.75” of support materials.

The steel coil unit contains 1,032 individually wrapped pocketed coils. Notably, the pocketed coil layer is not zoned. However, it does contain reinforced coils along the perimeter of the mattress, which greatly improve the edge support.

Check out the table below to see the sleeper weights and sleeping positions that would be best suited for this mattress.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleepers	Side Sleepers	Back Sleepers
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

The mattress is only available in a 6 out of 10, medium-firm feel. However, this single firmness is appropriate to the needs of most sleepers and body types.

The combination of medium-firm feel, robust 8.75” support layer, and high-quality materials, gives me confidence that most sleepers will find support to be sufficient. 

Design

The Leesa Natural Hybrid is a 13″ hybrid that combines latex foam, poly foam, and a pocketed coil base. It is a collaboration between Leesa + West Elm, and is the only natural mattress offered by Leesa.

Materials

This is a 13″ mattress with 4.25″ of comfort material, spread amongst a cover and three foam layers. There is also an 8.75″ support layer. From top to bottom, here is detailed look at each layer:

• 0.75” quilted cover
• 1.5” Talalay latex
• 1.0” poly foam
• 1.0” poly foam
• 8.0” pocketed coils
• 0.75” support foam

The Cover

This mattress has a 0.75″ quilted made of organic cotton. It has a soft green stitching pattern with cross-stitched accents.

Compared to other Leesa mattresses, this cover has a more natural look to it, albeit possibly just because of the more natural color.

There is a visible gusset on the side of the mattress to accent the comfort layer as well as two handles for carrying or rotating the mattress.

The Comfort Layer

The comfort layer contains three layers of foam—a 1.5″ hole-punched Talalay latex up top, followed by two separate 1.0″ poly foam layers. (one white layer and one green layer).

The green poly foam layer on the bottom serves primarily as a transitional layer into the support system below.

The Support Layer

Being a hybrid, the support layer is made of 8.0″ pocketed coils, each individually encased in a thin fabric. On the queen mattress, there are 1,032 coils.

Each coil moves independently for each other, which helps promote pressure relief while also limiting motion transfer.

Below the coils is a 0.75″ high-density foam designed to provide a supportive base to the layers above.

Product Evolution

Leesa first launched in 2014 with a single mattress, the Leesa Original. They launched with a 10″, all-foam mattress, and expanded into hybrids in 2020 with the Leesa Hybrid, Leesa Sapira, and Leesa Legend. At that time, they also released a budget-friendly foam mattress, the Leesa Studio.

In October 2023, the Chill collection was launched, which included four mattresses designed for advanced cooling performance—the Studio Chill, Oasis Chill, Sapira Chill, and Legend Chill. The most significant difference between the Chill and original versions is the addition of the cooling cover.

In early 2024, the Leesa Natural Hybrid was launched, as a collaborative effort between Leesa and West Elm. This release marked the first natural mattress ever to come from Leesa, which also prioritizes sustainably sourced materials.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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